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Speakers:
- Dr. David Montgomery and Dr. Anne Biklé, Dig2Grow: Reverse Past Soil Degradation
David and Anne will speak to the plight of soil since the dawn of agriculture, why we need to change the practice of farming, and how particular farming methods can reverse past soil degradation
- Dr. Elaine Ingham, Soil Biology Professor and Consultant: Ecosystem Restoration
Dr. Elaine’s Soil Food Web Approach has been used to successfully restore the ecological functions of soils on six continents. She will speak to the services that our ecosystems offer us and how they work. Targeting the soil biome and how to restore it, along with increasing biodiversity on your site.
- Dr. Christian Krupke, Professor of Entomology, Purdue University: Pest Management Costs and Benefits
Dr. Krupke will speak to the research measuring the pest management benefits and potential costs associated with various approaches associated in corn and soybeans – neonicotinoid treatments.