SDSU to host soil management seminar

South Dakota State University invites everyone to a soil management seminar in Rapid City. The event is free of charge and includes lunch and a trade show.

Preregistration is required by Thursday, December 11 at 5 p.m.. Call Ruth Beck at 605-773-8120 or Anthony

Bly at 605-782-3290 or email at ruth.beck@sdstate.edu or Anthony.bly@sdstate.edu

Agenda and information can also be found at http://www.sdnotill.com and iGrow.org

Date: Dec. 16, 2014

Location: Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center, 2111 N LaCrosse St, Rapid City

8:30 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m. How Fragile is Your Farm or Ranch? Does it Depend on New Sunlight or Ancient Sunlight? By Ray Archuleta, Conservation Agronomist, NRCS, Greensboro, NC

10:30 a.m. Break and Exhibits

11:00 a.m. Holistic Regeneration of Our Lands: A Producer’s Perspective,

Gabe Brown, Farmer/Rancher, Burleigh County, Bismarck, ND

12:30 p.m. Lunch

1:15 p.m. Farm Panel: Sharing Experiences

2:15 p.m. Break and Exhibits

2:30 p.m. Closing Remarks by Dwayne Beck, SDSU Dakota Lakes Research Farm, Pierre SD

3:30 p.m. Wrap up

–SDSU Extension