Weston Sustainability Roundtable
Matthew D. Ruark
Assistant Professor, Soil Science Extension
UW-Madison

1106 Mechanical Engineering
1513 University Avenue

The effects of agricultural management practices on crops and soil are not always immediately seen. Thus, there is tremendous value in maintaining long-term cropping trials to evaluate these medium- to long-term effects. Dr. Ruark’s presentation will focus on the long-term cropping system trials at the University of Wisconsin and how they have been, are being, or can be used to answer pressing questions facing agriculture, with a specific emphasis on soil carbon, nitrogen availability, and sustainable crop production.