December 12, 2023
Dickinson Research Extension Center Updates

North Dakota Chapter – Soil and Water Conservation Society – Annual Meeting

Douglas Landblom
DREC Beef Cattle and Integrated Systems Specialist
Dickinson Research Extension Center
Office: 701-456-1109; Mobil: 701-690-8245

The ND Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society will hold its annual meeting December 12th and 13th in Fargo, ND, at the Hilton Garden Inn, 4351 17th Ave. S., Fargo, ND 58103.
 
The conference has been titled, “Protecting the Soil: A Key to Resilient Cropping & Grazing Systems”. Conference organizers have assembled a talented speaker group of soil scientists, grassland managers, forage scientists, NRCS soil survey specialists, and an integrated crop-beef cattle systems specialist. Attendees will leave the meeting with a greater appreciation for regenerative management approaches that will improve soil system services, remediate saline and sodic soils, control erosion, and learn the impact of diverse crop rotations and the microbiome when integrated with beef cattle grazing.
 
December 12th (1:00 pm CST)
Larry Cihacek       The importance of topsoil: What could be the rough worth of
a layer of soil the thickness of a dime
 
Kevin Sedivec       The effects of grazing on soil health
 
Marisol Berti          Seed mixes for full-season cover crops and those planted
after harvest
 
Wade Bott            How can we utilize the web soil survey?
 
December 13th (8:00 am CST)
 
Debarshi                The soil microbiome
Dasgupta
 
Naeem Kalwar       Annual cropping options for saline and sodic areas
 
Doug Landblom     Results of the integrated crop-livestock study
 
Chris Kappes        Industry trends for cover crop seed availability and cost
 
                             Chapter business meeting
 


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