“I think what set us on our path on our journey of soil health, as I saw, was the rainfall simulator. In fact, I had to see it several times before it really sunk in what was happening underneath our soil and how important it was.”
Dennis Fagerland
In this seven minute video release, we visit with the Fagerland Family in Langford, South Dakota. The Fagerland family became more invested in soil health after seeing the rainfall simulator. Through various conservation programs and stewardship, the Fagerlands plan on leaving the land better than they found it.
The South Dakota Grassland Coalition (SDGC) partnered with the organizations listed below to enhance the Grassland Planner with a release of a short video story each month during 2023, promoting healthy soils, grasslands, and ecosystems. Please enjoy the "Our Amazing Grasslands" feature story for April 2023.
2023 Grassland Stewardship Communications Project Partners: SDGC, Audubon Dakota, Ducks Unlimited, Partners for Fish and Wildlife, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks, The Nature Conservancy, Pheasants Forever, South Dakota Soil Health Coalition, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and South Dakota State University.
The 2023 Grassland Planner is now available!
For a PDF copy, visit: bit.ly/SDGrasslandCalendar23.
For a physical copy, contact the NRCS State Office at (605) 352-1200.
Get the Google Calendar version at bit.ly/SDGrasslandCalendar.
If you missed previous "Our Amazing Grassland" stories, the links are below:
The 2023 Our Amazing Grassland stories:
January: Ollila Family
February: Breyer and Wollschlager Families
March: Sander Family
Previous year's Our Amazing Grassland stories:
Original source can be found here.