Board Members
Levi Neuharth
Fort Pierre, SD
Levi Neuharth, Vice Chairman of the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition, and wife Crystal Neuharth hosted an educational field day at their farm near Fort Pierre on October 4th 2017.
Shawn Freeland
Caputa, SD
Shawn Freeland, his wife Kristy and their two daughters live on their farm in Caputa where they run a cow/calf operation, stockers, registered Black Angus, beef finishing, as well as produce irrigated livestock forage.
Terry Ness
Pierre, SD
Terry Ness, Secretary/Treasurer, is a founding board member of the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition.
Dennis Hoyle
Roscoe, SD
Dennis Hoyle, current Chairman of the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition, has been a member of the board since its beginning in 2015.
Doug Sieck
Selby, SD
Doug Sieck, past Chairman and current board member, is the owner and operator of Deep Root Ranch in North Central South Dakota.
Dan Forgey
Gettysburg, SD
Dan Forgey has been an active member of the SD Soil Health Coalition Board for two and half years, beginning in 2016.
Brian Johnson
Frankfort, SD
Bryan Jorgensen
Ideal, SD
Bryan Jorgensen, current Board Member, has been a contributing member of the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition since its inception in 2015.
Candice Mizera,
McLaughlin, SD
Ally Binger, Youth Advisor
I am involved in SDSU State-A-Thon, SDSU LeadState, SDSU Trio Program, and am a member of Tulare United Church. I also plan to join the SDSU Agronomy Club in the fall of 2019.
News & Events
Soil Health Conference speaker shares many benefits of interseeding
By Lura Roti for South Dakota Soil Health Coalition Mechanic is among the many hats most farmers and ranchers wear. “Every farmer and rancher modifies equipment – it’s the nature of the game,” explained Paul Winkler, a Newell, S.D., rancher. Always eager to learn...
SD Soil Health Coalition and Millborn Seeds donate books to schools and libraries in South Dakota
The South Dakota Soil Health Coalition and Millborn Seeds are partnering to donate copies of “The Soil Quilt” to every school and library in the state. “The Soil Quilt” is a new children’s book published by Ag Storytellers and the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition....
2020 Research Report: 60-Inch Corn Rows Interseeded With Cover Crops
Project Summary Compared corn production management options of 60-inch corn rows with cover crops seeded in the wide rows to standard 30-inch corn rows without cover crops between the rows. Corn grain yield, moisture, and protein content was compared between the two...