August 7, 2013 by minnehahacd
Is anyone interested in cost-share for a woody wildlife habitat? The Department of Game, Fish, and Parks announced the woody habitat component of their private lands program. You need to submit your applications for cost-share by November 1st of the year preceding the scheduled planting of the woody cover. Click here to find out more about the guidelines for this program.
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PROFILES IN SOIL HEALTH: “A SYSTEMS APPROACH” With Gene and Craig Stehly Mitchell, SD “We can’t continue on the same path, we have to start focusing a lot more on soil health. Soil health isn’t just one thing, it’s a systems approach, for us it’s combining no-till, crop rotation, cover crops, and planting native grass species […]
LARGER TREES AVAILABLE! We wanted to let you know that we have some larger trees available for a very limited time. First come, first served. If these sell fast, we may add larger trees to our order form for next year. What’s available: 4-prairie fire crab apple ($72.00 each) 3- pink spires crab apple ($72.00 […]
NO WORRIES WITH SWITCH TO NO-TILL Past no-till experience and knowledgeable friends helped ease transition It seems like there could be plenty to worry about when switching to no-till. Will you be able afford the new equipment you might need? Will you be able to plant on time? Will you be able to seed […]
OUR AMAZING GRASSLANDS Bart and Shannon Carmichael Faith, SD 2018 Grassland Stewardship Communications Project Partners: The Nature Conservancy, Pheasants Forever, Audubon Dakota, Ducks Unlimited, Partners for Fish and Wildlife, SD Game, Fish and Parks, South Dakota State University, SD Soil Health Coalition, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and SD Grassland Coalition.
Noem Announces Leopold Conservation Award Winner Award recognizes landowners for outstanding stewardship PIERRE, S.D. – In conjunction with Earth Day, Governor Kristi Noem today announced that Johnson Farms of Frankfort has been selected for the 2019 South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award. Given in honor of renowned conservationist, Aldo Leopold, this award recognizes private landowners who inspire […]
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EMERALD ASH BORER WORKSHOP Thursday, May 2, 2019 — 6:30 pm Clark Senior Center, 120 N Commercial Street, Clark, SD
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SUPERVISORY POSITION OPENING Minnehaha Conservation District is seeking personnel that may have interest in becoming involved with the district, either as one of the elected positions or an appointed advisor. We currently have a vacant elected board position (three years left of a four-year term). We also have advisory position openings. These people are appointed […]
MANAGING STRESS ON THE FARM Monday, April 15, 2019 6:30 – 8:00 PM 2001 East 8th Street, Sioux Falls, SD Farming and ranching is stressful, and we know that numerous factors may cause stress for you and your families. SDSU Extension invites you to attend a 1.5 hour workshop designed to help you and your […]
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