Veterans Agricultural Education and Apprenticeship Program in the Southwest

2023 Southwest Ag Summit

Course Name: Soil Health in the Desert: Combating Water Crisis in the Southwest 

Module 1: Soil Health in the Desert Southwest

Dr. Debankur Sanyal , University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Module 2:  Eco-system Balance: The Role of Human Activities in Cultivation and Land Stewardship

Yadi Wang, Arizona SOL L3C

Module 3: Nematode community as soil health indicators in low desert vegetable production

Dr. Philip Waisen, UCANR, Riverside and Imperial Counties

Module 4: Can biochar improve desert soil health?

Rivka Fidel, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Module 5: Really? You can't do that here! 

Anthony Bly, South Dakota State University

Module 6: Pesticide effects on soil health

Robert Masson, University of Arizona, Yuma, AZ