Soil health and cover crop pictures

Field days, teaching displays and soil demonstrations from 2015 onward.

Field days and demonstrations

Jim Hoorman speaking to a group of farmers in a field
Hoorman speaking at No-till Field Day, September 7, 2015
Jim is teaching farmers about cover crops and soil health at the 2015 No-till Field Day.
Cover crop seeds and roots displayed in clear plastic tubes
Cover crop seed displays
Cover crop seeds and roots are displayed using 3/4" plastic tubes. For the roots to be seen, it is best to cover the soil root display with cardboard to keep the roots away from sunlight. Underground it is dark, and roots do not like to grow in sunlight.
Jars of cover crop seed arranged as an educational display
Soil Health Educational Seed Display
Jim Hoorman and Alan Sundermeier at a conference
National Soil Health Crop Summit, Omaha, NE 2016
Presentation slide on environmental impacts of cover crop systems
Environmental Impacts of Cover Crops Systems 2015
Runoff water sample from a tilled wheat field
Crop Residue Runoff from Tilled Wheat Field, Hoytville, Ohio
Diagram comparing root growth in no-till and conventional tillage
Enhanced root growth: no-till with good soil structure versus conventional tillage
Presentation slide on nitrogen release and carbon to nitrogen ratio
James Hoorman and Dr Rafiq Islam slide showing nitrogen release based on carbon to nitrogen ratio
Jim Hoorman demonstrating a soil slake test
Jim Hoorman demonstrating the slake test at Port Clinton, Ohio 2018
Jim Hoorman holding a brick and a sponge to demonstrate soil structure
Jim Hoorman demonstrating good soil structure with brick and sponge, Port Clinton, Ohio 2019
Cover crop shoot and root display board
Cover Crop Seed, Shoot, and Root Display at Hoorman House 2016
Jim Hoorman at a no-till field day
James Hoorman at Ohio No-till Field Day 2019, Nathan Brause Farm, Bucyrus, Ohio
Sign at the Putnam County SHARP research site
Sign at Putnam County SHARP site 2016
Cover of the 2015 Vermont soil health field day flyer
2015 Vermont Soil Health Flyer — Water Quality Fact Sheet