In collaboration with the Jewell County and Mitchell County Conservation Districts, the Kansas Soil Health Alliance is hosting a soil health event in northcentral Kansas. Additional co-hosts include the Kansas Grazing Lands Coalition and the Milford Lake Watershed WRAPS (Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy) program. The event will be held on August 21st and 22nd with one and a half days of speaker presentations and in-field demonstrations.

Attendees will check-in on Thursday, August 21st from 2:30-3:00pm at the Mitchell County Fairgrounds located at 1320 N. Walnut in Beloit, prior to the speaker presentations. Brice Custer of Custer Farms and Soil Pro Seeds will present on the “Economics of Soil Health,” including using diverse and flexible crop rotations and rethinking irrigation from inches per acre to profit per acre. Following a short break, Dr. Lance Gunderson of RegenAg Lab, will speak about “Interpreting Haney Soil Tests.” Dr. Gunderson will be providing real world recommendations based on local farmer Haney tests. The evening will continue with dinner where guests will have the opportunity to have conversations and ask questions, followed by two farmer-led panels. The first panel will discuss using alternative/non-synthetic fertilizers to achieve increased profit per acre and increased plant health, while the second panel will discuss grazing.

For more information and to register, visit: kssoilhealth.org