Events

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

1:30 (CST) -1:35 Introductions
1:35-2:05 Farming and Ranching Techniques for Soil Health ~ Ryan Beer, Rancher & NRCS Rangeland Specialist
2:20-2:50 Farm and Ranch Testimonial ~ Bryan Jorgensen,
SDSHC Board Member, of Ideal, SD
2:50-3:00 Break {treats, beverages and conservation}
3:00-3:30 Farm and Ranch Testimonial ~ Brian Johnson,
2019 Leopold Winner, of Frankfort, SD
3:30-4:00 Real Life Grazing Tips to Boost Production ~ Lealand Schoon,
Rancher & NRCS Grazing Specialist
4:00-4:30 Open Discussion Q and A ~ Speakers and Anthony Bly,
SDSU Extension Soils Field Specialist

Please RSVP to Jamie Chalcraft at (605) 280-4199.

Mikkonen Organic Farm has grown organic barley, black turtle beans, blue corn, flax, millet, oats, spring wheat, soybeans, sunflowers and white wheat since 1989.

Glen Rabenberg from Soil Works LLC will join us to dig into soil health on the farm. Lunch to follow.

RSVP above or email kayla@npsas.org.

Classroom and field demonstrations will be held at the farm of Kurt and Kathy Stiefvater.

The Soil Health School is designed for agricultural producers as well as anyone with an interest in learning how to manage soils for resiliency and profit. Visit our events page for more information!

Schedule
9:30 AM – Registration begins
10:00 AM – Jim Ristau, SD Corn Director of Sustainability Welcome & Introductions
10:10 AM – Craig & Gene Stehly Farm history and the importance of building organic matter through the use of soil health principles
11:00 AM – Anthony Bly, SDSU Extension Soils Field Specialist “Across the fence” at the Stehly Farm
Cover Crop Tour & Soil Pit Demonstration
12:30 PM – Lunch
1:00 PM – Wayne Fredericks, Making Soil Health Pay in a Corn/Soybean Rotation
2:00 PM – Paul Hetland & John Lentz, Manure Management to Build Organic Matter

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

Plot Tours:
•Rye Cover Crop Work presented by Ben Brockmueller, SDSU Grad student
•Grazing and Soil Health by Sandeep Kumar, SDSU Associate Professor
•Cover Crop Selection Criteria by Peter Sexton, SDSU Professor/Farm Manager
•Herbicide Impacts on Cover Crops by Gared Shaffer, SDSU Extension Field Specialist
•Corn Grazing by Brad Rops, SDSU Southeast Farm Operations Manager

Indoor Presentations:
•Turning Silage into Beef, Warren Rusche, SDSU Extension Beef Feedlot Management
•Annual Forages at the Southeast Farm, Peter Sexton and Brad Rops, SDSU Southeast Farm
•Stacking Enterprises and Full-Season Cover Crops at the Black Leg Ranch; Jerry Doan
•Q & A – open time for discussion

Integrating Livestock, Cover Crops, & Grazing

-Steve Halverson, Farmer/Rancher, Kennebec, SD
-Adam Ehlers, Farmer/Rancher, Presho, SD
-Ryan Willert, USDA-NRCS

Please RSVP to Jamie Chalcraft at (605) 280-4199 or jamie.soilhealth@sdconservation.net by September 11th.

Topics:

-Selecting The Right Mix For Your Goals
-Interseeding Of Cover Crops
-Cover Crops For Grazing
-Planting Green & Weed Suppression
-Full Season Cover Crops & Marginal Ground

Tour Stops: Eliason Farm, Ryan Larson, Anthony Bly, Bruce Carlson

Please contact Austin Carlson at austin.soilhealth@sdconservation.net (605) 323-8061, or Maddy Rabenhorst at rabenhorst@ncga.com for additional information.

The event is AgriCulture on the Square = it's an opportunity to engage our South Dakota urban families with hands-on agriculture education. An educated consumer is our best customer!

For more information, visit MainStreetSquareRC.com.