MN Soil Health Coalition

Deepen Your Knowledge and Learn From Some of Today's Leading No-Till Experts
2021-06-23 - 2021-06-24
Understanding that the need for no-till knowledge is year-round and seeing the opportunity to bridge the unique learning experiences of the annual National No-Tillage Conference in-person event, No-Till Farmer is proud to launch a brand new 2-day online educational event.
The National No-Tillage Conference Summer Intensive, June 23-24, 2021, is a FREE ONLINE EVENT featuring a fast-paced lineup of no-till experts sharing field-proven ideas to help you boost yields, save time and increase profits.

SWROC Advancing Ag series: Pesticide resistance - How do you know it's happening to you? Webinar
2021-06-23 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
We continue to see issues with pesticide resistant insects, weeds, and disease and many have experienced a problem with poor pesticide performance. How can you sort out application and environmental effects from actual resistance? Researchers and Extension specialists will discuss how to avoid performance problems and how to make sure pests management strategies are effective.
IPM Specialist Bruce Potter will lead this discussion and question and answer session. Panelists include:
– Ian MacRae, UMN Professor and Extension Entomologist
– Dean Malvick, UMN Professor and Extension Plant Pathologist
– Dan Nielsen, Certified Crop Consultant
– Ken Ostlie, UMN Professor and Extension Entomologist
– Tom Peters, NDSU Associate Professor and Extension Agronom

Silvopasture and Oak Savanna Restoration Workshop
2021-06-24 08:30 - 14:30
It is estimated that there are over 600,000 acres of unmanaged woodland grazing in Minnesota. These woodlands need to be managed to protect soil, water, vegetation and tree resources. Silvopasture—the deliberate integration of trees and grazing livestock operations on the same land—may be an appropriate management option for some landowners. These systems are intensively managed for livestock, forest products and forage, providing both short and long-term income sources.
Researchers are especially interested in the use of silvopasture as a method for restoring degraded oak savanna. This workshop will give attendees a chance to see this restoration in action at Minneopa State Park. Land managers at Minneopa are using controlled burns and bison grazing to restore oak savanna.
Agenda

8:30 a.m. – Registration at Greater Mankato Business Development Center
9:00 – Silvopasture Learning Network (Theresa Keaveny, Sustainable Farming Association)
9:30 – Basics of Silvopasture (Gary Wyatt, UMN Extension)
10:00 – Farmer Silvopasture Story – Tools and Resources (Tyler Carlson, Sustainable Farming Association)
10:45 – NRCS and EQIP funds for Silvopasture (Callie Bertsch, NRCS)
11:15 – Oak Savannas History and Restoration in Minnesota (Dr. Rebecca Montgomery, UMN Department of Forest Resources)
12:00 p.m. – Lunch (box lunch provided for registered attendees)
1:15 – Reconvene at Minneopa State Park
1:30 – Managing Oak Savanna with Bison and Fire (Molly Tranel Nelson, MN DNR)
2:30 – Bison at Minneopa (Scott Kudelka, MN DNR)

Building Resiliency on the Farm
2021-06-24 12:00 - 13:00
Matthew Frana, watershed project coordinator for the Winneshiek County Soil and Water Conservation District, and Joel Zook, energy planner for the Winneshiek County Energy District, will discuss how farmers, landowners, and local community leaders can implement practices, such as on-farm solar energy and water quality improvement projects, to build more resilient farms in northeast Iowa. Zoom information will be provided upon successful registration.

Carbon Markets For U.S. Row Crop Producers: Opportunities And Challenges
2021-06-24 12:30 - 13:30
Questions about agriculture’s potential role in carbon sequestration are on many ag producers’ minds these days. Purdue ag economists Carson Reeling, Nathanael Thompson and James Mintert will discuss the opportunities and challenges of the carbon markets in U.S. agriculture for row crop producers on Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. EDT.
Registration is free and can be completed by submitting the form on this page. Once registered, participants will receive a confirmation email with a link to view the webinar live at its scheduled time. Those unable to join live can register to receive a follow-up email after the webinar to download the slides and view the recording.

Guiding Resilience: A Legal Workshop for Ag Service Providers
2021-06-24 13:00 - 14:00, 2021-07-01 13:00 - 14:00, 2021-07-07 14:00 - 15:00
Guiding Resilience

Celebrate Grazing
2021-06-25 12:30 - 14:30
Land Stewardship Project &
Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed!
Join us for our virtual kickoff event on
FRIDAY, JUNE 25TH 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
All livestock farmers are highly encouraged to participate!

Since their founding in 2003, Thousand Hills has been focused on one mission: to
nourish the soil, the plants, cattle, and people by holistically grazing cattle
for their lifetime. What began as a passion to simply share the nutritional benefits of
Lifetime Grazed 100% Grass Fed Beef with more people has evolved into a full embrace
of regenerative agriculture—with its many critical
benefits to people and planet.
Thousand Hills sources cattle from “Renegade
Ranchers” across 3 regions: Northeast, Midwest, and
West. Supporting local rural economies is of highest priority, therefore they strive to
source, process and sell their products in the regions where they originate. Their
foremost goal is to convert 1,000,000 acres to regenerative grazing practices
by 2025! The Renegade Ranchers are the true super-heroes, independently making
grazing management decisions that aim for the greater environmental, economic, and
social impact in the long-term.
Register at https://landstewardshipproject.org/events/item/1642

Minnesota Soil Health Series
2021-06-30 09:00 - 14:00
For three crop years, Minnesota Office for Soil Health and SFA have been
collecting, analyzing and sharing on-farm soil health data across Minnesota
to help us better interpret and use soil health measurements. Five field days
are planned to share research, discuss soil health practices and network:
Wed., June 30 – 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Michael Larson Farm, 44680 State Hwy 220 NW, Stephen.
Presenters include Mr. Larson, SFA Senior Technical Advisor Kent Solberg and U. of Minnesota
Research Assistant Hava Blair. A rainfall simulator demonstration will be given by Kittson SWCD.
Free, lunch included. Registration appreciated but walkups welcome. Co-sponsored by Kittson
County SWCD. Register at sfa-mn.org/soil.

Soil Health Field Day - Stephen
2021-06-30 09:00 - 14:00
For three crop years, Minnesota Office for Soil Health and SFA have been collecting, analyzing and sharing on-farm soil health data across Minnesota to help us better interpret and use soil health measurements. This is the first of five field days planned to share research, discuss soil health practices and network.
Presenters include Mr. Larson, SFA Senior Technical Advisor Kent Solberg and U. of Minnesota Research Assistant Hava Blair. A rainfall simulator demonstration will be given by Kittson SWCD. Free, lunch included. Registration appreciated but walkups welcome.

Address: 44680 St. Hwy 220 NW Stephen, MN 56757
The event series is sponsored by SFA, MN Office of Soil Health (MOSH) and Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS). This event is co-sponsored by Kittson County SWCD.

Energy Efficiency and Agriculture
2021-06-30 09:30 - 13:30
Date and Time: Wednesday June 30, 2021 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Address: 26505 County Road 2 Staples, MN 56479
Hosts: Central Lakes College Ag and Energy Center
Register by June 23rd to secure your meal ticket.
These events are co-sponsored by Sustainable Farming Association – Central Chapter and Minnesota Farmers Union, in collaboration with University of Minnesota Extension’s Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships, Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs), and Citizens Utility Board of Minnesota (CUB).

9:30 – 10 a.m. Registration, coffee, and snacks

10 – 10:15 a.m. Fallon Ryan, Sustainable Farming Association
Michelle Medina Germán, Minnesota Farmers Union
-Welcome and Introductions
-Cory Detloff—introduction of Ag & Energy

10:15 – 11 a.m. Melissa Birch & Fritz Ebinger
U of MN Extension – RSDP – CERTS
-Solar PV basics and siting considerations
-Funding and financing options

11 – 11:15 a.m. Joe Luetmer, farmer
-Solar installation cost and payback
-Energy production and usage

11:15 – 11:30 a.m. Break, Vendor tour

11:30 a.m. – noon Tour of solar installation
-Solar array, inverters, and meters
-Energy efficient design of building

Noon Lunch – Compliments of Minnesota Farmers Union. Vendor announcements.

12:30 -1:30 p.m. Networking
-Indoor food pod & and legacy garden tours

This event is hosted by Central Lakes College Ag and Energy Center.
This free event is co-sponsored by Sustainable Farming Association – Central Chapter and Minnesota Farmers Union, in collaboration with University of Minnesota Extension’s Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships, Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs), Citizens Utility Board of Minnesota (CUB), Region Five Development Commission, and Central Lakes College.

Grassroots Carbon
2021-06-30 12:00 - 12:30
Grassroots Carbon Presents: “Soil Carbon Sequestration: How Nature Captures and Stores Carbon” A free webinar featuring Blue Nest Beef’s CEO Russ Conser. June 30, 12-12:30 PM CST
Register for the webinar to learn more about:

A general overview of soil carbon storage.
Nature-based carbon capture and sequestration methods.
How regenerative agriculture can help foster and promote soil carbon capture.
How supporting grassland restoration can help companies to reduce their carbon footprint, while promoting improved water retention, climate equity, ecological diversity, and a circular economy.

Learn more about our special guest Russ Conser

Russ Conser is a mechanical engineer and entrepreneur who spent 30 years at Shell and is now a regenerative agriculture entrepreneur and scientist. Having spent the first half of his career in big oil finding and extracting dead carbon from the deep earth, he spent the second half investing in scientists and innovators developing novel energy technologies, ultimately leading Shell’s “GameChanger” program.
Russ retired from Shell in 2013 and has since been focused on the science and business of putting living carbon back into the shallow Earth by working to scale up proven regenerative agriculture practices.

2021 Barley U
2021-07-01 13:00 - 17:00
Join us and learn about what is happening in barley research at the U

About this event

Come join us and learn about what is happening in barley research at the U. We will also include a sneak preview of the new hop yard on campus. This event will allow you to hear from UM barley scientists, see research plots, participate in hands on activities. All followed by delicious barley (and other) refreshments and a chance to socialize.
Parking and Tour Map
Free parking is available along Gortner Avenue just south of Larpenteur. Look for the Barley Sign. The walking tour starts at the registration tent near the parking area and covers less than a mile along gravel roads and grass alleys between sites.
Barley U 2021 Site Map

Hybrid rye production and use in swine rations
2021-07-02 12:15 - 13:15
Hybrid rye yields much higher than and has lower incidence of fusarium head blight than open-pollinated (OP) cereal rye varieties. For both organic and conventional farmers with livestock, hybrid rye can play an important role in the rotation and in rations.
Jude Becker pasture raises farrow-to-finish, organic hogs on his sixth-generation family farm, Becker Lane Organic, near Dyersville, Iowa. He has been raising hybrid rye for swine rations for four years. On this shared learning call, Jude will share key differences in management between raising hybrid rye and OP rye, comparative financials of hybrid rye and OP rye, and the impact of rye on sow and growing pig performance.
To join dial (605) 313-5784 and enter passcode [REDACTED]# when prompted.

Hybrid Rye
2021-07-06 13:30 - 16:30
Have you explored strategies to diversify your crop rotation while lowering feed costs without sacrificing feed quality?
Hybrid Rye may be a good fit for your operation.
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Join us at the 2021 South Dakota State University Beresford Research Farm field day to view variety trials of several types of cereal and hybrid rye. The Dakotas Best team as well as experts from KWS Seed, the developer of Hybrid Rye, will be ready to answer all your questions about rye.

Variety trials of oats, corn as well as nitrogen application trials will also be featured.

We encourage you to consider the benefits of hybrid rye:

Higher Yields – Hybrid Rye has shown yields that dominate cereal ryes, with an

average of 41% higher grain yields in regional trials compared to typical cereal rye.

Increase Corn and Soybean Yields – Crop rotation with rye has shown +10 bu/ ac

boosts in yield for corn following rye and +2 bu/ ac increase for soybeans following rye.

Less Water Needs – Requires 25% LESS WATER than any other cereals.
Soil Health – Improves soil health by reducing erosion and nutrient leaching.
Risk & Workload Management – diversifies risk compared to planting only spring

crops and allows management of more acres with similar labor

Check out this article from Progressive Forage on “The Possibilities of Hybrid Rye”

Field Day – July 6 2021, starting at 1:30 PM
Location: 29974 University Road
Beresford, SD 57004

Cant make it but have questions about Hybrid Rye? Call Mae with Dakotas Best Seed at (605) 682-0006

Kernza® Field Day: A-Frame Farm
2021-07-08 13:00 - 16:30
Tour of Kernza® production and introduction of the Perennial Promise Growers Co-op.

About this event

As the first commercially available perennial grain crop in the US, Kernza® perennial grain has the potential to change agriculture landscapes by providing valuable ecosystem services and new economic opportunities. Carmen Fernholz of A-Frame Farm, has been growing Kernza since 2011. A-Frame Farm manager, Luke Peterson, started growing and marketing Kernza in 2018, and now manages 30+ acres of the UMN variety, MN-Clearwater.
This field tour is an opportunity for growers, processors, businesses, and others to learn more about Kernza® and its environmental benefits and economic opportunities.
In 2020, Carmen, Luke, and Kernza growers across Minnesota formed a co-op called Perennial Promise Growers Co-op (PPGC). Carmen, Luke, and others from PPGC will share the vision for the co-op and how they are working with industry and researchers to grow, market, and champion Kernza.
The Field Day tour will also include water erosion demonstrations from the Lac qui Parle Soil and Water Conservation District and a soil pit that will showcase the impressive Kernza root system. Food companies and culinary professionals will share how they are using Kernza and UMN researchers will be on-hand to answer questions about breeding, agronomics and economics.
We recommend wearing durable shoes or boots to walk through the field. This is a rain or shine event, so please dress accordingly.
Light refreshments that include Kernza will be served. A social hour will follow the tour, plan to stay for conversation and connection!
This event is free but registration is required.
About UMN Forever Green Initiative (FGI) and The Land Institute: University of Minnesota Forever Green Initiative has been engaged in research and development of this ground-breaking crop for several years in partnership with The Land Institute (Kansas), where the grain was first developed. The UMN and Land Institute research team includes ecologists, breeders, agronomists and food scientists working on everything from increasing seed size and yields to field trials and commercial opportunities.
A portion of this field day is supported by AFRI Sustainable Agricultural Systems Coordinated Agricultural Project (SAS-CAP) grant no. 2020-68012-31934 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

2021 Kernza® Field Days - Madison, MN
2021-07-08 13:00 - 16:30
Growers Co-op.

About this event

As the first commercially available perennial grain crop in the US, Kernza® perennial grain has the potential to change agriculture landscapes by providing valuable ecosystem services and new economic opportunities. Carmen Fernholz of A-Frame Farm, has been growing Kernza since 2011. A-Frame Farm manager, Luke Peterson, started growing and marketing Kernza in 2018, and now manages 30+ acres of the UMN variety, MN-Clearwater.
This field tour is an opportunity for growers, processors, businesses, and others to learn more about Kernza® and its environmental benefits and economic opportunities.
In 2020, Carmen, Luke, and Kernza growers across Minnesota formed a co-op called Perennial Promise Growers Co-op (PPGC). Carmen, Luke, and others from PPGC will share the vision for the co-op and how they are working with industry and researchers to grow, market, and champion Kernza.
The Field Day tour will also include water erosion demonstrations from the Lac qui Parle Soil and Water Conservation District and a soil pit that will showcase the impressive Kernza root system. Food companies and culinary professionals will share how they are using Kernza and UMN researchers will be on-hand to answer questions about breeding, agronomics and economics.
We recommend wearing durable shoes or boots to walk through the field. This is a rain or shine event, so please dress accordingly.
Light refreshments that include Kernza will be served. A social hour will follow the tour, plan to stay for conversation and connection!
This event is free but registration is required.
About UMN Forever Green Initiative (FGI) and The Land Institute: University of Minnesota Forever Green Initiative has been engaged in research and development of this ground-breaking crop for several years in partnership with The Land Institute (Kansas), where the grain was first developed. The UMN and Land Institute research team includes ecologists, breeders, agronomists and food scientists working on everything from increasing seed size and yields to field trials and commercial opportunities.
A portion of this field day is supported by AFRI Sustainable Agricultural Systems Coordinated Agricultural Project (SAS-CAP) grant no. 2020-68012-31934 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

Cider apple field day July 9
2021-07-09 13:00 - 16:00
For those interested in growing cider apples, making hard cider and/or selling apples to cideries, we have a field day coming up on Friday, July 9 from 1-4pm at Milk & Honey Ciders. It will be a fun time, and cider sampling will be included. We’re touring the orchard to compare performance of 12 English varieties on 2 rootstocks, then sampling ciders made from ~10 individual UMN varieties. This is also an opportunity to network with cider makers about what they’re looking for and how to sell to cideries.

Register at: https://forms.gle/mKJcKpYmtdqdUu7j7

Even if you can’t come right at the beginning, we will be there for 3 hours with signs next to each variety/roostock combo, so if you miss the beginning you can still look around and get in on the sampling.

Northern MN small grain plot tours - Fergus Falls
2021-07-12 09:00 - 11:00
The Small Grain Summer Plot Tours provide farmers and crop consultants with the tools to make small grain production successful and profitable. University of Minnesota Extension small grain specialists and educators will present information on:

Production agronomics
Variety selection
Pest identification and management
Fungicide use

These programs are interactive with hands-on demonstrations of genetics, pests and growth stages. They feature tours of current research plots as well as discussions of on-farm experiences. Feel free to bring any field samples for diagnosis or discussion!
For information on plot tours at other locations, visit Small grain summer plot tours.

Cost
There is no cost to attend the plot tour.
Registration
Pre-registration is not required.

Contact
Jared Goplen, University of Minnesota Extension crops educator
gople007@umn.edu
Jochum Wiersma, University of Minnesota Extension small grains agronomist
wiers002@umn.edu

2021 Summer Tour
2021-07-13 06:00 - 18:00
ROCK NOBLES 2021 SUMMER TOUR

July 13, 2021

Headquarters: Worthington Hockey Association Ice Arena, Worthington, MN
Registration:
$20 before June 1, 2021
$40 after June 1, 2021
Student registration is FREE
Tour Schedule:
6:00 A.M. Registration in the hockey arena at the Nobles County Fairgrounds, Worthington
7:00 A.M. First tour bus leaves
11:30 A.M. Noon meal begins at New Vision Coop in Magnolia, MN
5:15 P.M. Steak supper serving begins

Tour Stops:

R&R THIER: Outdoor, bedded, and slatted barns

DAVE MENTE: Cow/Calf, rotational grazing, local seedstock display
BRAD VANDEBERG: Slatted barn, receiving barn/working facility
G&A FARMS & BOEVE’S: Outdoor lots, Pivot irrigation, dewatering
SUMMIT LAKE LIVESTOCK: Converted slat facilities
BRAKE FEEDYARDS: Multi-generational feedlot operation
3B FARMS: Multi-generational slatted barn feedlot operation
BINFORD FEEDLOTS: Bedded barns, slatted barns, commodity and working facilities

Northern MN small grain plot tours - Oklee
2021-07-13 09:00 - 11:00

Central Minnesota weed management field day
2021-07-13 09:45 - 12:00
The weed management field day will address corn and soybean weed management concerns facing growers in Central Minnesota.
Topics and tour

Weed identification
Herbicide best management practices
Tours of both the corn and soybean management plots

Presenters
Debalin Sarangi, UMN Extension weed scientist, David Nicolai and Nathan Drewitz Extension educators for crops

Audience
Growers and crop advisors

Cost
Free
Registration
Pre-registration is not required but is helpful. Contact Nathan Drewitz at 608-515-4414 or ndrewitz@umn.edu to pre-register.
Registration will begin at 9:45 a.m. with the event starting at 10 a.m.

Email ndrewitz@umn.edu to Register

FARMING FOR THE FUTURE: ECOSYSTEM MARKET SUMMER SERIES
2021-07-13 11:00 - 12:30
Join the Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership and organizations from Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, and Wisconsin for a free four-part webinar series exploring new management options and financial opportunities for Midwest farmers. The series will provide farmers and their advisors with practical and straightforward information on innovative incentives.
Each webinar has been approved for 1.5 hrs CEU in Soil & Water Management.

Tuesday, June 22nd features programs available from input providers (Bayer, Corteva, and Nutrien)
Thursday, June 24th explores innovative markets and data platforms available from CIBO, Gradable by Farmers Business Network, and Land O’Lakes
Tuesday, July 13th examines market opportunities through the lens of grain buyers and consumer packaged goods companies with Cargill, General Mills, and PepsiCo
Thursday, July 15th highlights water quality markets and additional potential revenue streams for ecosystem services

Regenerative Agriculture: What Every Agricultural Professional Needs to Know
2021-07-13 11:00 - 17:00
An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by the Kellogg Company.
Date: Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Time: 12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM Eastern/11:00 AM – 12:00 Noon Central/10:00 – 11:00 AM Mountain/9:00 – 10:00 AM Pacific
Regenerative agriculture is more than a buzzword. Agricultural professionals may be called upon to help clients implement regenerative agriculture practices, including to meet requests from important buyers of crop and livestock products. Key elements of regenerative agriculture include a focus on farmer bottom line rather than maximum yields and a reduced reliance on purchased fertilizers and crop protectants through natural nutrient cycling and the biological controls of weeds, insects, and diseases. If called upon to help a client implement regenerative agriculture systems, agricultural professionals should be prepared to answer questions from clients and others about regenerative agriculture, and they should have a plan for accessing expertise, pursuing professional development, and minimizing client risk. Business models may need to be adjusted to ensure healthy revenue from expertise and services to replace reduced input sales revenue.
Speaker Information:
Thomas Green
President
IPM Institute of North America
Thomas Green is co-founder and current board president of the IPM Institute of North America, where he has worked with farmers, food companies, and communities since 1998 to improve sustainability. His accomplishments include leading the transition of more than 70 Vietnamese black pepper farmers to certified organic production practices. He also founded an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) supply business (which is now part of Gempler’s), the Green Shield Certified program (a rigorous third-party certification for pest control companies and facilities), and the Partnership for Ag Resource Management (which works with more than 126 farm supply retail locations to increase sales of products and services that reduce agricultural input losses from cropland). He holds a Ph.D. in Entomology, is a Certified Crop Adviser (CCA), and operates Green Pest and Tick Control, which serves residential, multi-family, and sensitive environments in Wisconsin with natural and low-risk solutions to structural and landscape pest problems. After 22 years, he stepped down from his role directing the IPM Institute of North America in 2020, but he still remains on the board. He also serves on the boards of the Maryland Pesticide Education Network, Heartland Health Alliance, and Protected Harvest and is on the Science Advisory Council for Field to Market.
CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings
FREE to all registrants.
Registration for the webinar includes access to the live webinar and a link to a recording of the webinar.
The live webinar broadcast will be delivered via GoToWebinar. After registering, you will receive an email with a link to register with GoToWebinar to receive the connection information.
The recording link will be emailed to you and will be available approximately one week from the scheduled date. This link will be valid for 30 days and can only be used by the registrant.

Live

CEUs

Integrated Pest Management

1.0

Professional Meetings (PM)

1.0

If you are enrolled in this class, please log in to see the class materials.
Class cost: $ 0.00

Northern MN small grain plot tours - Humboldt
2021-07-14 09:00 - 11:00

Wilkin County Soil Health Demonstration Site
2021-07-14 09:30 - 14:00
https://www.co.wilkin.mn.us/index.asp?SEC=63331EB0-BFA5-4D84-9E33-CA2991D1BE22&Type=B_BASIC

Goals & Objectives

Goal 1 (Management Systems): Establish a minimum of six demonstration plots to compare the impacts of conventional tillage, strip-tillage and no-tillage, with and without cover crops, on soil health.
Goal 2 (Monitor & Measure): Annually monitor the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the soil, along with the soil moisture within every plot to measure soil health changes/trends.
Goal 3 (Economics): Quantify and communicate the risks and returns, for each management system, to help farmers better understand input costs and profits for each.
Goal 4 (Education): Hold a minimum of one field day annually for the public to increase adoption of soil health promoting practices.
Goal 5 (Information Gaps): Work with soil health researchers and agency partners to identify research gaps and incorporate activities/measures where practical and feasible.

Overview of the Demo Site

This field has been farmed by the Johnson family for 40+ years using conventional tillage
This will be a 5 year demonstration site

The 60 acre field will be split into 3 – 20ac. Tillage Treatments

1) No-Till
2) Strip-Till
3) Conventional Tillage

Each tillage treatment will be split in half with cover crops vs no cover crops, giving us a total of 6 different plots to analyze
Current Crop Rotation

Year 1) 2021 Corn
Year 2) 2022 Sugar Beets
Year 3) 2023 Corn
Year 4) 2024 Soybeans
Year 5) 2025 Wheat

How Drone Mapping Is Used in Trial Management and Statistical Analysis
2021-07-14 11:00 - 12:00
How Drone Mapping Is Used in Trial Management and Statistical Analysis
July 14, 2021 | 11:00 am CT

FREE to all registrants!

Speakers:
Nathan Stein, Senior Business Development Manager, Pix4D
Timothy Reinbott, Director of Field Operations, University of Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station

The use of quantitative analytics for agricultural rating processes is crucial for many disciplines in agriculture. For example, agronomists, crop breeders, and agrochemical companies rely on precise and accurate statistical data to evaluate methods and technologies and gauge product performance in research and on-farm field trials. Field trials and plot-level statistics make agriculture efficient, profitable, and sustainable, ensuring that new products are proven to work. Scientific evidence is crucial for insuring effective agricultural techniques are developed for and adopted by the mass market. In this webinar, speakers from academia and industry will share how drone mapping can be used for field trial management and statistical analyses. This will be done using one of the oldest experimental fields in the United States—Sanborn Field.

1 CEU Crop Management OR 1 CEU in Precision Ag (CCA/CPAg)
1 CEU Professional Meetings (CPSS/CPSC)

JULY CORN & SOYBEAN OUTLOOK UPDATE WEBINAR
2021-07-14 12:30 - 13:30
Each month the Center will host a free webinar providing an update on the corn and soybean outlook following release of USDA’s monthly Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports. The webinars will review the USDA reports and provide implications for the current and upcoming crop year. Corn and soybean exports, ethanol demand, corn and soybean basis, and farm income projections will also be regular topics.
The next outlook webinar is at 12:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Purdue ag economists Michael Langemeier, Nathanael Thompson and James Mintert will discuss the July Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) USDA reports.
Registration is free and can be completed by submitting the form on this page. Participants can opt to register for the upcoming single webinar or the entire series by checking the respective box on the registration form. Once registered, participants will receive a confirmation email with a link to view the webinar live at its scheduled time. Participants who opt into the entire series of webinars can expect a monthly email reminder with the webinar date, time and login information and will not need to register each month. Those unable to join live can register to receive a follow-up email after the webinar to download the slides and view the recording.

Webinar Each Month Following USDA’s Release Of The Updated World Agricultural Supply And Demand Estimates (WASDE).
Webinars will usually take place the following day after the WASDE report release; however, the official date and time of each webinar will be published at least one month in advance. WASDE report release dates are as follows:

July 12, 2021 – Webinar will be July 14, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. EDT

August 12, 2021
September 10, 2021
October 12, 2021
November 9, 2021
December 9, 2021

Minnesota Soil Health Series
2021-07-14 18:00 - 20:00
For three crop years, Minnesota Office for Soil Health and SFA have been
collecting, analyzing and sharing on-farm soil health data across Minnesota
to help us better interpret and use soil health measurements. Five field days
are planned to share research, discuss soil health practices and network:
Wed., July 14 – 6-8 p.m. Wed., July 14, Noreen Thomas and Doubting Thomas Farm, 12506 20th
St S, Moorhead. This field day offers learning stations with Hava Blair and Zach Paige of North
Circle Seeds and SFA Lake Agassiz Chapter demonstrating soil health practices. Brent Hulke will
present on perennial flax and perennial sunflowers and Noreen will describe NRCS programs
supporting soil health. Free. Registration appreciated to noreen.jo.thomas@gmail.com but
walkups welcome. Co-sponsored by Renewing the Countryside.
