Event Recordings
These videos are recordings of SD Soil Health Coalition events.
2025 Soil Health Conference
- Seven Freebies for Farmers – Keith Berns (slides)
- Conventional to Conservational – A Farmer’s Journey – Dean Sponheim (slides)
- Future Proof Your Farm – Heather Venenga
- Ranching Like a 12-Year-Old – Tom Krawiec (slides)
- Cropland Return on Investment – David Kruger (slides)
- Large Scale Composting – Diamonds in the Roughage – Roy Thompson (slides)
- Grazing the Sweet Spot – Tom Krawiec (slides)
- We Have a Problem – Keith Berns (slides)
- Don’t Kick the Can Down the Road – Joe Breker (slides)
- Equipment Considerations for Success – Paul Jasa (slides)
- Crop Diversity As a Pathway to Success – Brian and Jamie Johnson (slides)
- Legacy Panel
- Using Soil Health to Stabilize pH – Anthony Bly (slides)
- Rock Hills Ranch – Our Succession Story – Lyle Perman (slides)
- Ins and Outs of Grazing Leases – Doug Voss (slides)
- No-till Gardening and South Dakota Fresh Connect – Chris Goldade and Wyatt Johnson (slides)
- Targeted Grazing of Weeds and Invasive Species and Their Nutritional Value – Dave Ollila (slides)
- Lessons from America’s Regenerative Ag Movement – The 1000 Farms Initiative – Jon Lundgren (slides)
- Marketing Beef Directly to Restaurants – Troy and Stacy Hadrick
- Beginning Farmer Program Opportunities – Darrel DuVall (slides)
- Economics of Adding Livestock and Cover Crops to Crop Ground – Josh Lloyd (slides)
2024 Soil Health Conference
- Long-Term Ag Impacts on Soil Loss and Carbon Dynamics – Eli Halverson
- When Two Daughters Get Married During Grazing Season – Glenn Elzinga
- NRCS Programs and Services – Darrel DuVall
- Forage and Alternative Grazing – Sara Bauder
- Benefits to Annual Grains Through Livestock – Christopher Graham
- Food and a Home – Jay Fuhrer
- A Scalable Regenerative System – Zack Smith
- Managing a 6th Generation Ranch – Riley Kammerer
- Why Is Soil Health a Critical Need for Producers? – Dr. Jerry Hatfield
- Importance of Keeping You Healthy! – Andrea Bjornestad
- Making Virtual Fences Visible with Multi-species Livestock – Dave Ollila
- Gardening for Healthy Soils – Kent Vlieger
- Worm Compost/Castings – Lyle Casteel
- Legacy Panel – Dave Ollila, Scot Eisenbraun, Alex Frasier
- The Growth of the Deep Root Ranch – Doug Sieck
- Diverse Rangelands Benefit Livestock and Pollinators – Kevin Sedivec
- Farmers of Life for Life – Grant & Dawn Breitkreutz
- Plan B Ranch: Options for Profit – Kevin Wiltse
- The JLC Acre: Farm, Graze, and Hunt for Soil, Livestock Health and Conservation – Cody Jorgensen
- Can Regenerative Ag Get Me Out of Debt? – Brice Custer
- Rangeland in South Dakota – Pete Bauman
- Best Species for Permanent Pastures – Donald Wirth
- Holistic Bison Management – Mimi Hillenbrand
- Soil Testing – Terry Buettner
- High Density Non-Selective Grazing – Cooper Hibbard
- Speaker Discussion Panel – Jay Fuhrer, Glenn Elzinga, Cooper Hibbard, Zack Smith, Working Cows Podcast
2023 Soil Health Conference
- Soil Regeneration by Managing Carbon Flows – Dr. Kris Nichols (presentation slides)
- From Disease to Abundant Life – Roy Thompson (presentation slides)
- Benefits of Planting Green – Rick Clark (presentation slides)
- The Power of Diversity in Long Term No-Till – Dan Forgey (presentation slides)
- Cover Crops Impacting Soil Health – Eileen Kladivko (presenation slides)
- Winter Bale Grazing – Van Mansheim (presentation slides)
- Soil Life: What’s in it for you? – Kent Vlieger (presentation slides)
- Soil Health, Enhancing the Bottom Line – Bryan Jorgensen (presentation slides)
- Grain Marketing: From Strategy to Success – Tregg Cronin (presentation slides)
- SD Soil Health Coalition Annual Meeting and Award Presentations
- Soil Health Systems for Offense and Profit – Mitchell Hora (presentation slides)
- Soil Context as a Decision Tool – Dr. Kris Nichols (presentation slides)
- Really? You Can’t Do That Here! – Anthony Bly (presentation slides)
- Work with No-till, Cover Crops, and Rye – Peter Sexton (presentation slides)
- Joseph Hutton and the Dust Bowl – Gwen McCausland and Tom Schumacher (presentation slides)
- Interseeding Corn – Dr. Marisol Berti (presentation slides)
- Promoting Lessons in Soil Health One Story at a Time – Amanda Radke
- Growing Connections – Cindy Zenk (presentation slides)
- Speaker Discussion Panel – Dr. Kris Nichols, Dan Forgey, Rick Clark, Bryan Jorgensen, and Roy Thompson
2022 Soil Health School
- Distinguished Researcher Discussion Panel – Dr. Don Reicosky, Dr. Dwayne Beck, and Dr. Ray Ward
2022 Soil Health Conference
- Bale Grazing and Increasing Infiltration – Van Mansheim
- Breaking Paradigms – Steve Kenyon
- Building Soil by Managing Carbon Flows – Dwayne Beck
- Building Soil by Managing Carbon Flows – Kris Nichols
- Composting: Making Old New Again! – Jim Ristau
- Economics and Carbon – Steve Kenyon
- Farm the Way You Want and Prosper Doing It – Justin Fruechte
- Farming for the Future – Dan Forgey
- Gardening for Healthy Soils – Ruth Beck and Kent Vlieger
- Keeping Yourself and Operation Healthy – Karl Oehlke
- Livestock Integration! Fencing and Multispecies Livestock – Dave Ollila
- Managing the Nutrient and Water Cycle – Dwayne Beck
- Mesonet! Ag Tools and Real Time Data – Nathan Edwards
- Preparing for the Next Generation – Michalski Family
- Really? You Can’t Do That Here? – Anthony Bly
- Soil Health Testing, New Insights and Improved Solutions – Nick Ward
- Speaker Panel
- Transitioning to Soil Health Systems for Beginners – Anthony Bly
- Young Producer Panel
March 2021 Planning Webinar Series
2021 Soil Health Conference
2020 Soil Health Conference
2019 Soil Health Conference
Registration Open for Two Soil Health Schools!
The 2025 West River Soil Health School will be held June 25-26 in Caputa, SD, and the 2025 Soil Health School will be held September 3-5 in Huron, SD. Each of these two schools will feature outstanding instructors consisting of industry professionals, researchers, and experienced producers. The days will be split between classroom discussions and field exercises designed to help you improve your land and your profit margins through regenerative agriculture practices. Visit our events page to learn more about these excellent learning opportunities!
News & Events
Virtual fences can make a real difference
By Stan Wise PIERRE, SD – Moving livestock is an inescapable part of a rancher’s life, and it can be labor intensive, especially if a producer uses a rotational grazing system designed to improve rangeland and soil health. But what if it doesn’t have to be? Enter...
Regenerative ag can grow the bottom line
By Stan Wise PIERRE, SD – As regenerative agriculture gains traction as a hot topic, one question dominates the farming community: Does it pay? Simply put, yes, it does. Regenerative ag is an approach to land management that focuses on improving soil health,...
Awards, new board member announced at Soil Health Conference
PIERRE, SD – The Ninth Annual Soil Health Conference, Jan. 15-16 at the Ramkota Hotel and Event Center in Watertown, SD, saw approximately 500 attendees, including over a hundred students. The South Dakota Soil Health Coalition was thrilled to offer this opportunity...