{"id":2406,"date":"2019-12-05T19:24:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T23:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/?p=2406"},"modified":"2024-05-17T10:04:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T14:04:06","slug":"cover-crop-workshop-features-steve-groff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/extension-news-releases\/cover-crop-workshop-features-steve-groff\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Crop Workshop Features Steve Groff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2021\/11\/Cover-Crop-2-cropped-760x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2407\" width=\"337\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2021\/11\/Cover-Crop-2-cropped-760x1024.jpeg 760w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2021\/11\/Cover-Crop-2-cropped-223x300.jpeg 223w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2021\/11\/Cover-Crop-2-cropped-768x1034.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2021\/11\/Cover-Crop-2-cropped-1141x1536.jpeg 1141w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2021\/11\/Cover-Crop-2-cropped-1521x2048.jpeg 1521w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2021\/11\/Cover-Crop-2-cropped-scaled.jpeg 1901w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (December 5, 2019)- The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension is hosting a free Cover Crop Workshop Tuesday, December 10 featuring Steve Groff, a cover crop coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 3-6 p.m. workshop will be held in UMES\u2019 Richard A. Henson Center, room 1116.&nbsp; Groff will describe the process of \u201ctreating your cover crops like your cash crops\u201d as he goes through the elements of his \u201c10 percent cover crop challenge,\u201d a step by step cover crop management plan and a cover crop decision guide.&nbsp; Three nutrient management credits, two soil and water CCA credits and one sustainability CCA credits will be awarded at completion of the workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Berran Rogers, coordinator, Small Farm Program, UMES Cooperative Extension, Groff is touted as, \u201cthe trusted voice of cover crop innovation and education for over 25 years.\u201d&nbsp; He designed the first cover crop Roller-Crimper in North America, developed the Tillage Radish, started the first company exclusively selling cover crop seed and had the first commercial vegetable farm to no-till transplant tomatoes.&nbsp; Groff has consulted for Cornell and Penn State universities, the University of Maryland, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the USDA\u2019s Natural Resources Conservation Service and other companies and institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to working with educators in the field, his interests also include helping farmers with their crops, agronomists with their training and seed companies with new mix formulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Register at umescovercropworkshop.eventbrite.com.&nbsp; Contact Berran Rogers at 410-651-6693 or&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:blrogers@umes.edu\">blrogers@umes.edu<\/a>&nbsp;for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sponsors for the event are Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, the Delaware Soil Health Partnership, the Sussex Conservation District and the Delaware Cooperative Extension along with UMES.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (December 5, 2019)- The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension is hosting a free Cover Crop Workshop Tuesday, December 10 featuring Steve Groff, a cover crop coach. 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