Soil for Food, Fibre and the Environment Day
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Where: Sutton Village Hall, West St, Sutton
Contact: actlandcare@act.gov.au
Bookings: http://bit.ly/1PVcmlI
Soils are too often the quiet achiever in agricultural and ecological systems; they are the cornerstone of food and fibre production, and play an important role in mitigating climate change and hosting biodiversity.
2015 is the United Nations International Year of Soils and to celebrate this quiet achiever, NSW Department of Primary Industries and the ACT Regional Landcare Facilitator are bringing together local soil scientists and researchers, farmers and others with a keen interest in soil to explore current research and on-farm practices.
In addition to the terrific line-up of speakers, Craig Strong, Australian National University and Brian Jenkins, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, will run a lunch time session on soils pits.
ANU soil science students will be on hand during the breaks to test samples participants bring from home for EC, carbon, pH and structure – so bring along a shovel of dirt on the day and see what you learn!
Lunch and refreshments provided
To see the full program and list of speakers, and to book, visit Soils for Food & Fibre
