Field Day to Feature Cover Crops and Organic Vegetable Production
Do you want to learn more about USDA certified organic vegetable production, incorporating cover crops, and managing soil health? South Dakota State University Extension (SDSU), South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA), and Haroldson Farms welcome you to Bruce, SD for a FREE Cover Crop and Organic Vegetable Production Field Day on Tues., July 22, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. CDT.
This event is for current and beginning farmers, technical service providers, gardeners, and anyone who would like to learn more about managing cover crops, intensive cash crop rotations, and soil health on a diverse vegetable farm.
This on-farm event will include a walking tour of the vegetable production fields, high tunnels, and on-farm perennial cover cropping trials. Attendees will learn from Kyle Haroldson, owner of Haroldson Farms and Kristine Lang of SDSU Extension. Dr. Angela Jackson will present on the USDA TOPP Program and resources for current and beginning farmers to transition their farm operations to organic certification.
Throughout the entire day participants will be encouraged to ask questions and share ideas with each other. After the tour and presentations conclude a light farm to table lunch will be served free of charge at a new restaurant within 10 minutes of the farm.
This rain or shine event is open to all members of the public. In the event of an active storm watch or warning the event will be canceled. Families are welcome, but please leave all pets at home. This tour will include moderate distances of walking, so please wear proper footwear that can get dirty. If you have mobility concerns that would require accommodation please contact Kristine Lang one week prior to the event so arrangements can be made to assist you.
Please look for signage that will direct visitors to parking upon arrival.
Pre-registration is appreciated for an accurate meal count, but walk-in registration will be welcome.
Register HereIf you have questions about this event please contact Kristine Lang, 605-688-5796, kristine.lang@sdstate.edu.
This event is supported, in part, by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Organic Transitions Program under agreement number 2022-51106-37925 and the 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).
Learn more about ongoing research by SDSU Extension and Haroldson Farms by visiting this website: extension.sdstate.edu/tags/horticulture-research.
Explore all the resources, including those specific to organic production, that SDSPA has to offer on our website: sdspecialtyproducers.org.