MERIT OR MYTH: Engaging South Dakota’s Farming Community
In The Pursuit Of Healthy, Functioning Soils
In 2007, Doug Sieck of Walworth County, SD began his soil health journey. A little over a decade later, his soils, his operation, and his mindset have all transformed. In this 7-part series, Doug shares with us his eye-opening journey into soil health, how to make the transition easier, and why we all should consider the change ourselves.
Integrated Systems With Doug Sieck — Intro 1/7
Integrated Systems With Doug Sieck — Holistic Mindset 2/7
The big-picture idea of healthy, functioning soils is so appealing: more moisture available to the plant, more nutrients recycling, fewer weeds, lower inputs… what’s not to like, right? To the busy farmer, are the ideas of healthy functioning soils just that… ideas? Put another way we should ask: “what has merit and what is myth”? At Merit or Myth our mission is, through the social media, to engage with South Dakota-based farmers, researchers and conservationists to gain a better understanding of healthy, functioning soils. We want to engage in the context of the management issues that farmers most care about including residue, soil temperature, soil moisture and weed management.
NATIVE FLOWERS AND PERENNIALS SALE It’s that time of the year again when we’re having our native flowers and perennials sale! This will be a 3-week sale so your orders will need to be in by July 31, 2020. Here’s the order form with prices and what we have available! Let’s make those yards beYOUtiful!
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEEKS FEEDBACK ON ADVISORY SYSTEM CHANGES The National Weather Service (NWS) is seeking public feedback on a proposal to make major changes to its Watch, Warning, and Advisory system, which has been determined by social science research to be confusing to the public. NWS is proposing to move to a simpler, two-tier […]
OUR AMAZING GRASSLANDS Lance Vilhauer, Mina, SD “With rotational grazing, what really turned me onto it and got me into it was, honestly, the economic value of it, obviously in dollar signs. I was thinking, “Oh, if we do rotational grazing I automatically should be able to put so many more pairs on a piece […]
OUR AMAZING STEWARDSHIP Dennis and Jean Fagerland, Langford, SD Watch one of the latest TV commercial in this series, featuring Dennis and Jean Fagerland as they describe their approach to land management and the importance of stewardship. The “Our Amazing South Dakota Resources” campaign was created in 2018 with the goal of better communicating the […]
NOTICE OF VACANCY Final Posting The Minnehaha Conservation District will have three vacancies on their board of supervisors, due to the expiration of the present term of office or resignation of the elective officer. The open positions are all four-year terms. The deadline for filing nominating positions is July 1, 2020 at 5:00 pm. If […]
