The Phil Jerde family has been using the principles of Holistic Management for nearly 20 years. Using buffalo and cattle as tools they have seen remarkable changes in the health of their land.

With Holistic Planned Grazing and the tools of grazing, animal impact and recovery time they have:
 -Increased diversity of plants and wildlife.
 -Increased their stocking rate for their area.
 -Healthy riparian areas are improving and increasing in size and diversity.
 -Birds, beetles and beavers are on the increase

Registration is free to all members of the South Dakota Grassland Coalition – or $30 for nonmembers (which include a complementary one year membership).

Meal with be provided after Tour:
Please RSVP for Tour & Meal: Contact Randy Holmquist - (605) 730-0550
or Randy@zhvalley.com

Agenda:

9:00-9:30 AM Registration and Inspect Plots
9:30-10:30 AM Kent Vlieger "Grazing Cover Crops and Getting Started With Cover Crops"
10:30-11:30 AM Dale Strickler "Cover Crop Guidance For Your Operation"
11:30-12:30 PM Wrap Up, Questions, Discussion

Registration is for this event is FREE

Topic Highlights:

Building Soil Health & Organic Matter with high carbon crop rotations, tillage reductions, and nutrient management

-Welcome and Introductions, Jim Ristau SD Corn Director of Sustainability
-Importance of building organic matter through the use of soil health principles & Farm History of Wagner’s Inc —Ryan Wagner, Farmer, President of SD Corn Utilization Council
-How I’ve grown carbon and what it means on my farm —Joe Breker, ND Farmer 2017 NCGA Good Steward Award
-The Science and Biology of Organic Matter through Management—Dr. Jose Guzman, Dr Steve Apfelbaum
-Soil Health Demonstrations—-NRCS Soil Pit, Rainfall Simulator, Slake test

RSVP
Jim Ristau
jimr@sdcorn.com
(605) 730-3474

Sponsored by Prairie Potters Master Gardeners

Fall Invaders:
-"How to Identify and Prepare For Uninvited Guests"
Presenter: Amanda Bachmann, PhD
Pesticide Education and Urban Entomology Field
Specialist

-"The Benefits of No-Till For Your Garden"
including a rainfall simulator demonstration
Presenter: Ruth Beck
SDSU Agronomy Field Specialist