Cow Pastures, Corn Fields, Cave Passages, and Drinking Water

DISCOVER THE CONNECTION!

At least that's what the brochure says I will be doing. Tomorrow I will be headed to a seminar put on be the Western Kentucky University Hoffman Environmental Research Institute and the USDA-Agricultural Research Service. It's at a place called Crumps Cave.

There will be a variety of speakers, live demonstrations, and a cave tour. In the cave I will see how to test ground water for quality and learn how it directly effects surface conditions for agricultural purposes.


I believe I will hit up most of the sessions below. There is an afternoon one on pesticides which we are going to skip, seeing as we are an organic operation.

9:10-9:30 Living with Karst
Dr. Chris Groves, Western Kentucky University

9:30-9:50 On-going Research at Crumps Cave
Dr. Carl Bolster, USDA-Agricultural Research Service
and Rick Fowler, Western Kentucky University

9:50-10:10 Effects of Management Practices on Soil Quality and Profitability
Dr. Darwin Newton, Western Kentucky University

10:10-10:20 Break, Poster Display

10:20-10:40 Animal Waste Land Application Best Management Practices
Tim Bartee, Natural Resources Conservation Service

10:40-11:00 Green River Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
Jay Nelson, Kentucky Division of Conservation

11:00-11:20 Best Management Practices in Pest Control
Chris Ragan, Kentucky Department of Agriculture

11:20-12:30 Dye Injection and Cave Tour
Dr. Rick Toomey, Mammoth Cave National Park,
Stacy Antle, USDA-Agricultural Research Service
Ben Miller, Western Kentucky University