The second annual South Dakota Education and Agriculture Conference will bring together our state's brightest, most innovative teachers and agricultural leaders, and we want to make sure your voice is at the table. Join us for two engaging, interactive days as we explore ways to creatively connect agriculture to education standards in elementary, middle, and […]
Some of the topics covered include: Adaptive Management Concepts of Grazing Managing Diversity on Rangelands Working with Livestock Pasture Allocation Inventory of Ranch Resources Plant Species Identification Mineral Nutrition Needs of Livestock Seasonality of Grazing Nutrition Ranch Monitoring Techniques Soil Health and Infiltration Planning for a Forage Shortage Fencing and Watering Systems Holistic Management Implementing […]
Dates: June 12, 2024. Brought by: NDSU Langdon Research Extension Center, NDSU Extension, Cavalier County Soil Conservation District and Cavalier County USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Locations: NDSU Langdon Research Extension Center and Bittner Farms. Objectives: This soil health tour will include stops at research plots, demonstrations and visiting producer fields in Cavalier County practicing […]
Date: June 15 10 AM-2PM Location Huron at East River Nursery Educational and Fun handouts Informational talks South Dakota Native Plants for sale For more information email: sdsu.nrm.nativeplants@sdstate.edu
June 21st (3pm) Fraiser Family Farm (35671 US Highway 212, Faulkton, SD 57438) Topics: How polycropping between soybean rows is boosting yield Increasing plant-available nutrients with biologicals Soil health benefits of maintaining living roots Getting paid to plant cover crops For more information visit: https://ctic.org/projects/FSH/FrasierFieldDay CTIC_39_Field_Day_flyer_QR CODE
Date: June 22 10 AM-2PM Location Landscape Garden Center Sioux Falls, SD Educational and Fun handouts Informational talks South Dakota Native Plants for sale For more information email: sdsu.nrm.nativeplants@sdstate.edu
In 2024 the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition will hold two Soil Health Schools! The West River Soil Health School will be held June 26-27 at Shawn and Kristi Freeland’s Dry Creek Farm and Ranch near Caputa, SD. This school will focus on the land, climate, and ag production systems of western South Dakota. The agenda will feature classroom […]
To Register or for More Information - Contact Soil Health Academy: 256-996-8742 or info@soilhealthacademy.org This SHA Workshop Will Teach You: • Selecting cattle to fit their environment and be low maintenance • Develop cattle to perform and finish on forage • Added pasture diversity, yield, and quality through adaptive grazing • Use of bale grazing […]
Save the Date for the Eastern South Dakota Soil and Water Research Farm 30th Annual Field Day 07-09-2024 at 10 AM Speaker Lineup: Rotational cropping sequence affects subsequent crop performance- Chuantao Yin (ARS) Soil Biology: Emergent Properties of Managed Cropping Systems- Michael Lehman (ARS) Persistent Nematodes for Corn Rootworm Control: Methodologies and initial findings - […]