Urban Ag
‘Urban Ag’ Office Hours (Week of March 31st)
NRCS staff and specialty producers are welcome to contact the SDSPA Urban Agriculture Liaison, Malisa Niles, with questions, or advice on specialty production at 605-933-1282. Questions or research topics may be submitted anytime by email at sdspa.urbanag@gmail.com. Tuesday | 9 AM- 1 PM Central Unavailable April 3rd
‘Urban Ag’ Office Hours (Week of April 15th)
NRCS staff and specialty producers are welcome to contact the SDSPA Urban Agriculture Liaison, Malisa Niles, with questions, or advice on specialty production at 605-933-1282. Questions or research topics may be submitted anytime by email at sdspa.urbanag@gmail.com. Tuesday | 9 AM- 1 PM Central Thursday | 9 AM-
‘Urban Ag’ Office Hours (Week of April 22nd)
NRCS staff and specialty producers are welcome to contact the SDSPA Urban Agriculture Liaison, Malisa Niles, with questions, or advice on specialty production at 605-933-1282. Questions or research topics may be submitted anytime by email at sdspa.urbanag@gmail.com. Tuesday | 9 AM- 1 PM Central Thursday | 9 AM-
Webinar: Agrivoltaics- Production Ag Under Solar Panels
OnlineMisha Allen, Northern Nye County Extension Educator from the University of Nevada has been researching production agriculture under large scale solar farms across America for several years. Misha will share information on her research regarding what types of agriculture do well under solar panels and the best
Webinar: Cover it Up! Mulching – The Why and What to Use
OnlineKristine Lang, SDSU Extension Consumer Horticulture Specialist along with Robin Buterbaugh, SDSU Extension Horticulture Field Specialist and Jaelyn Whaley, SDSU Extension Sheep Field Specialist will explain the importance of using mulch in the garden and what the different types of mulch are and how they are used.
‘Urban Ag’ Office Hours (Week of April 29th)
NRCS staff and specialty producers are welcome to contact the SDSPA Urban Agriculture Liaison, Malisa Niles, with questions, or advice on specialty production at 605-933-1282. Questions or research topics may be submitted anytime by email at sdspa.urbanag@gmail.com. Tuesday | 9 AM- 1 PM Central Thursday | 9 AM-
Webinar: Getting Started in the Egg Business
OnlineEggs are a hot commodity and what a better time to start an egg operation! Learn about the rules, regulations and licenses required to sell eggs in South Dakota from Gene Stegeman, Director of the State Dairy Testing Lab who is also in charge of egg licensing
‘Urban Ag’ Office Hours (Week of May 6th)
NRCS staff and specialty producers are welcome to contact the SDSPA Urban Agriculture Liaison, Malisa Niles, with questions, or advice on specialty production at 605-933-1282. Questions or research topics may be submitted anytime by email at sdspa.urbanag@gmail.com. Tuesday | 9 AM- 1 PM Central Thursday | 9 AM-
Webinar: Chickens: Advanced Brooding
OnlineSam Noble with Heifer Ranch for Heifer USA will discuss the finer details of brooding to perfect the environment when chicks/poults/ducklings are first placed and how to transition them into pasture poultry. She will be discussing brooder design, ventilation, drafts, bedding, feed, brooding with brooder guard or
‘Urban Ag’ Office Hours (Week of May 13th)
NRCS staff and specialty producers are welcome to contact the SDSPA Urban Agriculture Liaison, Malisa Niles, with questions, or advice on specialty production at 605-933-1282. Questions or research topics may be submitted anytime by email at sdspa.urbanag@gmail.com. Tuesday | 9 AM- 1 PM Central Thursday | 9 AM-