Join us for a two-day hands-on learning event featuring Ray Archuleta focused on practical soil health strategies, ecological nutrient management, and regenerative farming systems.

Field Portion

Participants will experience live, in-field demonstrations including:

• Rainfall simulator demonstration
• Field soil health demos
• Guided farm tour at Craig LaPlante’s farm
• Equipment and logistics discussions
• Monitoring biological processes in the field
• Test plot evaluations and observations

Field Location

GPS Coordinates: 47.84202, -96.67966

General Location:
290th Ave SW
NE Quarter of Section 4
Lowell Township – Polk County, Minnesota

Directions to Field Site

From University of Minnesota Crookston:

• Travel west on Highway 2 for 3 miles
• Turn north on 290th Ave SW and continue 3 miles
• Field entrance will be on the left

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*Meet at the Field Both Mornings

Classroom Portion

The classroom sessions will be held at:

Crookston Eagles Club

Address:
105 S Broadway
Crookston, MN 56716

Classroom Topics

Over the two days, Ray will cover:

• New Ecological Nutrient Model
• Designing cover crop systems, mixes, and blends
• Understanding new soil tests:
  • Haney Soil Test
  • PLFA Soil Test
• Test plots, monitoring, and biological processes
• Understanding the Four Ecosystem Processes
• Equipment considerations and operational logistics

Certified Crop Adviser CEU’s Available

5 – Nutrient Management

7.5 – Soil & Water Management

Registration Cost

• $125 — Members
• $150 — Non-Members

What You’ll Learn

• How to improve nutrient efficiency naturally
• Building resilient soils through biology
• Integrating cover crops into nutrient management systems
• Evaluating soil function with modern testing methods
• Practical regenerative agriculture applications you can implement immediately

Event Highlights

• Hands-on field education
• Real-world farm applications
• Interactive discussions and demonstrations
• Networking with farmers, agronomists, and soil health advocates

Whether you are a farmer, agronomist, consultant, or conservation professional, this school will provide practical tools and ecological insights to help improve soil function, profitability, and long-term farm resilience.

Hotel Reservations can be made at the Crookston Inn or The AmericInn Crookston – Hotel Block Under – MN Soil Health Coalition

Crookston Inn – 2200 University Ave, Crookston, MN 56716 – 218-470-1000

AmericInn Crookston – 1821 University Ave, Crookston, MN 56716 – 218-864-6021