NRCS offers soil health workshops

U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) along with Conservation Partners will hold five soil health workshops next month. Workshops will increase participants' understanding on how soils function and reducing dependency on chemical fertilizers, pesticides and fuel.

"Last year, we held four workshops in Kentucky with great attendance," Karen Woodrich, state conservationist said. "We feel that the health of the resources in the commonwealth starts with the understanding of how our soils function. We want to share this knowledge with our farmers and partners."

Two nearby sessions will be:

• March 8 from 8:30 a.m., to 4 p.m., at the Hopkins County Cooperative Extension Office at 75 Cornwall Drive in Madisonville; and
• March 9 from 8:30 a.m., to 4 p.m., at the Marshall County Cooperative Extension Service at 1933 Mayfield Highway in Benton.

For more information or if you require alternative means of communication, call John E. Graham, NRCS Soil Health Specialist at (859) 224-7438 or e-mail at john.graham@ky.usda.gov.