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Join the MSWCD each month from the comfort of your home for “Farming After Dark…Finding a Better Way”. These virtual Zoom events are held on the third Wednesday of each month, with topics ranging from planning for wildlife to soil balancing to pollinators. Each month is a different topic and speaker.

Heat up your dinner, pull up “Farming after Dark” on a device and join us for a presentation and conversation! Events last approximately one hour.

You will need to register for the event and a confirmation email will be sent to you with the log-in information for the upcoming event.

For more information contact van.slack@muskingumswcd.org or melissa.devore@muskingumswcd.org or call (740) 454-2027.

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  • Date : June 18, 2025
  • Time : 7:30 PM EST

Farming After Dark….Finding a Better Way

Have you ever thought about the nutrient density of the crops you raise or the food you eat? There is some research out there pointing out lower nutrient density in our crops. What does that mean? It means we must eat or feed more to get the same nutrition we used too. I heard one speaker say that it would take 6 oranges to get the same nutrition that one orange would have provided to our Grandparents. If that is true, that is disturbing.
Dr. Jim Ippolito, Professor, Rattan Lal Endowed Professor of Soil Health and Soil Fertility from The Ohio State University will be our next speaker on Farming After Dark. Jim will be sharing some of the research, going on looking at the nutrient density of crops.
His 30+ year career has focused on improving environmental soil fertility, chemistry, microbiology, and soil health within agriculture. Jim’s research program connects the intimate linkages between soil macro and micronutrients, trace and heavy metals, microbiological activity, and soil physical attributes. And how these factors combine to influence ecosystem sustainability, resiliency, food, climate, and environmental security.
Dr. Ippolito is a wealth of knowledge and a great speaker. Please join us on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 7:30 on ZOOM.

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