News

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...

Salem producer helps to initiate effort involving both the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition and Avera Health. As the summer weather throughout South Dakota really begins to shine, it is important for farmers, ranchers, gardeners, and the general public to examine...

By Janelle Atyeo for the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition “Tillage in soil is like if a tornado went through the heart of Sioux Falls.” That’s how Roscoe, South Dakota, farmer Dennis Hoyle describes the practice of churning soil to prepare fields for planting....

PIERRE, S.D. - Learn how to increase yields and decrease input costs by improving soil health during the 2019 S.D. Soil Health Coalition (SDSHC) Soil Health School, held September 4-6 on the Kurt and Kathy Stiefvater farm near Salem. Designed for agriculture producers...

S.D. Rancher Shares His Success Story By Kara Pugsley for the SD Soil Health Coalition Grazing to maintain the health of native grasses is an important strategy for ranchers in South Dakota, and for Charlie Totton, learning how to manage his grasslands has been a key...

SOUTH DAKOTA SOIL HEALTH COALITION (SDSHC), Pierre, S.D. June 1, 2019- A recent on-line poll of South Dakota agricultural students and instructors revealed that interest and awareness of the topic of soil health and regenerative agricultural is strong. The poll was...