Agriculture
Here is a quick list of our upcoming 2009 and 2010 Programs:
****Please note****
Due to potential of freezing drizzle, the Beef Cow Winter Management Meeting scheduled for this evening Tuesday December 22 in Sioux Falls at the Minnehaha County Extension Office has been postponed. It will be held on January 8 starting time of 1:30 PM at the same location.
Jeff Lounsbery
Lincoln County Extension Educator
605-764-2756
Beef Cow Winter Management Meeting
SDSU Extension Beef Specialist, Cody Wright of Brookings will be the featured speaker at an evening meeting in Sioux Falls Tuesday December 22nd. Starting time will be 6:30 PM at the Minnehaha County Extension Office, 220 W. 6th Street, east of the courthouse complex.
Dr. Wright, a native of Minnehaha County will discuss the safe utilization of moldy feeds. With all the excess moisture in 2009 it has led to an abundant amount of poor quality, moldy hay. In some areas the corn crop has also been affected with moderate to high levels of molds and toxins. This all can have adverse to harmful effects on the cow herd including feed refusal and reproductive failure.
Other topics of discussion at this pre-holiday meeting will include cow mineral requirements, pre-calving nutritional considerations, body condition scoring, and management of the young cow.
This meeting is free of charge and open to anyone who is interested in beef herd management.
Questions regarding this program should be directed to Lincoln County Extension Livestock Educator Jeff Lounsbery at (605) 764-2756.
For weather related cancellations listen to AM 1000 KXRB or AM 570 WNAX.
2010 UPCOMING AGRONOMY PROGRAMS
Date Program Location
Jan 11 (9:30 a.m.) Annual Row Crop Clinic & Private Pesticide Applicator Training
American Legion Hall, Renner
Jan 13 (9:30 a.m.) Annual Row Crop Clinic & Private Pesticide Applicator Training
Parker Community Building, Parker
Jan 19 (1:00 p.m.) Private Pesticide Applicator Training
Crooks Community Building, Crooks
Jan 27 (1:30 p.m.) Grain Storage & Drying Sioux Falls Farm Show
Jan 28 (1:30 p.m.) Grain & Livestock Market Outlook Sioux Falls Farm Show
Jan 29 (1:30 p.m.) 2010 Crop Weather Outlook Sioux Falls Farm Show
Feb 2 (9:30 a.m.) Annual Row Crop Clinic & Private Pesticide Applicator Training
Bridges of Beresford, Beresford
March 23 (6:30 p.m.) Private Pesticide Applicator Training Minnehaha County Extension Office, Sioux Falls
**** Note: Crop Clinics start at 9:30 a.m. while the Private Pesticide Applicator Training (PAT) portion starts at 1:00 p.m. In order to be recertified individuals must attend the PAT portion from 1 p.m. till 4 p.m.
I-29 Dairy Conference set for Jan. 21-22 in Sioux Falls
The fifth annual I-29 Dairy Conference will be held in Sioux Falls on Jan. 21-22, 2010.
The conference begins with registration from 3:30 to 9 p.m. on Jan. 21 at the Best Western Ramkota Inn & Conference Center, 3200 W. Maple St., Sioux Falls.
Registration costs $20 per person and includes materials and lunch. Discounts are available for members of both the Western Iowa Dairy Alliance and the Minnesota Milk Producers. Lodging discounts are available to those who register at the Ramkota Inn before Dec. 24, 2009.
Those who wish to register may also mail contact information and payment to Valerie Denison, SDSU Dairy Science Box 2104, Dairy Microbiology Building, Room 109, Brookings, SD 57007.
The 2010 conference is entitled “Sustaining our Dairy Families, Farms, and Rural Communities” and will feature numerous expert speakers.
The Extension services of South Dakota, Iowa, North Dakota, Nebraska, and Minnesota, along with the Southwest Minnesota Dairy Profit Group, are coordinating the conference. Sessions during the conference include the following:
• Issues of family and business and considerations when the two collide.
• Sustaining cow welfare.
• Graceful transition strategies.
• Sustainable dairy business options.
• An update on dairy sustainability from Rick Naczi of the National Dairy Industry.
• Supply management and free-market system questions.
Sponsorship opportunities for the conference are still available. To sponsor the conference, contact South Dakota Cooperative Extension Dairy Specialist Alvaro Garcia at (605) 688-5488, alvaro.garcia@sdstate.edu, or Valerie Denison of the SDSU Dairy Science Department at (605) 688-4116, or Valerie.Denison@sdstate.edu.
For other information, contact organizer J.W. Schroeder of the North Dakota State University Animal Sciences Department at (701) 231-7663 or jw.schroeder@ndsu.edu.
The dates for the 2010 Sioux Empire Farm Show / Sioux Falls Farm Show are January 26-30, 2010 in Sioux Falls, S.D. The livestock shows are held in The Expo Building at the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds and begin Tuesday evening January 26 and run to Saturday January 30 and will feature a Supreme Row, Mayor’s Roundup and Sale of Champions events again this year. Livestock related vendors will have booth displays set up there as well.
The Sioux Falls Arena and Convention Center will host the Sioux Falls Farm Show portion of the event which runs January 27, 28 and 29 and features the farm machinery and agricultural trade show. This event also features educational events hosted by the South 1 Extension Field Education Unit (Extension Offices in Minnehaha, Turner and Lincoln Counties). These educational programs sessions will be held in Conference Rooms 9 and 10. Admission is free.
Here are the educational programs that will be offered:
Jan. 27 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. . Grain Storage & Drying - Steve Pohl, SD Extension Structures & Environment Specialist will address how to store and dry wet grain and what to watch for this spring.
Jan. 28 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Grain and Livestock Market Outlook - Alan May and Matt Diersen, SDSU Extension Marketing Specialists will be on hand to recap the current market situation and to look ahead at what 2010 holds in store.
Jan. 29 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Crop Weather Outlook for 2010 - Dennis Todey SDSU Extension Climatologist will review what happened in 2009 and look ahead to possible weather trends for the 2010 spring and summer growing seasons.
