Healthy Soils, At the Root of Healthy Livestock
Farmer-led Educational Event
Join us on Friday, June 14th in Mount Olive for a farmer-led event focused on the connection between healthy soil and healthy livestock! Learn how to measure and manage for soil health on your farm and share ideas with other producers who are focused on building healthy soils on their farms!
Here are just a few of the benefits you will receive from attending the event:
Learn how to use simple, effective tools to track soil health and long-term progress on your farm.
Understand the connection between soil health and nutritional quality and why it matters for customers purchasing from your farm.
Learn from one of the top silvopasture companies in the U.S. about using trees to raise healthier, more profitable livestock.
See soil health practices in action on two farms and learn first-hand about the tools and strategies for managing livestock to build the soil.
Most importantly, connect and share ideas with other farmers in North Carolina who are focused on managing their farms to protect and improve the soil!
Members of the Soil Health Coalition attend the event for free (registration is still required)! Registration for non-members costs $20 per person. Click here to learn about all the benefits of becoming a member and join the Soil Health Coalition! Registration for the event closes on June 7th, so don’t delay, register today. We look forward to seeing you there!
Thank you to our event sponsor Mule City Specialty Feeds!
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10:00 – 10:15: Arrival / Check-in
University of Mount Olive Student Farm, 408 Garner Chapel Rd, Mt Olive, NC 28365
10:15 – 10:30: Welcome Remarks
NC Soil Health Coalition Board Members
10:30 – 11:00: Soil Health – Why it matters, how you measure it, how you manage it.
Karen Scalf, Owner, KHFarms, NC Soil Health Coalition Vice-Chair
11:00 – 11:30: Nutritional impacts of adaptive grazing and healthy soil.
Josh Harris, Co-Owner, Harris Homeplace Farm, NC Soil Health Coalition Board Member
11:30 – 12:00: Silvopasture – Selecting, planting, and managing trees for livestock.
Austin Unruh, Founder & CEO, Trees for Graziers
12:00 – 12:30: Lunch Break (Beef provided by KHFarms)
12:30 – 12:45: Travel to KHFarms
KHFarms, 1940 Tram Rd, Mt Olive, NC 28365
12:45 – 1:45: Soil Health and Livestock Demonstrations at KHFarms
1:45 – 2:00: Travel to Muddy Branch Farm
Muddy Branch Farm, 200 Wallace Walker Rd, Albertson, NC 28508
2:00 – 2:45: Pastured Pork and Silvopasture Demonstrations at Muddy Branch Farm
2:45 – 3:00: Final Remarks and Q&A
NC Soil Health Coalition Board Members