Weed management is one of the greatest challenges in sustainable and organic vegetable production. Cover crops provide many benefits for soil fertility and soil health, and if managed properly they also can be a valuable, cost-effective tool for weed management. Organic no-till vegetable production, which uses a cover crop mulch to suppress weed growth during the vegetable growing season, offers a more sustainable approach to weed management than the frequent use of herbicides and tillage. Participants will learn about selecting and managing cover crops for use in no-till production, and will also have an opportunity to view fall cover crops in different stages of development, and operation of a roll-crimper to terminate cover crops as part of ongoing field research at Clemson's Calhoun Fields Research Laboratory.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 9:00am to 1:00pm
Madren Conference Center
230 Madren Center Dr., Clemson, SC 29634, USA
Cooperative Extension Service, Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, York, Union, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Public Service Activities, Sustainable Agriculture
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