*THIS EVENT IS HOSTED BY THE MILLION ACRE CHALLENGE*

Our goals for this session are to start with content of broad interest to farmers of all types across the state, then to shift gears to support more focused, individualized questions. Here’s what we’ve got planned:

1. A review of the COMET-Farm tool and an update on the ongoing effort to calibrate it for Maryland soils.
2. A brief summary of the Million Acre Challenge ENROLLMENT process and our emerging Soil Health Management Plan worksheets.
3. Breakout rooms staffed with Technical Service Providers from NRCS, Soil Conservation Districts and/or Extension who can answer your specific questions about practice implementation, funding, and more. We will segment these conversations into three small groups: (1) Grazing & Forage Management; (2) Cover Cropping & No Till; (3) Crop Rotation & Nutrient Management. Farmers and farm service staff will be able to choose which conversation they are most interested in joining.

Please remember!… These meetings are designed to be responsive to your needs. We want farmers driving the tractor here, which means we’re prepared to be flexible. If there are topics about which you want to learn more that aren’t represented in our programming, please make that known when you register and/or via email.