Soil Health and Sustainability Landowner Meeting

What: Custer and Pennington County Soil Health and Sustainability Landowner Meeting
When: June 16, 2023
Where: Walt Taylor Building, Central States Fairgrounds, 601 Centre St., Rapid City, SD 57701

Schedule

8:00 – 8:15 a.m. – Welcome & Introductions

8:15 – 9:30 a.m. – 5 Principles of Soil Health: Rachel Crowther, USDA-NRCS Resource Soil Scientist; and Tanse Herrmann, USDA-NRCS State Grazinglands Soil Health Specialist

9:30 – 10:30 a.m. – Ranching and Soil Health: Riley Kammerer, SD Grassland Coalition

10:30 – 11:30 a.m. – Soil Testing, Nutrient Applications, and Fertilizer Recommendations: Katie Christensen, Area Agronomist

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – NRCS Assistance/Programs: Joel Milos, USDA-NRCS District Conservationist

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. – Lunch & Rainfall Simulator: Tanse Herrmann, USDA-NRCS State Grazinglands Soil Health Specialist

1:00 – 4:00 p.m. – Freeland Farm Tour: Includes no-till drill calibration demo and hands-on soil health analysis activities. Location: 23630 Wisehart Rd., Caputa, SD 57725

Registration

Please RSVP by June 2, 4 p.m., to Mike Baldwin, Custer County Conservation District, (605) 673-5680

Sponsors: Millborn Seeds, Hefty Feed and Seed

Organizers: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Custer County Conservation District, Pennington County Conservation District

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