South Dakota’s Soil Health Challenge: Don’t Get Left in the Dust
DATE: February 18, 2016
LOCATION: Technology Theater Amphitheatre, MTI Campus, 1800 Spruce St., Mitchell
TIME: 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM 9:00 AM Registration, Program begins at 9:30 AM
9:30 AM Weed Resistance: Where Do We Go From Here? Dr. Stevan Knezevic, UNL
10:30 AM Break and Exhibits
10:45 AM Updates on Research in SD: N Management, No Till and Cover Crops. Cooperatively presented by Pete Sexton, Anthony Bly and Dwayne Beck, SDSU
12:00 PM Lunch provided by sponsors
1:00 PM Soil Health: Foundation for Efficient Crop Production and Climate Resilience by Dr. Jerry Hatfield, National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment, USDA-ARS, Ames, Iowa
2:00 PM Soil Fertility Impacting Soil Health by Dr. Ray Ward, Ward Labs, Kearney, NE
2:45 PM Farm Panel: Sharing Experiences with Cover Crops, No Till and Soil Health
3:30 PM Soil Health: What It Is and Why We All Should Want Our Soils to Be Healthier by Jeff Zimprich, State Conservationist, USDA-NRCS
No charge to attend. Lunch and trade show are included. CEU’s will be available. Preregistration isrequired by Tuesday, February 16 at 5 PM. Please RSVP to 605-996-1564 ext. 3
For more information email ruth.beck@sdstate.edu or Anthony.bly@sdstate.edu
Agenda and information can also be found at www.sdnotill.com and iGrow.org;
Person’s needing special accommodations should contact Heidi Rients at 605-996-1564 x3 or Heidi.rients@sd.usda.gov at least one week in advance of the event. For more information, please go to www.sd.nrcs.usda.gov or call (605) 352-1200. USDA is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
