Category: UMURAI
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Speaker Highlight: Bryan Mitchell, Program Director for the Electrical Trades program and Co-Program Director of the Controlled Environment Agriculture program at Western Dakota Technical College
Day: Friday, February 9 | Session: 3 | Time: 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm Organization: Western Dakota Technical College Session Topic: Innovating Agriculture through Technical Education Forget vast landscapes – imagine lush green spaces thriving right in the heart of your city. Western Dakota Technical College (WDTC) is reshaping agriculture from the ground up, bringing…
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Speaker Highlight: Kent Vlieger, State Soil Health Specialist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Day: Friday, February 9 | Session: 4 | Time: 2:15 pm to 3:00 pm Organization: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Soil Health Gardening The presentation will focus on principles of Soil Health, with real examples of how to adopt each principle. Kent Vlieger has been the State Soil Health Specialist with the Natural Resources Conservation…
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Speaker Highlight: Gary Shafer, ISP Technologies, Inc.
Day: Thursday, February 8 | Session: 1 | Time: 10:45 am to 11:45 am Organization: Farm Integrated Soil & Plant Technologies Session Title: Biostimulates The potential of Biostimulants in growing produce – How they can help improve soil productive potential and reduce yield robbing plant stress. Day: Thursday, February 8 | Session: 3 | Time:…
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Speaker Highlight: Jon Frank, ISP Technologies, Inc.
Day: Thursday, February 8 | Session: 2 | Time: 2:15 pm to 3:15 pm Organization: ISP Technologies, Inc. Session Topic: Soil Health A healthy soil is optimized for roots, microbes and produces, a crop brimming with flavor and nutrition. Here are the steps to bring this about in your soil. Day: Friday, February 9 |…
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Speaker Highlight: Molly Brown – EVP of Corporate Strategy GenPro Energy Solutions
Day: Friday, February 9 | Session: 3 | Time: 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm Organization: GenPro Energy Solar projects and funding for Ag Producers Description: The Inflation Reduction Act earmarked funding specifically for renewable and energy efficiency projects for ag producers. This session will go over project types, typical costs, funding resources, and paybacks. Molly Brown…
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Speaker Highlight: Alina Krone-Hedman, Urban Conservation Education Coordinator
Day: Friday, February 9 | Session: 1 | Time: 10:30 am to 11:30 am Organization: Minnehaha Conservation District Minnehaha Conservation District (MCD) strives to promote the sustainable use of natural resources through responsible stewardship by providing quality services and education to the surrounding community. Since their establishment in 1941, MCD works to implement and develop…