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UF/IFAS Escambia County to Host Cover Crops and Soil Moisture Field Day, April 15

Published Mar 17, 2021

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UF/IFAS Extension Escambia County will host the 2021 Cover Crops and Soil Moisture Field Day at Sam and Scott Walker’s field on April 15 at 9 a.m. The event and demonstration will take place at the field located on the corner of Highway 99 and Melvin Road in Oak Grove. This field is about a mile south of the Oak Grove Baptist Church. 

Speakers include the following:

  • Sam and Scott Walker: Interest in the Project
  • Dr. Mike Mulvaney: Soil Moisture and Cover Crops
  • Dr. Audrey Gamble: Nutrient Management and Soil Health
  • Drew Schrimsher: Cover Cropping in Florida and Alabama
  • Dr. Pratap Devkota: Weed Control in Cover Crop Situations
  • Joshua McElhaney: Programs for Cover Cropping
  • David Wright: History of Cover Crops in the Southeast

Registration is requested; please rsvp by contacting Bethany Caraway at 850-857-2313 or by email at bethanydiamond@ufl.edu.

No FDACS CEUs will be offered, but Certified Crop Advisor points will be available.

As per UF guidelines, masks and social distancing will be required. 

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