Success StoryAmish Field Day
Amish Field Day
Author: Edwin Ritchey
Planning Unit: Plant and Soil Sciences
Major Program: Soils
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
Raul Villanueva and graduate students in his program have worked closely with the Amish community in Cerulean, KY. They are mainly interested in production practices for vegetable production but also grain crops and hay. Izabela Gomes and Yaziri Gonzalez were the main organizers of the meeting. There were approximately 30 Amish producers in attendance and they paid close attention and asked many questions. They were very interested in the use of cover crops and animal manures. Based on input and conversations, they soil sample but now better understand the value of soil and manure sampling from a monetary standpoint and are more likely to collect these samples. Any time you can convenience a community to be more diligent about soil and manure sampling and they follow the recommendations, it is a success. Adhering to sampling and recommendations will be more economically sound and environmentally friendly.
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