-Grazing Management -Soil Health -Range Management

Speakers Include: Rod Voss, NRCS Range Management Specialist, & Kent Vlieger, NRCS Soil Health Specialist

"Living the Ag Life with a focus on wellness for the people, animals, land and agricultural industry."

Speakers:

-Keynote: Katie Dilse: Better Together -Gary Sides from Zoetis: Animal Health -Terryn Drieling: Unconventional Advocacy- Engaging Folks on (and off) Social Media -Kent Vlieger- USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service -Amanda Blair: Industry News- Cell Based Meat -Secretary of Agriculture Kim Vanneman -Christina Early from Avera: Wellness and Cancer screening -Financial Panel: Financial Stability -Mike Jonhson from First Interstate Bank -Ron Adams from Farm Services Agency -Karen Simmons from Simons & Silver CPA, PC -Kassandra Cross from Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson and Ashmore

Please contact Cindy Zenk at (605) 280-4190 or sdsoilhealth@gmail.com for more information or to express your interest in attending our meeting!

A Coming Together To Celebrate Local Foods

The South Dakota Local Foods Conference is hosted by a collaboration of partners including Dakota Rural Action, the South Dakota Specialty Producers Association, SDSU Extension, USDA Rural Development, South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum, and the Rosebud Economic Development Corporation (REDCO).

Keynote speakers include Carol Ford (https://extension.umn.edu/rsdp-happenings/spotlight-carol-ford) and Kelsey Ducheneaux (https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2018/05/23/conversation-womeninag-kelsey-ducheneaux)!

Speakers:
-Lealand Schoon, Rancher & NRCS Grazing Specialist, Grazing For Profit
-Dave Steffen, Rancher, of Burke, SD, Diverse Landscapes & Soil Health
-Kent Vlieger, NRCS State Soil Health Specialist, Rainfall Simulator & Soil

Lunch will be provided. A great way to share experiences with other farmers and ranchers, and ask any soil health questions you may have. Please RSVP to Jamie Chalcraft at (605) 280-4199 by November 12th.

Free to all current SDSHC members, the cost for non-members is $25 and includes a 1 year membership to the SDSHC.

Please contact Cindy Zenk at (605) 280-4190 or sdsoilhealth@gmail.com for more information or to express your interest in attending our meeting!

Save The Date! More Information To Come!

$20 Registration- meal included

RSVP BY NOV. 22 AT EXTENSION.SDSTATE.EDU/EVENTS OR 605-995-7378
CCA CREDITS AVAILABLE

2019 PROGRAM
Kelly Cooper, Dr. Ray Ward, Dr. Miranda Meehan, Dr. Andrea Bjornestad, Dr. Peter Sexton, Financial Panel,