Dakota Lakes Research Farm: Annual Meeting
Save The Date! More Information To Come!
Save The Date! More Information To Come!
Featured Speakers Include:
-Cover Crops as a Management Tool, Lee Briese, Crop Consultant, Edgely, ND
-Regenerating Soils with Soil Biology, Dr. Kris Nichols, Soils Microbiologist,Pennsylvania
-Cover Crop Nutrient Cycling in SD, Anthony Bly, SDSU Extension Soils Field Specialist
-A Farm Panel will follow the speakers
Speakers Include:
Doug Landblom, North Dakota State University-Dickinson Research Extension Center
Grazing Synergy & Regenerative Agriculture: Crop, Grazing, Microbial Soil Health, & GHG Emission
Mitch Faulkner, NRCS Rangeland Management Specialist
Managing and Utilizing Cool Season Grasses in South Dakota
Jennifer Lutze, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
Birds as Rangeland Health Indicators
Cost: Event is free. Lunch is provided.
Please RSVP By February 21 to Jenn Lutze by calling (605) 347-4952 or email Jennifer.lutze@sd.usda.gov
66th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show will be at the Raymond Family Community Center in March of 2019. Please like and visit their Facebook page to stay updated on all of the newest information https://www.facebook.com/events/330908107435149/.
Please contact Cindy Zenk at (605) 280-4190 or sdsoilhealth@gmail.com for more information or to express your interest in attending our meeting!
Dan Forgey, SDSHC Board Member, will be presenting on Soil Health at 1:00!
Soy100 is brought to you by SDSU Extension and the South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, and the Soybean Checkoff.
Dan Forgey, SDSHC Board Member, will be presenting on Soil Health at 1:00!
Soy100 is brought to you by SDSU Extension and the South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, and the Soybean Checkoff.
In response to demand from growers seeking a better understanding of best practices when it comes to the use of cover crops in their farming operations, we are unveiling the first-ever National Cover Crop Summit — a 100% FREE-TO-ATTEND online event focused on equipping you with the knowledge necessary to harness the full potential of a cover-crop system to protect your soil and increase your farm's profits.
Join us this March for this free 2-day virtual event featuring a series of knowledge-building sessions taught by the foremost authorities on covers today. Requiring no travel expense or time away from the office or farm, you will be able to participate from the comfort of your own office through a series of free video sessions.
The presenters to headline this first-of-its-kind online event have been announced, along with their session topics. Additional speakers for this event will be announced in the coming weeks.
Featured Speaker-Anthony Bly, SDSU Extension Soils Field Specialist
Topics Include:
-How to take a soil sample and send it to a soil testing lab
-How to interpret soil test results and what to do then
-Discuss soil health and applications in the garden
Please contact Anita Hicks at (605) 685-4065 for additional information.
Ag Day gives children and families a wonderful opportunity to learn about agriculture’s significance – in South Dakota and beyond. Our exhibits are exciting, educational hands-on activities – great for the whole family! A free lunch is offered, featuring South Dakota-made products.
More information at pavilionagday.org.