Events / 8/13 | Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day – Andover, NY

8/13 | Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day – Andover, NY

08/13/2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

20250813 Country Crossroads NYSH Field Day

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Join us for this stop on the 2025 New York Soil Health and Climate Resiliency Field Day series.

 

Location: Country Crossroads Feed and Seed
3186 County Route 61, Andover, NY 14806

 

Free to attend. Pre-registration is requested by August 6.
Register online or call Lynn Bliven at (585) 268-7644 ext. 18

 

This field day will be held rain or shine.

Lunch to follow

 

Presenters:

  • Rod Porter, King’s AgriSeeds
  • Andrea Martinez, PhD Student, Cornell University

 

 

Topics and Activities:

  • Cover crop demonstration plots
  • Influence of cover crops on soil organic matter and rhizosphere health
  • Soil health demonstrations including:
    • Rainfall simulator
    • Slake test
    • Soil infiltration
    • Quality water movement
    • “Tighty Whities” test

 

 

Sponsors: CCE Allegany County & CCE SWNY Team, King’s AgriSeeds, USDA/NRCS, NY Soil Health