Soil health more important than ever

Soil Health & Climate Resiliency Field Day offered in June

PULASKI — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County will be hosting a Soil Health & Climate Resiliency Field Day on June 24 from 4-7 p.m. at Grindstone Farms, located at 3780 County Route 28, Pulaski, NY 13142.

Soil health more important than ever

Traditional ways of fostering soil health have never completely gone away and are on the upswing. According to recent United States Department of Agriculture data, about 37% of U.S. cropland is managed using no-till farming, while 35% is under reduced-till practices, meaning that about 72% of U.S. cropland utilizes some form of conservation tillage, varying by region and crop type. No-till is more common in soybeans and less prevalent in crops l…