2022 Montana Soil Health Symposium:

How to Have Your Soil and Keep Your Bottom Line Too

 

December 15, 2021



Ranchers, farmers, and small acreage owners across Montana and beyond are talking about soil, their successes, ongoing challenges, the latest and greatest technologies, and lessons learned.

The Montana Association of Conservation Districts is hosting the second annual Soil Health Symposium Feb. 9-10, 2022. This two-day event is centered around peer-to-peer conversations and experience-based presentations from many aspects of agriculture. We dive into the biological components of soil, managing productive land, tools and techniques that can enhance the nutrient value of your crop, and how to keep a healthy bottom line, too! You’ll hear Bill Milton, a rancher from Roundup and the 2019 Leopold Conservation Award recipient, discuss how his grazing management practices benefit his land and operation. The Mannix brothers of Helmville, Mont., will describe how they’ve managed their agricultural enterprises through diversification. These are just two examples of Montana ag producers speaking at the symposium.

At a pre-conference workshop on Feb. 8, Jolene Brown will lead an interactive workshop about the nitty gritty work of running a successful family agricultural business and ensuring that measures are in place for transitioning the business to the next generation.

Keynote speakers Dr. Allen Williams, Understanding Ag., LLC, and Dan Kittredge, Bionutrient Food Association, will lead discussions on the future of soil health and its relationship to the future of food production. Dr. Williams will focus on the principles of regenerative agriculture. Kittredge will delve into nutrient density of food and the connections made between soil, plant, and human health.

The Montana Soil Health Symposium welcomes farmers, ranchers, gardeners, and technical specialists from different landscapes and levels of experience to join us for three days of networking and discussing how we can keep our soils fertile and productive while keeping the family business strong and effective.

Registration is open now, including special pricing for students and interns enrolled in agricultural programs. Registration is limited and on a first come-first serve basis.

Get more information and see the full agenda at http://www.mtsoilhealth.org.

 

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