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La Salle County Soil and Water Conservation District hosts Soil Health Field Day on Aug. 25 · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Lasal County Soil and Water Conservation District hosts Soil Health
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  Speaker 1: Field Day on August twenty fifth. Written by Emily Beebe,
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  Speaker 1: this article is being read by an automated voice brought
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  Speaker 1: to you by Everlett. LaSalle County Soil and Water Conservation
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  Speaker 1: District and American Farmland Trust will host a soil Health
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  Speaker 1: field Day from nine am to one pm on August
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  Speaker 1: twenty fifth at the Earl Township Building located at fifteen
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  Speaker 1: oh six Eus thirty four in Earlville. The field day,
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  Speaker 1: titled Soil Health Field Day Innovative Strategies, will cover soil
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  Speaker 1: health principles, biochar, cover crops, and feature of Farmer Panel discussion.
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  Speaker 1: Lunch will be provided and after lunch there will be
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  Speaker 1: a grazing cover crops site visit, weather permitting. Vicky Heath,
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  Speaker 1: resource conservationist at the LaSalle County Soil and Water Conservation District,
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  Speaker 1: said she hopes that this event is collaborated. We just
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  Speaker 1: hope that, especially in the farmer panel, that they can
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  Speaker 1: bounce idea off of each other and see what works
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  Speaker 1: in one operation and if they can bring it to
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  Speaker 1: their operation. Heath said. The LaSalle County Soil and Water
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  Speaker 1: Conservation District tries to hold field Day events annually, but
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  Speaker 1: it doesn't always happen. The topics change each time a
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  Speaker 1: field Day event is hosted. The event is free and
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  Speaker 1: open to the public. Attendees are asked to RSVP by
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  Speaker 1: contacting Vickyheath at Vicki dot Heath at ill dot naxtnet
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  Speaker 1: dot net, or by calling eight one five four three
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