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Building Weather Resiliency Through Soil Health Practices and Cover Crops Learn about conservation practices and strategies from local and national farmer-innovators to enhance agronomy and soil health on your farms, building resilience from weather-extremes and healthier ecosystems. Join America's Conservation Ag Movement for our 2023 Farmer-Learning Community Field Day in Indiana where you'll hear the […]

In partnership with Purdue Extension, USDA, LCSWCD, and Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative, join us for a Soil Health & Grazing Workshop hosted on August 25 from 9 am-noon. The program will take place at 1160 Georgia Rd., Mitchell, IN 47446 Lunch will be provided, RSVP to attend by August 17 by calling the SWCD office, […]

This 2-and-a-half-day school combines classroom instruction with field exercises to teach participants the basics of soil health management. The 2023 South Dakota Soil Health School will be held on August 28-August 30 near Garretson, SD, on the farms of Anthony Bly and Bruce Carlson. This school is designed for agricultural producers as well as anyone […]

The 2023 South Dakota Soil Health School will be hosted Aug. 28-30 on the Bruce Carlson and Anthony Bly farms near Garretson, SD. This event will feature field exercises and classroom instruction led by soil health experts and producers. This is a great opportunity to learn in-depth details about various soil health practices including cover […]

SOUTHEAST PURDUE AGRICULTURAL CENTER (SEPAC) SIZE AND TOPOGRAPHY Largest of the PACs, with 2,430 acres located six miles east of North Vernon in Jennings County A timber base of approximately 1,600 acres A variety of soil types but primarily silt loam soils common in southeastern Indiana—hard to manage, poorly drained, low organic matter Highly erosive […]

When: Oct. 6, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Whitney Preserve at Cascade Creek, 28077 Cascade Rd., Hot Springs, SD 57747 Workshop Topics 5 Principles of Soil Health Rainfall Simulator Shawn Freeland Personal Story Soil Testing Nutrient Applications No-Till Drill Run-Through FREE Lunch RSVP to fallrivercd@sdconservation.net or 605-745-5716 by September 26th for accurate meal counts. […]

Conservation Across Generations - Field Day at Valley View Farms Join us the morning of Friday October 20th at Valley View Farms in Bloomington, IN with third generation grain and cattle farmers Justin and Clint Conard. Justin and Clint will showcase the conservation legacy begun by their grandfather Dale Conard and how they have adapted […]