Event Recordings
These videos are recordings of SD Soil Health Coalition events.
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
2024 Soil Health Conference Registration Open!
The 2024 Soil Health School will be held Jan. 23-24 at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel in Rapid City, SD! Keynote speakers include Jay Fuhrer, Jerry Hatfield, Glenn Elzinga, and Zach Smith. There will be many other speakers, breakout sessions, and opportunties to network and socialize! Join us and be a part of our 2024 Soil Health Conference!
News & Events
Wintertime is decision time
By Stan Wise PIERRE, SD – It’s often said that the best time to start improving your land was 20 years ago, but the second-best time is right now. That statement might be harder for ranchers to swallow with winter on their doorstep, nothing growing in their pastures,...
Research ties healthy soil biology to a host of benefits
By Stan Wise PIERRE, SD – Agricultural producers often base their land management decisions on the living things they can see above the ground – crops, livestock, forage, weeds, insects, wildlife, etc. However, new research is showing they should also consider life...
Student video and essay contests now open
As part of the 2024 Soil Health Conference, the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition has announced two exciting contests for students in South Dakota. The student video and essay contests have been designed to give students the opportunity to learn more about soil...