Tour Stops:
Menoken Farm
Ken Miller’s Operation, Miller Ranch
Limited Seating! Please pre-register by August 14th by contacting Mary Ness at 605-224-5759, 605-280-7665, or nessfarm@mncomm.com.
You may also contact Doug Boes at 605-280-3021 or douglas.boes@sd.nacdnet.net.
Jerry Doan’s Operation, Black Leg Ranch
The 2018 show featured more than 500 exhibitors, education from the experts at SDSU, livestock demonstrations from the Sioux Nation Ag Center, political sessions, and the ALL NEW Farm Bureau Financial Services Rural Lifestyle Pavilion!
We look forward to providing another successful 2019 show. Continue to visit the website for the updated list of exhibitors, educational opportunities, and exciting special events. See you next August!
Join diverse stakeholders in discussing opportunities for working across boundaries to create strong and effective partnerships for grassland conservation.
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