# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Healthy Soils: Why Organic Matter Matters
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join the Cannon River Watershed Joint Powers Organization as they host the second session of the 2025-2026 virtual learning series “Land to Lake Lectures.” Since agriculture began, soil organic matter has declined by 50–70% in many farm fields, reducing productivity and resilience. Jodi DeJong-Hughes, University of Minnesota Extension, will explain why organic matter is critical for soil health, water retention, and nutrient cycling. Additionally, she will share strategies farmers and gardeners can use to rebuild organic matter. Funding options for implementing conservation practices will also be discussed. The sessions will be broadcast in cooperation with the University of Minnesota Extension on Zoom.

The free webinar will be held on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at 12:00 pm over the lunch hour. Register for the webinar at https://z.umn.edu/OrganicMatter. The webinar will be video recorded and posted on the CRWJPO’s website at https://www.cannonriverwatershedmn.gov afterward for those who cannot attend.

The virtual learning sessions “Land to Lake Lectures” will continue throughout the fall and into the spring with a different topic each month over the lunch hour. Learn more about the different topics for each session at https://www.cannonriverwatershedmn.gov/events-1. For more information, contact Emmie Scheffler at (507) 332-5408 or Emmie.scheffler@riceswcd.org.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/faribault-minnesota/healthy-soils-why-organic-matter-matters/200029179217902
- **Event Categories**: workshops, virtual, webinar, sports, health-wellness, trips-adventures, cycling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 27

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://z.umn.edu/OrganicMatter.?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=faribault%2C+minnesota-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Faribault, Minnesota
- **location**: Online event
- **full address**: Online event, 1810 30th St NW, Faribault, MN 55021-1843, United States, Faribault, Minnesota

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- **organizer**: Cannon River Watershed Joint Powers Organization (https://allevents.in/org/cannon-river-watershed-joint-powers-organization/23536681)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Online event, 1810 30th St NW, Faribault, MN 55021-1843, United States, Faribault, Minnesota
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Cannon River Watershed Joint Powers Organization
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, virtual, webinar, sports, health-wellness, trips-adventures, cycling
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Healthy Soils: Why Organic Matter Matters ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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