Events

-Registration 8:30-9:30 AM at Darrel and Francie Smith Home
-Bus Transportation provided
-Touring AC Land and Cattle near Mobridge, SD in the morning
-Touring Wulf Cattle Depot near McLaughlin, SD in the afternoon
-Lunch will be served at Wulf Cattle Depot along with SDSU Ice Cream

For more information or to register contact:
Lyle Perman at 605-649-7629 or
Judge Jessop at 605-280-0127

Directions: The Smith home is 1/4 mile south on 1806 on the west side of Lake Oahe in Mobridge, SD.

This day-long conference will cover a variety of topics about growing small grains and the benefits of an extended rotation. Nine breakout sessions throughout the day will include sessions on integrating animals with a small grains operation, marketing small grains, the agronomy behind successfully raising small grains and more. Lunch served and a reception will follow the conference.

Come down and visit us for a field day in regenerative agriculture.

Speakers include:

Jay Fuhrer(USDA, NRCS, Bismark ND). "Making soil health practical for farmers"

Gail Fuller and Lynette Miller(Kansas Farmers). "A farmer's perspective on weed resistance and herbicides"

A round table discussion of herbicides, Dicamba and their implications for the environment.

Free locally catered supper to follow for 200 attendees

The Manure Expo has grown to an annual educational and demonstration event. The event has been hosted by Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Iowa, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania in the US and Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

• Outdoor exhibition for larger outdoor vendor sets
• Land application demonstrations
• Manure agitation demonstrations

-Free meal to begin tour
-Holistic grazing management
-Grazing hayland
-Integrating cropland/cover crops into grazing plan
-Dan Forgey, Soil Health
-Infiltration & rainfall simulator demos

Come and Learn about grazing, alternative forages and soil health from both a scientist’s and producer’s perspective. Lunch, snacks, and door prizes will be provided!

This workshop is designed to pro-vide information to producers about alternative systems that are becoming more mainstream and their economic factors.

RSVP To The Minnehaha County NRCS
Office At (605) 330-4515 Ext. 3 Or Email deron.ruesch@sd.usda.gov

More Information To Come!

The 2018 South Dakota State Fair schedule will be posted in July.

-Participants will meet at St. Mary's Hall parking lot at 2:00 pm where transportation to the site will be provided.

-The workshop will include information on:
A livestock watering system that utilizes a solar pumping system and storage tanks which gravity feeds rubber tire water tanks. Extensive rotational grazing systems which will include pasture sizes, grazing duration, and alternative fencing systems. Range plant ID, indicators of rangeland heath, stocking rates, and drought planning.

-For More Information Or To RSVP Please Contact Cody Kartak cody.kartak@sd.usda.gov
(605)842-0603 Ext. 3 or Tresh Swedlund (605) 840-4070

The South Dakota Soil Health Coalition is excited to announce that the 2018 Soil Health School will be held September 5-7 in Hartford SD with field demonstrations taking place at the farm of Kurt and Kathy Stiefvater.

Topics Included In The School Agenda Include:

-Precision Ag Utilizing Soils
-Soil Properties
-Agronomics
-No-Till Planting
-Crop Rotational Diversity
-Cover Crops
-Inventory of Farm Resources
-Soil Assessment and Monitoring
-Managing Soil Salinity
-Water Infiltration and Dynamics
-Planning
-Soil Biology
-Fencing and Watering Systems
-Forage Allocation
-Implementing Grazing Practices