Nathan Lowder, SE Regional Soil Health Specialist, provides a soil health ‘refresher’ along with updates and information on emerging concepts in the field.
Soil Surveys and Web Soil Surveys
In this video, Edward Stephens, NC DSWC Soil Scientist, gives an overview of a county soil survey, how conservation practitioners can use a soil survey to find the land information needed to help cooperators, and the history behind soil surveys. Stephens first discusses the printed soil surveys and then explores the web version through this lecture.
Accessing Calculation Tools without a Federal Computer
A former long-time district employee, Bryan Evans, now Executive Director of the NC Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, shares some great tips on accessing necessary calculation tools available outside the federal system.
Drones for Soil & Water Districts
Learn from all about drones and the uses for conservation from the Wilkes SWCD.
Improving Soil Health While Grazing Cropland and Grassland
In this session, Nathan Lowder, Soil Health Specialist with NRCS, discusses how to implement a soil health management system in both cropland and grassland landuses. Observations of soil health indicators are covered as well as all the soil health planning principles for management.
Soil Fertility with Luke Gatiboni (NCSU), Part 2
Dr. Luke Gatiboni, NCSU Soil Fertility Extension Specialist, revisits soil fertility sharing 2020 results from field trials to answer the question ‘Are the fertilizer recommendations based on NC soil testing reports adequate for the current crop varieties and yield levels?’
Soil Fertility with Luke Gatiboni (NCSU), Part 1
Luke Gatiboni, Soil Fertility Extension Specialist at NCSU, gives a quick overview of soil fertility and plant nutrition evaluation for North Carolina crops. In this lecture, Dr. Gatiboni discusses how the soil test and plant analysis have been calibrated in North Carolina to recommend the right fertilizer rates to obtain the maximum crop profitability while avoiding environmental pollution. Dr. Gatiboni also covers how to interpret the complete soil test report (for farmers/agents) to cooperators.
Forestry Water Quality Requirements & BMPs
Tom Gerow & AJ Lang, NCFS Water Resources Foresters, provide an overview of the water quality requirements on forestry sites. The session covers how BMPs support compliance with water quality requirements, findings from BMP studies in NC, and examples of forestry BMPs in action. In addition, Gerow explains how SWC Districts can assist in certain cases after the NC Forest Service inspects a site. References to forestry BMP resources, most of which are available on the NCFS website, are provided.
Trench and Excavation Safety Awareness
Learn from Division Soil Scientist, Edward Stephens, how to navigate the hazards commonly encountered on conservation projects that require trenching and excavation. This presentation is intended for conservation employees.
CPR AED Awareness Webinar
Ken Parks with the NC Division of Soil and Water Conservation, provides a safety training. The training is for awareness only and not for official CPR/AED Certification. The training will be informative with statistics, instructions, and resources on the topic of CPR and AEDs.