Presenters: Denise and Mark Venner, Venner Farm and Dr. Angela Jackson, SDSPA Organic Transition Ag Advisor

Description: Denise and Mark Venner hosted a TOPP (transition to organic) field day on Sept. 7, 2024. Venner Farm grows a variety of organic crops including yellow corn, blue corn, rye, barley, several varieties of wheat, flax, sunflowers, field peas, and garbanzo beans. The tour highlighted the Venner’s high tunnel used for produce and subsurface drip irrigation system. The day concluded with a presentation from Dr. Angela Jackson on the TOPP Plains program and resources for transitioning producers related to soil nutrients.

Recorded: Sept. 7, 2024

Video: Soil & Nutrient Mangament in TOPP

This recording is supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP).

On September 17, 2024   /   Grain & Pulse Resources, Organic Resources, Soil Health Resources, Vegetable Resources