2023 Spink County Winter Soil Health Workshop

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2023 Spink County Winter Soil Health Workshop

The 2023 Spink County Winter Soil Health Workshop will feature speakers Van Mansheim, David Brandt, and Dennis and Traci Clemens.

By South Dakota Soil Health Coalition

Date and time

Tuesday, February 21, 2023 · 9:30am - 4pm CST

Location

Spink County Fairgrounds

Spink County Fairgrounds Redfield, SD 57469

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Agenda

9:30-10 a.m. - Registration and Exhibitor Booth Expo

10-11 a.m. - Van Mansheim - Bale Grazing

Van Mansheim is from Colome, SD, and he is a SD Soil Health Coalition Board Member. He has been no-till since 2010, winter grazing cover crops since 2014, planting green since 2017, using a roller crimper since 2019, twice over rotational grazing since 2019, and bale grazing since 2020.

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - David Brandt - Growing Healthy Soils

David Brandt is from Carroll, Ohio. He is known as the Godfather of Regenerative Agriculture. He has been no-till since 1971 and has been planting cover crops since 1978.

12:30-1:15 p.m. - Lunch and Exhibitor Booth Expo

1:15-3:15 p.m. - David Brandt - Growing Healthy Soils

3:15-4 p.m. - Dennis and Traci Clemens - No-till Gardening

Dennis and Traci Clemens switched to no-till in their garden in 2018. They will share how they transitioned to no-till, and how their soils and garden have improved in the last 4 years.

Admission is FREE for current SD Soil Health Coalition members and $25 for non-members (includes 2023 membership).

People with questions about the event or persons requiring special accommodations or materials in an alternate format or language please contact Dennis Clemens at 605-450-0160 or Ivy Latham Pazour at 605-460-2367 at least two days prior to the event. The USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.

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The South Dakota Soil Health Coalition is a producer led, non-profit, membership organization that was created in the spring of 2015. The Coalition is governed by a nine-member board of farmers and ranchers from across the state and includes several staff members. Staff and board members strive to carry out the Coalition’s mission to “Promote Improved Soil Health” through education and research. Major projects and membership benefits include: field walks and workshops, annual Soil Health School, mentoring network, bi-monthly newsletter, informational videos, and the distribution of soil health education kits to school groups. Additional information can be found at www.sdsoilhealthcoalition.org or visit our new website/interactive tool the SD Grazing Exchange at www.sdgrazingexchange.com.

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