shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com January 31, 2017 • Page 7 Mitchell Soil Health Event February 16 BROOKINGS, S.D. - SDSU Extension, NRCS and industry experts invite landowners to attend the Mitchell Soil Health Event held February 16, 2017 at the Highland Conference Center (2000 Highland Way). "This event is designed to cover several soil health topics, providing landowners with research-based information they can take home and apply to improve their land's soil health," explained Ruth Beck, SDSU Extension Agronomy Field Specialist. Registration deadline is Feb. 13 The event begins at 9 and runs until 4:00 PM. There is no charge to attend this event, but pre-registration is required. Lunch will be served. To register call the Davison County Conservation District offices on or before Feb. 13, 2017 605-9961564 ext. 3. The event is sponsored by The South Dakota No Till Association, the USDANRCS, SDSU Extension, local conservation districts and private industry. Event details 9 a.m. Registration 9:30 a.m. What On Your Landscape?: Presented by Jay Fuhrer, Soil Health Specialist, NRCS, North Dakota. During this presentation, Fuhrer will draw on his long history of livestock integration and utilizing cover crops to extend grazing and promote soil health and no-till. 10:30 a.m. Break and Exhibits 11 a.m. Understanding Your Haney Test Results: Presented by Lance Gunderson, Ward Labs. Ward Labs, Kearney, Nebraska has been a leader at performing and utilizing the new Haney Soil test and other nontraditional soil tests. Gunderson will discuss some of the new tests like the Haney, PLFA and Solvita and how erested in this spot? they fit with routine soil testing procedures. Noon Lunch provided by sponsors 1 p.m. Cover Crops: Old Tools for New Systems: Presented by John Pike, Pike Ag LLC, Marion, Illinois. Pike is an agronomist with Pike Ag from Illinois. He will focus his presentation on cover crop integration into cropping systems. Pike has a long history of work within extension and research in the Illinois University system. Pike now works primarily with private industry as a cover crop specialist, as well as coordinating nitrogen management research for the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association. 2 p.m. Cover Crop Establishment and Grazing: Presented by Dwayne Beck, manager of the SDSU Dakota Lakes Research Farm near Pierre, Beck will discuss findings from numerous cover crop research studies he has coordinated across South Dakota that looked at seeding and establishment of cover crop species with different coatings. His current work also includes livestock grazing. 2:45 p.m. Break 3 p.m. Farm Panel: This panel will feature area producers, who will share their experiences with cover crops, nutrient management, no till and livestock integration. 3:45 p.m. Wrap Up Certified crop consultant educational credits will be available at the workshop. More information and a full agenda for the soil health workshop can be viewed online at the iGrow events page or at the South Dakota No-Till Association website. - See more at: http://igrow.org/news/ mitchell-soil-health-event-february16/#sthash.SKflnlqw.dpuf Potential Drought Improvement for Western SD BROOKINGS, S.D. - As South Dakota faces yet another winter storm, the climate outlooks for early spring have been released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) which allows us to look to the end of the 2017 winter season. "Precipitation outlooks for the next three months show higher likelihood of wetter than average conditions through April for the western and northern regions of the state," said Laura Edwards, Acting State Climatologist & SDSU Extension Climate Field Specialist. Edwards added that the current precipitation outlook is consistent with what we have seen this winter season. "The southeast corner of the state is projected to have equal chances of wetter, drier or near average precipitation through April," she said. Edwards said this projection of wetter than average conditions could be good news to those who suffered through the drought of 2016. "Although there have been some improvements in the severity of drought in western South Dakota, there are still some lingering concerns of having sufficient water to meet the demand, especially for agricultural production in 2017," she said. Snow reports from the Black Hills have been close to average, if not slightly above average, so far this season. With at least another month of winter left to go, Edwards said there is still time for more precipitation to fall and improve drought conditions before the growing season begins. 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