Supervisor Rules Board Supervisors’ Rules in North Carolina This recorded webinar, presented by Kristina Fischer with the North Carolina Soil and Water Conservation Commission, provides an overview of the roles, responsibilities, and governing rules for Soil and Water Conservation District Board Supervisors in North Carolina. Participants will gain a clearer understanding of statutory requirements, ethics,Continue reading “Supervisor Rules & Considerations”
Category Archives: Soil
Nutrient Management
Nutrient Management This New Employee Orientation session introduces the principles of nutrient management and its essential role in protecting water quality, improving soil health, and supporting agricultural productivity. Participants learn how nutrients move through the soil-water-crop system, the basics of nutrient sources and application timing, and how management decisions impact both farm profitability and environmentalContinue reading “Nutrient Management”
Soils Science
Soils Science Soil ScienceAs part of our New Employee Orientation, participants take part in an interactive soils science lesson led by Dalton Buchanan. This session introduces the fundamentals of soil health, classification, texture, and function, with a strong connection to how soils influence conservation planning and on-the-ground decision making. Using hands-on demonstrations and real-world examples,Continue reading “Soils Science”
Soil Loss and RUSLE2 Refresher
Planners will learn about principles of soil loss, USLE, RUSLE2 and its considerations that affect conservation of natural resources as part of the conservation planning process. The event will include a demo for calculations.
Digging into the Properties of Soil
Dalton Buchanan, Division Interpretive Soil Scientist, provides a professional training on the properties of soil that are important in conservation technicians’ jobs. Topics covered include hydrologic soils groups and bulk density.
Basic Soil Properties with Allen Hayes
Allen Hayes, Interpretative Soil Scientist with the Division of Soil and Water Conservation, takes the viewer on a brief journey into the basics and wonders of soil.
Soil Health with Nathan Lowder
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 thisContinue reading “Soil Surveys and Web Soil Surveys”
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?’