News of the Day — 5/17/19

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 […]

News of the Day — 5/15/19

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 […]

News of the Day — 5/14/19

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 […]

News of the Day — 5/10/19

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.

News of the Day — 5/8/19

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 […]

News of the Day — 5/1/19

PROFILES IN SOIL HEALTH Donna Adrian, White River, SD “So many people have this stigma in their brain and think, ‘I can’t garden because I have to have a bigger yard, or a tiller, or access to water.’ I want to show people that they can garden with less land, less work and less water.” […]

News of the Day — 4/20/19

EMERALD ASH BORER WORKSHOP Thursday, May 2, 2019 — 6:30 pm Clark Senior Center, 120 N Commercial Street, Clark, SD

News of the Day — 4/19/19

FLOODING COULD AFFECT MIDWEST FARMERS FOR YEARS The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) published an interesting article about flooding in the Midwest and how this could affect crops for years. We wanted to share it with you. “As devastating images of the 2019 Midwest floods fade from view, an insidious and longer-term problem is […]

News of the Day — 4/12/19

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 […]

News of the Day — 4/12/19

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 […]