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URL:https://organicalberta.org/events/underestanding-soil-nutrients/
SUMMARY:Understanding Soil Nutrients with Alessia Marchesan
DESCRIPTION:Click here to join the webinar! \nCurious About the Latest in 
 Organic Farming? Join Our Winter Webinar Series!\nJoin us for an engaging 
 webinar series exploring key topics in sustainable and regenerative agricu
 lture. Each monthly session features expert guest speakers sharing their i
 nsights\, research\, and practical strategies to help you strengthen your 
 farm's productivity and resilience. Discover how grazing cover crops\, cro
 p rotations\, and nutrient management can all work to improve soil health 
 and control weeds.\n\n\n\n\nAbout the First Session: Understanding Soil Nu
 trients - How Fertility Influences Cover Cropping Success\n\nUnderstanding
  how nitrogen and carbon move through soil is key to building productive a
 nd resilient organic cropping systems. This webinar will explore the funda
 mentals of N and C cycling in organic agriculture\, highlighting how these
  processes influence soil fertility\, nutrient availability\, and long-ter
 m sustainability. Additionally\, Alessia Marchesan will walk us through re
 cent research into cover cropping in the western prairies\, including how 
 strategic cover cropping can enhance nutrient cycling and soil health to u
 nlock the full potential of organic systems.\n\nAbout the Speaker: Alessia
  Marchesan\, Student\, University of Alberta\n\nAlessia Marchesan is a PhD
  student at the University of Alberta studying carbon storage and greenhou
 se gas emissions from organic crop production. Her primary interest is in 
 soil health and the ability for soil to provide agro-ecosystem services th
 at benefit organic production. Alessia is currently involved in a reduced 
 tillage and integrated crop-livestock system research trial at Agriculture
  and Agri-Food Canada’s Lacombe research center\, in association with th
 e Organic Federation of Canada.\n\nPlease note that this webinar was origi
 nally scheduled with Dr. Gladis Zinati of the Rodale Institute\, who was s
 et to present “The Vegetable Systems Trial: A Long-Term Trial Linking So
 il Health to Crop Health.” Due to a recent professional transition\, Dr.
  Zinati will no longer be presenting this session. However\, the Rodale In
 stitute will be sharing insights on this important topic at a future date.
  Stay tuned for updates!\nJoin the Webinar at:\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/
 82965660743?pwd=lHDV035lsj5ExrXvRA0wAL1u5HHyaO.1&amp\;jst=2\n\n&nbsp\;
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