The South Dakota Soil Health Coalition will host its annual Soil Health School Aug. 31-Sept. 2 in Garretson. Field exercises will be held on the farms of Anthony Bly and Bruce Carlson. Classroom discussions will be held at the Garretson Sportsmen's Club and Palisades State Park Lodge.
This two-and-a-half-day event combines classroom sessions and field exercises to provide approximately 30 participants with an intense course in soil health management. The event brings in experts from across the state and out of state to explain details like nutrient management, residue control, seeding issues, weed and pest management, growing cover crops, incorporating livestock, soil carbon, saline soil remediation, and much more. In the field, participants see plot trials and learn how to graze livestock on cover crops, apply manure with minimum soil disturbance, and conduct soil health tests. Mornings are spent in the classroom, and afternoons are spent in the field.
The evenings feature discussion panels so participants can ask experienced soil health producers what worked for them and what mistakes to avoid. These sessions tend to produce excellent conversations between participants and producers.
To download an agenda for the school, visit https://bit.ly/3ckeOJd
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