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Hosted by Wairarapa Soil Health Group
FREE to attend - lunch will be provided
Please register individually for each person attending.
Click this link to register for the Wairarapa ‘VSA Training with Graham Shepherd’ workshop
The Visual Soil Assessment (VSA) method is a quick and simple tool to assess and monitor the condition of the soil and the performance of the pasture/crop.
The workshop (kindly being hosted at the farm of Kurt Portas) will provide training to complete your own Visual Soil Assessment to better understand the health of the soil and links into farm management. This is an essential tool for on farm decision makers.
Graham Shepherd is the author of the Visual Soil Assessment method and will be running this workshop in the Wairarapa.
This event is supported by Quorum Sense through funding from MPI.
Schedule for the day
A 90 minute PowerPoint seminar followed be a practical field exercise.
9.30am - Welcome
10:00 am ̵ 12:00 noon. Seminar and Q&A
12:00 ̵ 1.00 pm. Lunch
1.00 ̵ 3:30 pm. Practical demonstration of the VSA in the field. Discussion of the farm management options required to identified and mitigate issues
3:30 ̵ 4:30 pm. Applying VSA knowledge, the group can assess for themselves soil samples brought to the course by course participants.
4.30 pm – Summary and Refreshments
All are welcome to bring along a Soil Sample from your block to assess during the day. Aim for approx. 15 cm long x 20 cm wide x 15 cm deep soil sample. Welcome to take from a paddock that is challenging, along with soil tests is possible.
If you have a copy of the VSA book, please bring along for the day.
For more information contact: Kurt Portas on 0274276604