Summit Schedule
Wednesday July, 18
9:30am – 10:00am
Rooms 2 & 3
Coffee & Registration
Please sign in, pick up your nametag, and enjoy coffee and tea.
10:00am
Rooms 2 & 3
Welcome
By Patrick Hooker, Deputy Secretary for Food and Agriculture, Office of Governor Andrew Cuomo
10:10am
Rooms 2 & 3
Introduction & Summit Goals
by David W. Wolfe, Cornell University
10:30am
Rooms 2 & 3
Lighting Talks – Research
By Anu Rangarajan, Greg Peck, Johannes Lehmann, Matt Ryan
Vegetable Crop Reduced Tillage Systems (Anu Rangarajan, Cornell University)
Apple Production and Soil Health (Greg Peck ,Cornell University)
Upcycling of Dairy Manure as a Marketable Fertilizer (Johannes Lehmann, Cornell University)
Interseeding and Perennial Grains (Matt Ryan, Cornell University)
11:00am
Rooms 2 & 3
Grower Panel
Moderated by Paul Salon, USDA-NCRS
Jean-Paul Courtens of Roxbury Farm (organic veg and field crops)
Dave Magos of Morning Star Farm (dairy)
11:50am
Rooms 2 & 3
Lightning Talks – Nonprofits
By Rebecca Benner, Elizabeth Henderson, David Haight, David Grusenmeyer, Jeff Williams
The Nature Conservancy (Rebecca Benner)
Northeast Organic Farming Association (Elizabeth Henderson)
American Farmland Trust (David Haight)
New York Farm Viability Institute (David Grusenmeyer)
New York Farm Bureau (Jeff Williams)
12:15pm
Rooms 2 & 3
Lunch (featuring local produce) and KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
“Growing a Revolution: Bringing our Soils Back to Life”
By David Montgomery, University of Washington
Lunch: Lunch at the Summit features local produce. Lunch choices will include vegetarian options. When you register you can advise of any dietary requirements. If we cannot accomodate we will be in touch.
1:45pm
Rooms 2 & 3
Soil Health Economics at the Farm Scale
By Lynne Knight, USDA-NRCS
1:55pm
Rooms 2 & 3
Farmer Soil Health Survey on Benefits and Constraints
By Cedric Mason, Cornell University
2:05pm
Rooms 2 & 3
Soil Health and Climate Change
By Jenifer Wightman and Peter Woodbury, Cornell University
2:20pm
Rooms 2 & 3
Remarks
By NYS Senate and Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee Chairs
2:40pm
Rooms 2 & 3
Soil Health Roadmap- Brief Introduction
By David W. Wolfe, Cornell University
2:45pm
Rooms 2 & 3
Soil Health Roadmap Breakout Sessions
Small group discussions
3:45pm
Rooms 2 & 3
Soil Health Roadmap Breakout Reports
Discussion recorders report
4:00pm
Rooms 2 & 3
Closing Remarks and ADJOURN
4:00-5:00pm
Rooms 2-4
Reception – Join us!