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Johnson Farms Field Day

July 7, 2021

When: July 7, 9:30 a.m. CDT
Where: Johnson Farms near Frankfort, SD

Tour Johnson Farms, 2019 SD Leopold Conservation Award and 2020 NCBA Region 7 Environmental Stewardship Award winning operation!

Topics and Demonstrations

• New tree planting in pasture strips
• Calving pasture with covers and water layout
• Beans in rye with grazing and rotation history
• Grass (CRP) waterways
• Alfalfa/grass seeding with oats nurse crop along with CRP
• Corn and soybeans seeded into wheat stubble with 2020 manure application
• Wheat field with forage barley in saline areas followed by cover crop
• Rainfall and wind simulators
• No-till gardening
• Opportunity for conversation, questions, and comments by a few speakers/sponsors

Free Admission

Coffee and rolls served in the morning. Lunch served on the farm. Please RSVP at tinyurl.com/JohnsonTour2021 for meal counts and to receive directions to the farm.

Persons requiring special accommodations or materials in an alternate format or language please contact Cindy Zenk at 605-280-4190 or sdsoilhealth@gmail.com two days prior to the event.

Details

Organizers

  • South Dakota Soil Health Coalition
  • Spink County Conservation District
  • South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • South Dakota Grassland Coalition
  • South Dakota Soybean Association
  • South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association
  • South Dakota Wheat
  • Millborn Seeds
  • South Dakota Corn
  • USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • Johnson Farms

Venue