Team Members
Cindy Zenk
Coordinator
43968 139th St., Webster, SD, 57274
USDA-NRCS Field Office 605-345-4661 ext 122
(605) 280-4190 (Work Cell)
Cindy.soilhealth@sdconservation.net
Stan Wise
Communications Coordinator
Aberdeen USDA-NRCS Field Office
(605) 368-4091 (Work Cell)
Stan.soilhealth@sdconservation.net
Austin Carlson
Soil Health Technician
Flandreau USDA-NRCS Field Office
(605) 323-8061
Austin.soilhealth@sdconservation.net
Baylee Lukonen
Soil Health Technician
Watertown USDA-NRCS Field Office
(701) 640-8827
Baylee.soilhealth@sdconservation.net
News & Events
Bale grazing: Efficient soil health improvement
By Stan Wise PIERRE, SD – “Last winter, I fed 450 head of cattle and did not start a tractor for 90 days.” South Dakota Soil Health Coalition Board member and Colome, SD, producer Van Mansheim doesn’t mince words when it comes to the benefits of bale grazing. “I hear...
Soil Health School: Results of residual herbicides on cover crops
As part of the 2022 Soil Health School, SDSU Extension Soils Field Specialist Anthony Bly and South Dakota Soil Health Coalition Soil Health Technician Austin Carlson conducted a field trial to determine the residual effects of various herbicides on common cover crop...
Soil Health Assessment and Cover Crop Grazing Calculator mobile apps now available
The South Dakota Soil Health Coalition is proud to announce that the Soil Health Assessment Card and Cover Crop Grazing Worksheet are now available as mobile apps! With the Soil Health Assessment App, users can input information about the practices used on each of...