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(SDSHC) board of directors, during the annual meeting of membership held January 16th, 2020. Johnson will be taking the place of previous board member Jason Kontz, who along with his wife Morgan and their four children grow corn, soybeans and operate a deep pit...

PIERRE, SD- The South Dakota Soil Health Coalition (SDSHC) announced the recipients of its 2020 “Legacy Award”, in Watertown, at the fourth annual Soil Health Conference. Kurt and Kathy Stiefvater of Salem, SD were presented the award because of the commitment their...

PIERRE, S.D.- Improving soil health is a mission many South Dakotan’s take seriously, including Governor Kristi Noem, proclaiming February 21 Soil Health Awareness Day in South Dakota. “South Dakota’s farmers and ranchers are deeply committed to stewardship,” Noem...

By Lura Roti for SDSHC Seeding and harvest equipment play a large role in farmers’ ability to implement two important soil health principles: 1. Soil cover or leaving enough residue 2. Limiting soil disturbance. With these principles in mind, University of Nebraska...

PIERRE, S.D. - Internationally acclaimed Australian soil health expert, Dr. Christine Jones shares how by increasing soil health, farmers can decrease the need for costly inputs during the fourth annual S.D. Soil Health Coalition Conference (SDSHC) held January 15-16,...

By Lura Roti for SD Soil Health Coalition Washing parsnips, peeling carrots, slicing zucchini and canning pickles, each day several sisters work together to assist in food preparation. And thanks to their garden plots, meal prep at Mother of God Monastery includes an...

By Lura Roti for the South Dakota Soil Health Handing large containers of water to two students, Mark Misar asks them to begin pouring water over two, loaf-size soil samples. One sample he collected from a no-till soybean field on his farm. The other sample he...

By Kara Pugsley for the SD Soil Health Coalition No-till techniques – such as crop rotation and applying herbicides with multiple modes of actionare two methods for killing weeds which do not destroy the structure of the soil the way tillagedoes. Tillage of weeds...