Mark Dittrich and Jeppe Hjaersgaard, both with MDA, discuss drainage and conservation focusing on the human dimension of conservation. What’s happening and what’s worked in southern Minnesota will be a part of this interactive discussion.

This is a replay of the Nutrient Management Training held on February 9, 2022.

Part 1: Soil Test and UM Recommendations

Part 2: Manure and Other Credits

Part 3: Manure Application Considerations and Phosphorus based plans

Part 4: Commercial Fertilizer

This is a replay of the Nutrient Management Training held on February 7, 2022.

Part 1: Water Quality Overview and Concerns in Minnesota

Part 2: Water Quality Rules in Minnesota and Pollutant Delivery Triangle

Part 3: Sensitive Features

Part 4: 590 Nutrient Management Practice Standard

Part 5: Plan Types and Technical Resources

Cover crops: Termination timing and planting green. Timing can mean a lot when it comes to cover crops. Join Drs. Anna Cates, State Soil Health Specialist, and Axel Garcia y Garcia, Sustainable Cropping Systems Specialist, to learn what they found when looking at different termination timings in corn and soybean, and what impacts this could have in your farming operation.

Sulfur might be considered a secondary nutrient, but it is essential for crop production. Join UMN Extension nutrient management specialists as they discuss sulfur fertility, new findings on sulfur fertilizer, and address your questions and concerns.

This presentation is part of our Farming with Soil Life online short course and covers some of the main groups of soil invertebrates, how to recognize them and their connection to soil health.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, through the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program.

High-producing organic no-till has long been identified as the Holy Grail of soil health. Join Brett Israel for an evening of sharing as he highlights the successes and challenges 3Gen Organics has experienced on its path to reducing tillage in an organic farm system. From tales of 250-bushel-per-acre corn to soybean yields of just 20 bushels per acre, this farminar will offer an evening of laughter and learning as we discuss alfalfa-fueled corn, no-till organic soybeans and reduced-till organic soybeans.

The January edition of the Soil health Digital Cafe series will feature Dr. Jordon Wade who will be discussing soil health measurement and the University of Missouri’s Soil Health Assessment Center. Dr. Wade is an Assistant Professor of Soil Health at the University of Missouri and the Director of the Soil Health Assessment Center.

Join us as we discuss why environmental compliance matters and learn how it works at NRCS including introduction to laws and legal basics, Environmental Evaluation (EE) and CPA-52, programmatic NEPA documents, categorical exclusions (CEs), where to find them all, and who to ask for help. Participants will receive an introduction to NEPA and its relationship to the NRCS Environmental Evaluation (EE). You will learn how the NRCS environmental compliance system operates with the following objectives in mind:

Join to explore linkages between soil, environmental, and human health. How does soil influence human health? This presentation will explore linkages between soil and human health through the framework of sustainable food systems. Evidence from the scientific literature will be provided of the influence of farm management on food composition and health outcomes. Highlighting efforts of the Periodic Table of Food Initiative, the presentation will conclude with challenges and opportunities for evaluating linkages between soil and human health