Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guX-K95ExbY
About the Webinar
In this webinar, John will focus on helping farmers understand simplified root media and fertility management options for high quality transplants. Topics covered include: 1) growing container options, 2) selecting and blending root media components and amendments, 3) water soluble and mid-crop nutrient sources, 4) compost as a primary, on-farm or locally available root media and nutrient management tool, and 5) how irrigation methods impact root media and nutrient management.
About John Biernbaum
John Biernbaum has taught greenhouse management and crop production for over 25 years and the last 15 years has used his experience to develop the year-round MSU Student Organic Farm and organic farming related courses including Compost Production and Use and Organic Transplant Production. His knowledge of organic transplant production comes from visits to dozens of farms across the US, personal experience and experimentation, and working with farmers to enhance year-round organic specialty crop production.
About eOrganic
eOrganic is the Organic Agriculture Community of Practice at eXtension.org. Our website at http:www.extension.org/organic_production contains articles, videos, and webinars for farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, certifiers, researchers and educators seeking reliable information on organic agriculture, published research results, farmer experiences, and certification. The content is collaboratively authored and reviewed by our community of University researchers and Extension personnel, agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture.
View the eOrganic webinar schedule, and find recordings of all webinars at http://www.extension.org/pages/25242
System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer
