Come down and visit us for a field day in regenerative agriculture.

Speakers include:

Jay Fuhrer(USDA, NRCS, Bismark ND). "Making soil health practical for farmers"

Gail Fuller and Lynette Miller(Kansas Farmers). "A farmer's perspective on weed resistance and herbicides"

A round table discussion of herbicides, Dicamba and their implications for the environment.

Free locally catered supper to follow for 200 attendees

The Manure Expo has grown to an annual educational and demonstration event. The event has been hosted by Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Iowa, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania in the US and Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

• Outdoor exhibition for larger outdoor vendor sets
• Land application demonstrations
• Manure agitation demonstrations

-Free meal to begin tour
-Holistic grazing management
-Grazing hayland
-Integrating cropland/cover crops into grazing plan
-Dan Forgey, Soil Health
-Infiltration & rainfall simulator demos

Come and Learn about grazing, alternative forages and soil health from both a scientist’s and producer’s perspective. Lunch, snacks, and door prizes will be provided!

This workshop is designed to pro-vide information to producers about alternative systems that are becoming more mainstream and their economic factors.

RSVP To The Minnehaha County NRCS
Office At (605) 330-4515 Ext. 3 Or Email deron.ruesch@sd.usda.gov

More Information To Come!

The 2018 South Dakota State Fair schedule will be posted in July.

-Participants will meet at St. Mary's Hall parking lot at 2:00 pm where transportation to the site will be provided.

-The workshop will include information on:
A livestock watering system that utilizes a solar pumping system and storage tanks which gravity feeds rubber tire water tanks. Extensive rotational grazing systems which will include pasture sizes, grazing duration, and alternative fencing systems. Range plant ID, indicators of rangeland heath, stocking rates, and drought planning.

-For More Information Or To RSVP Please Contact Cody Kartak cody.kartak@sd.usda.gov
(605)842-0603 Ext. 3 or Tresh Swedlund (605) 840-4070

The South Dakota Soil Health Coalition is excited to announce that the 2018 Soil Health School will be held September 5-7 in Hartford SD with field demonstrations taking place at the farm of Kurt and Kathy Stiefvater.

Topics Included In The School Agenda Include:

-Precision Ag Utilizing Soils
-Soil Properties
-Agronomics
-No-Till Planting
-Crop Rotational Diversity
-Cover Crops
-Inventory of Farm Resources
-Soil Assessment and Monitoring
-Managing Soil Salinity
-Water Infiltration and Dynamics
-Planning
-Soil Biology
-Fencing and Watering Systems
-Forage Allocation
-Implementing Grazing Practices

Thursday, September 6, 2018

10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Each year, the South Dakota Grassland Coalition hosts the South Dakota Grazing School in Chamberlain/Oacoma. Two three-day sessions are offered during the 2nd week of September. Class #1 convenes Monday morning through Wednesday afternoon.

The Grazing School is designed for producers and anyone with an interest in learning how to best manage grasslands to benefit livestock. The agenda features presenters from state and federal agencies and universities. Area producers share their expertise about various topics related to grazing techniques and grassland management.

For more information please contact Judge Jessop (605) 280-0127 or judgejessop@sdconservation.net.