Rotational No-till and Mulching Systems for Organic Vegetable Farms Webinar

This webinar was recorded on January 20, 2015. Watch it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwyDS2mv8Iw

About the Webinar

In this webinar, Jan-Hendrik Cropp will describe how to create organic cropping systems using diverse living and/or dead mulches, along with rotational conservation tillage to increase soil health. While the webinar will focus on one production system from an organic farm in Germany, the principles can be applied to a wide variety of agricultural operations. The presenter recently returned to Germany from a 3-month research trip across the US and Canada, where he met many innovators in organic no-till and reduced tillage. He will refer to regional examples and experiences from his travels in the webinar.

Slides from the webinar as a pdf handout

For a list of the cover crop species mentioned in this presentation, see this blog post by Natalie Lounsbury (scroll down to the end)

About the Presenter

Jan-Hendrik Cropp is a farmer pioneering organic no-till and minimal tillage systems, a consultant on soil fertility, and a freelance journalist living in Germany. He studied organic agricultural science, and most recently worked on a 12-acre vegetable farm.

 

Published November 4, 2014

This is an eOrganic article and was reviewed for compliance with National Organic Program regulations by members of the eOrganic community. Always check with your organic certification agency before adopting new practices or using new materials. For more information, refer to eOrganic's articles on organic certification.