Events

Guest Speakers Sponsored by Soil Health Coalition
David Brant & Jim Faulstich

David Brandt farms 1150 acres all no-till, in Fairfield County, Central Ohio. He began no-till farming in 1971 and has been using cover crops since 1978. David has participated in yield plots for corn, soybeans, and wheat into various covers.

Day Break Ranch, Highmore, South Dakota (Beef Cattle Ranch) Jim and Carol Faulstich have a long history of ranching and stewardship. For over 30 years, they have been active in conservation issues from local groups such as 4-H Livestock Committee and the Hyde County Weed Board, conservation districts to state and national groups such as the NRCS State Technical Committee, SD Grassland Coalition and the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative.

The South Dakota Soil Health Coalition is pleased to announce the date of our upcoming Annual Meeting! Please join us to see how we are working to fulfill our mission of improving soil health in South Dakota.

Featured Speakers Include:
-David Brandt
-Allen Williams
-Joe Breker
R.S.V.P’s are appreciated for planning purposes.

The SDSU Extension will host the Power of Women as AgVocates Conference on January 19-20, 2018, at the AmericInn Lodge and Suites, Fort Pierre, SD. This conference is designed for women to learn about the "The Power of Advocating for You, Your Family, Business, and Industry.” The conference will be filled with networking, learning, and growing for women involved in agriculture.

David Brandt is a soil health pioneer who farms in Fairfield County in central Ohio. He began no-till farming in 1971 and has been using cover crops since 1978. David has participated in yield plots for corn, soybeans and wheat into various cover crops. David has received numerous awards for conservation practices.

10:00 AM-1:30 PM Program Includes:

-Session By David Brandt
-Jason Miller, NRCS Agronomist
-Farmer Panel, discussing their adoption processes

-Overcoming Weed Challenges
Brian Jenks, Ph.D., NDSU Weeds
Specialist

-Managing Soil Salinity
Chris Augustin, NDSU Soil Health

-Integration: Livestock, crops,
cover crops and soils
Jay Fuhrer, USDA-NRCS

-A Farmers Perspective on Soil
Health
Dan Forgey, Producer, Gettysburg, SD

Event is free. Pre-registration is requested.
Email ruth.beck@sdstate.edu
or call 605-773-8120. Lunch is included.

Keynote Speakers:

Blake & Blaine Hitzfield
Seven Sons Farms
Roanoke, Indiana
www.sevensons.net

Dr. Jonathan Lundgren
Blue Dasher Farm www.bluedasher.farm
Estelline, SD

For questions or for help registering please call the NPSAS office at 701-883-4304

-Disease ID and Management in Peas,
Lentils & Chickpeas. Dr. Michael Wunsch,
NDSU Extension Plant Pathologist

-Successful Management of Pulse Crops.
Dr. Dwayne Beck, SDSU -DLRF

-SDSU Field Pea Research and Variety Trial
Results. Dr. Chris Graham, SDSU, Agronomist

-Crop Insurance Update for Peas, Lentils and
Chickpeas. Steve Junghans, USDA-Risk
Management Agency, Billings, MT

The 2017 SD Pulse Growers Annual Meeting will follow the program. Register online or email ruth.beck@sdstate.edu by January 19, 2018.

Join us for the 22nd annual No-till on the Plains Winter Conference to learn about the latest developments in soil health from industry experts, including keynote speaker Allan Savory of the Savory Institute.

A three-day workshop by Dr. Elaine Ingham, internationally known soil biologist and the founder of Soil Food Web, Inc. Check out her website
http://www.soilfoodweb.com/
She explains the wonders of soil life, and how to enhance the life in the soil.

Contact: wsecker@venturecomm.net

The public is invited to attend this community event--vendor booths from various businesses will be on hand as well as concessions noon and evening from the Howard FFA Chapter.