Rooted in Health – Cover crops, healthy soils and healthier farmers

Join us on Friday, 30 October at 11am in Teagasc, Oak Park, Carlow for a practical tillage event exploring how cover crops can help build healthier, more resilient soils, with demonstrations of different establishment methods and practical soil health assessment techniques. Irish Heart Foundation farmer health checks available on the day.

Click here to register to attend!

On the day attendees will see:

• Over 20 different cover crop species on display
• Comparison of different cover crop establishment methods:
  • Drone-sown
  • Broadcast into the standing crop
  • Sown at harvest
  • Sown post-harvest
• Discussion on the role of cover crops in building soil health
• Practical soil health assessment techniques

This event is part of Soil Health Week, which takes place from Monday, 21 – Friday, 25 September. Find out more about Soil Health Week here