Soil Health Trailer Visits
Dany and Joanne Tilley of Tilldale Farm in Hoosick will host Cornell Cooperative Extension Specialist Fay Benson for an evening soil health discussion on Thursday, August 15 from 6 to 8 pm.
Mr. Benson will bring the New York Soil Health Trailer to demonstrate how the soil health of pasture and cropland affects water infiltration and run-off. The evening will include demonstrations of techniques to measure compaction and other soil health indicators, and a discussion of practices which help improve our agricultural soils.
Tilldale Farm is a certified organic farm with a 180 head beef herd. The Tilley’s conserved their farm with the Agricultural Stewardship Association (ASA) in 2018 using NYS Farmland Protection Funding.
This free event is sponsored by ASA. Refreshments will be available. Registration is appreciated by calling the ASA office at 518-692-7285, or by visiting www.agstewardship.org
Tilldale Farm is located at 22 Tilley Lane in Hoosick. Tilley Lane is on the south side of State Route 7, just east of Route 22.
ASA has helped more than 134 families conserve 22,467 acres of working farms and woodlands in Washington and Rensselaer counties. ASA’s mission is to protect our community’s working landscape of farms and forests, connect people to the land, and promote a vibrant future for agricultural and forestry in the region. For more information about ASA’s work, visit www.agstewardship.org.