2020 Healthy Soil Summit: Keynote Speaker Klaas Martens Preview on the Discovery of Soil Health

Listen in as Klaas Martens tells the story about how in New York state, farmers and scientists rediscovered the concept of soil health. Klaas Martens is a prominent voice in the organic movement and a third-generation grain and livestock farmer who operates a farm in New York’s Finger Lakes region. You can catch Klaas Martens as a keynote speaker Aug. 25-26 at the second annual Healthy Soil Summit by Acres U.S.A. Learn more about this specific event and register at Soil.AcresUSA.com Details about the 2020 Healthy Soil Summit: The annual Healthy Soil Summit is built for farmers searching for an advantage in today’s marketplace. Our instructors are real farmers who practice what they teach, from tactics to build soil resilience, increase water storage capacity and decrease costly inputs and programs. Build an ROI for every action on your farm with our event tailored specifically for large-scale, commercial agriculture professionals. This year, our two-day Healthy Soil Summit is going online! Now you can be part of the Healthy Soil Summit from anywhere in the world! Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic we are unable to host our event in person in California, however, we are not going to let that stop us from providing you with access to soil health education and our line-up of high-quality soil health experts. Event attendees will have unique opportunities to meet fellow attendees through networking, breakout discussions and Soil Innovation Hours. Plus, our keynote address and session speakers will be even more accessible to answer your individual questions via our online event format. Learn more about this specific event and register at Soil.AcresUSA.com More About Klaas Martens, Keynote Speaker An observant farmer can learn a lot from observing the soil. Longtime large-scale organic farmer Klaas Martens will explain what he looks for in terms of soil health indicators on his farm and how to interpret these signs. Looking at indicator plants, weed varieties present, and other indicators and tying those observations to soil tests reveals much about the soil. Learn how to tie together knowledge from classic books, field observations, and modern science to gain a better understanding of soil health. Klaas & Mary-Howell Martens raise mixed grains on more than 900 acres in the Finger Lakes region of western New York, and every acre is certified organic. The Martens are innovators in the control of weeds through mechanical means and good farm management and in obtaining optimal crop health and yield through soil fertility management. In addition to their farm, they operate an organic grain mill. Mary-Howell Martens is a former genetics researcher and a frequent writer for Acres U.S.A. magazine. Learn more about this specific event and register at Soil.AcresUSA.com www.acresusa.com www.ecofarmingdaily.com

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