Wednesday 2nd December 2009 Commencing 8-30am sharp

8am for registration - Finishes about 4.30pm

At Mudgee TAFE (Cassilis Road)

Soil Life workshops enable you to:

• Identify and monitor soil organism s;
• Encourage beneficial soil organism s through farm ing practices;
• Build Soil Organic Carbon to promote beneficial activities of soil organisms.

Includes practical activities:

• See the soil“beasties” in a sample of your soil,including under microscopes;
• Learning on-farm techniques to measure their activities in soil;
• Discussion on topics such as the effects of some herbicides and pesticides on soil organism ;
• Finding resources to increase soil carbon and activities of soil organisms.

*** Please bring with you about1 kg top soil sample(0-10cm) from your farm for testing. ***

For more information orto RSVP contact: Bruce Christie, Central West CMA Ph: (02)6372 8909 Mob: 0429 986 434 or bruce.christie@cma.nsw.gov.au

Please contact as soon as possible as places are limited to 20 enrolments (businesses) for the workshop