Offering a chance to dig deeper into soil health opportunities, challenges, and monitoring with the region’s leading
soil health innovators, the Sustainable Farming Association’s annual “Dirt Rich: Building Soil Health Experts” events consist of a morning classroom portion followed by an afternoon of discussion and analysis in the field.
Tues., Aug. 28 | 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
David Miller Farm, 15885 200th St. SE, Red Lake Falls
Speakers include:
Justin Morris, NRCS regional soil health specialist
Kent Solberg, SFA livestock & grazing specialist
Jeff Duchene, NRCS grazing specialist
Agenda
8:30 a.m. – Registration/coffee
9:00 a.m. – Principles of Soil Health: Justin Morris
10:15 a.m. – Cover Crop Species Selection: Kent Solberg
11:15 a.m. – Interpreting Haney Test Results: Justin Morris
11:45 a.m. – Overview of Operation: David Miller
Noon – Lunch
1:15 p.m. – NRCS Rainfall Simulator: Jeff Duchene, Justin Morris
1:45 p.m. – Infield Demonstrations/Discussion/Review of Farm Operation
3:30 p.m. – Program ends
Cost is just $20/person and includes lunch and coffee.
Please call or stop in at Pennington SWCD to
register (218) 683-7075.
You can also register at sfa-mn.org/soil.
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