On Demand: Farming for the Future: Fostering Resiliency

As a Nebraska farmer, you know that long-lived farm businesses learn to thrive in an ever-changing environment. 

To help you manage your business amid these unprecedented times, Farm Journal is proud to bring this exclusive virtual program to you and other Nebraska producers operating in the Bazile Groundwater Management Area.

This webinar will:

• Introduce you to America’s Conservation Ag Movement and its work in your local Nebraska area (Learn how you can join the Movement below – it’s free!)
• Allow you to meet & greet conservation steward farmers in your area who are adopting change in their businesses for better economic and environmental outcomes
• Enable you to ask questions & discover how improved soil health can benefit your bottom line from guest expert, Dr. Charles Shapiro, emeritus professor of Agronomy and Horticulture at University of Nebraska

ABOUT OUR GUEST EXPERT

Dr. Charles Shapiro, Emeritus Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska

Dr. Shapiro grew up in the suburbs of New York City as the child of a Nazi Germany refugee. Charles’s early childhood travel experiences, as well as his mother’s background as a formally educated chemist, developed his interest in the science of food and agriculture. In his early college years, Charles worked with a human nutrition project in Mexico. Upon returning, he decided to attend Cornell University as a general agriculture major. Charles went on to receive an M.S. and a Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska in the field of agronomy. Dr. Shapiro spent the bulk of his professional career at the University of Nebraska’s Northeast Research and Extension Center in Concord, Nebraska. The bulk of Charles’s research has focused on the use of cover crops soil tillage, and fertilizer and nutrient management practices. Charles retired from his position in 2018 and now serves as a member of the Nebraska Soil Health Task Force. In his role, Charles advises the cohort in forming an actionable working-group in implementing sound, profitable solutions which benefit Nebraska’s farmers and ranchers, taking into consideration the long-term impact on the environment in which they produce.