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Cover Crops Your Way: Classroom Session
October 22 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
prefixA two-part approach to cover crops
Cover Crops Your Way will hold its classroom session Oct 22, 2026 in Morganton, North Carolina. The classroom meeting will examine cover crop species, combinations of species and how to fit them into a production setting. Organizers connect the subject with goals such as building organic matter, reducing erosion, suppressing weeds and improving nutrient availability. The session gives participants a place to consider the reasoning behind a cover crop choice before attending the separate field demonstration. The workshop series is free, and advance registration is required. This entry covers one meeting rather than both dates; reserve the other session separately on your calendar.
Prepare a question about your land
Before attending, consider the goal that matters most in the field you have in mind. You might want to understand a seasonal opening in your rotation, a soil management concern or the equipment you can use. Write down the crops already grown there and the decision you hope the program will help you investigate. These are optional preparation suggestions, not a required farm plan or a promise of an individual prescription. Keep the question specific enough to discuss, and ask which local resources can help you evaluate it afterward. The series announcement describes educational opportunities, rather than guaranteeing a particular soil or production result for each participant. Use what you learn as a starting point for a plan suited to your own conditions.
Register and confirm the meeting site
The Oct. 22 classroom session runs from 6 to 8 p.m. at Burke County Extension Center, 130 Ammons Drive. The Nov. 14 field session runs from 10 a.m. to noon at Oak Hill Community Park and Forest, 820 NC-126. All times are Eastern. Register through the linked Eventbrite page or call 828-764-9480 for assistance. Check your confirmation for attendance arrangements and any supplies the organizer recommends. For the outdoor meeting, ask about weather plans, walking conditions and accessibility before traveling. Do not assume both parts use the same address. Review the current announcement before each date, and keep a way to record the equipment, resource names and follow-up contacts that are most useful to your farm.
