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SUMMARY:NPSAS Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This is the monthly meeting of the NPSAS Board of Directors. It is held virtually each month. Board Members meet in person in late March or early April for an annual retreat and at the annual conference in January. NPSAS members are welcome to ask for the link to attend and/or bring forth ideas that they would like to see the board discuss. In addition\, members are invited to consider serving on the board as 3 seats are up for renewal each year. It is a great opportunity to be involved in NPSAS. If serving on the board is not your style\, but you’d like to help\, consider other ways to be involved.   \n\nServe on the Farm Breeder Network Committee where research\, seed development\, and other ideas are discussed and implemented to improve crop conditions for members\nHost a field day at your farm\nWrite an article for The Germinator\nSpeak at the annual Food & Farming conference in a workshop on a topic that would benefit members and attendees of NPSAS\n\nGo to our NPSAS Board of Directors page to learn more about the board or find out how to reach out to them.  \nIf you’re interested in serving on the NPSAS board\, complete a board application. Elections are in January of each year and there are three positions open each January at the annual meeting held at the NPSAS Food and Farming Conference.
URL:https://www.npsas.org/event/npsas-board-meeting-6/2026-06-18/
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SUMMARY:Soil Health and Conservation Strategies for Transitioning to Organic Regenerative Ag
DESCRIPTION:Soil Health & Conservation Strategies for Transitioning to Small Scale Organic Regenerative Ag \n \nJoin us on June 18\, 2026 from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. in Vermillion\, S.D. for the field day “Soil Health & Conservation Strategies for Transitioning to Organic Regenerative Ag (Small Scale)” Participants will tour Genesis Gardens\, a regenerative urban farm transitioning from conventional to organic production under an NRCS OM-823 interim conservation contract. Speakers from NRCS\, Precision Soil\, BioFlora\, SDSPA\, and NPSAS TOPP Plains will discuss soil health\, conservation practices\, and organic transition strategies. Angela Jackson\, SDSPA Organic Ag Transition Advisor\, will explain organic certification. The event includes practical demonstrations\, networking opportunities\, and a free lunch for all attendees. \nParticipants will gather at Genesis Organic Gardens on June 18\, 2026 for “Transitioning to Organic and Regenerative Practices in an Urban Ag Setting\,” where they will explore practical steps to build soil health\, reduce inputs\, and meet organic standards in smaller\, community-based production systems. Larry Sax (BioFlora.com)\, a NDSU-trained agronomist and longtime MN/SD consultant\, will share lessons from 37 years in the field and recent work with the living soil biome. Glenn Pulse (Pulse of Life Church) and Angela Jackson (SDSPA) will highlight operations\, recordkeeping\, and transition timelines. Cooper Miller will demonstrate soil management strategies through soil testing\, and Ryan Frickel (NRCS) will demonstrate soil analysis practices and discuss NRCS assistance options. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of what is involved with transitioning to organic and regenerative in an urban setting leveraging NRCS for assistance. \nDate: Thursday\, June 18\, 2026 \nTime: 10am to 2pm Central Time \nHost: Pulse of Life Church dba Genesis Gardens\nAddress: 1314 E. Main Street\, Vermillion\, SD 57069 | Phone: 605-659-4744 | genesisgardens@pulseoflife.org www.genesisgardens.org \nDirections: take Exit 26 off I-29. Go 5.5 miles west on Hwy. 50 into Vermillion. Take first left to go south on Crawford Street 0.5 mi\, then turn right on East Main Street and head west for 0.3 mi.  Park in the church parking lot and walk over to the big white shed next door at 1314 E. Main.. \nNOTE: This a joint event between SDSPA\, NRCS\, RAPP\, and NPSAS TOPP PLAINS \nEventbrite Registration Link
URL:https://www.npsas.org/event/soil-health-and-conservation-strategies-for-transitioning-to-organic-regenerative-ag/
LOCATION:Genesis Gardens Pulse of Life Church\, 1314 E. Main Street\, Vermillion\, SD\, 57069\, United States
CATEGORIES:Summer Field Day,TOPP Event
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