Cover Cropping for Beneficial Insects Field Day

Wednesday, March 28th, 2018; 9:00am - 11:30am

Presented by: NRCS, UCCE, East Stanislaus RCD, The Xerces Society 

8:30-9:00am: Arrive and Sign-in

9:00-9:20am: Welcome and Introduction, Project Background

9:20-9:40am: Cover Cropping for Soil Health

9:40-10:00am: Cover Cropping for Beneficial Insects

10:00-10:30am: Insect Ecology, Plant Species Selection, Implementation and Management

10:30-10:50am: A Farmer's Perspective: Why do it and How Well Does it Work?

10:50-11:10am: Accessing NRCS Cost-Share Programs and Understanding the Planning Process

11:10-11:30am: Surveys, Raffle, Q&A, Wrap-up