'Dirt Rich: Building Soil Health Experts' – Faribault

This two-day advanced soil health workshop features Dr. Allen Williams, who has thrice been a featured speaker at SFA’s Midwest Soil Health Summit and at last year’s “Dirt Rich” field days. Dr. Williams is a champion of the grass-fed beef industry as well as a leader in cutting-edge grazing methodology. 

Mornings will be classroom; afternoons in the field. We will be reviewing soil bio-profiling, a new tool for assessing and monitoring soil health along with other tools, and will have soil bio-profile results for the fields we will be touring.

Each day's event is 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in Faribault and begins at the Rice County Fairgrounds at 1900 Fairgrounds Dr (4-H Building).

The field portions of each day will be at two different farms. Attendees will caravan each day from the 4-H building to:

• Aug. 8 – Pork Chop Ridge Farm, 16936 Cannon City Blvd, Faribault 
• Aug. 9 – Hanappe Ranch, 3891 275th St. NW, Northfield

Cost is $80 for SFA members and $100 for nonmembers. Nonmembers may join SFA here, create an account, then login to receive the discount upon registration.

Info: www.sfa-mn.org/soil. Directions: 507.330.0447.