Upcoming July Events
- SDACD
- Jun 30
- 3 min read
Updated: Jul 1
July Events at a Glance
July 1 - Thinning Out Smooth Bromegrass Invasion
July 9 - Small Acreage Grassland Tour
July 9, 10, 16 - Herbaceous Plant Establishment Blended Workshop
July 10 - Evaluating Range Health & Grazing Objectives, Land & Livestock Tour
July 4-16 - SD Stockgrowers Association Convention
July 15 - Pasture Walk at the 33 Ranch
July 22-24 - Grazing School in Summit, SD
July 22-25 - Women on the Range Grazing Workshop in Faith, SD
Scroll down for event details and flyers.
July 1
Thinning Out Smooth Bromegrass Invasion
Location: Manbull Farming, LLC - 32330 282nd St., Colome, SD
Time: 9 - 11 AM
Questions? Contact Van Mansheim at 605-840-4926
Topics:
Overview of Rangeland Soil Health Grazing Strategy
Native Grasses Taking Over
Range Plant Identification
Making It Work on My Ranch
Instruction from Lealand Schoon, Fourever Grazingland LLC
July 9
Small Acreage Grassland Tour
Location: Pete & Bridget Bauman Acreage - 17755 456 Ave, Watertown, SD
Time: 5:30 - 8:30 PM CST
FREE MEAL, Sponsored by the South Dakota Grassland Coalition
Topics, included but not limited to:
Expert Guidance - how to make a home in the country profitable, incorporating family talents and interests, seeking out small enterprises that make sense: leveraging land and outbuildings.
Sustainability Focus - working cooperatively amongst neighbors, grassland restoration, shelterbelt renovation, and old pasture renovation.
Livestock Integration - gardens, chickens (and other things Pete dislikes), pocket gophers and other pests, and the integration of fire and grazing on private lands.
July 9, 10, 16
Herbaceous Plant Establishment Blended Workshop - Online & Field Sessions
Online Session
When: Wednesday, July 9
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM CST
Topics: Plant materials program overview, site considerations for a successful planting, keys to choosing seeds and amounts for a successful planting, SD seeding tool overview, and resources.
Field Sessions
When/Where:
Thurs, July 10, Sioux Falls Area
Thurs, July 10, Wessington Springs
Wed, July 16, Sturgis
Time: 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM local time
Topics: Grass/forb identification and characteristics, no-till drill basics, site preparation, stand evaluation, stand management, post establishment maintenance.
For more information, please get in touch with Emily Rohrer at emily.rohrer@usda.gov.
July 10
Evaluating Range Health & Grazing Objectives
July 14-16
South Dakota Stockgrowers Association Convention
Location: Best Western Ramkota Hotel & Convention Center - 2111 North Lacrosse St, Rapid City, SD
For more information, contact:
605-342-0429
July 15
Pasture Walk at the 33 Ranch
Location: Rasmussen-Lehman 33 Ranch, south of Belvidere, SD
RSVP: Jenita Derga - (308) 201-0065, jenita1204@gmail.com
NOTE: RSVP is necessary so we can plan for transportation.
Details: Tour through the north half of the Rasmussen-Lehman Ranch, where you'll take a close look at the infrastructure it takes to manage 1,100 yearlings in one herd. Badland pastures are subdivided with single-strand high-tensile wire, and cattle are watered utilizing large storage tanks and plastic pipe.
July 22-24
Grazing School in Summit, SD
Location: Summit, SD
Learn more & register: https://sdgrass.org/grazing-school/
Contact: Abbey of the Hills: 605-398-9200
or
Judge Jessop: 605-280-0127 | judge.jessop@sdconservation.net
Details: Connect with other ranchers and land stewards in a hands-on workshop built to sharpen your grazing strategies. Discover how to set pratical goals, assess pasture conditions, calculate stocking rates, improve grazing economics, plan fencing and water layouts, tackles weed issues, and a whole lot more.
Other Grazing School Dates & Locations 2025:
Sept. 9-11: Chamberlain, SD
July 22-25
Women on the Range Grazing Workshop - Faith, SD
Location: Wedge Tent Ranch, 14596 SD-73, Faith, SD
Contacts:
Krista Ehlert, krista.ehlert@sdstate.edu or Sharon Carmichael, rancherswife2@gmail.com
Details: We are moving into our second year of hosting the WOTR Grazing Workshop at Wedge Tent Ranch with Bart and Shannon Carmichal and Pat Guptill of Principled Land Managers!
We will have a full agenda that covers grazing management, rangeland ecology, plant ID, body condition scoring, handling the stresses of home/work/ranch and how to balance it all, pasture allocation, water quality, and animal nutrition (to name a few!). This is a great workshop for women who want to learn the WHY behind things on the ranch, increase their confidence, and be surrounded by like-minded women who are in the throes of it.
Other WOTR Upcoming Events:
August 1: Roots & Ranching Road Show - Stop 2 at Higgins Cattle Co., Leola, SD
What’s Coming in August:
August 1 - WOTR Roots & Ranching Road Show - Stop 2 in Leola, SD
Contact Krista Ehlert, krista.ehlert@sdstate.edu, for more information and details.
August 9 - Duck Day at Wallace, SD
View details and register: Duck Day @ Wallace
August 11 - Leopold Conservation Award Recipient Tour in Mud Buttes, SD
August 13 - Saline Bus Tour in Miller, SD
Contact Cassie Auxt at cauxt@ducks.org or 605-419-2914
August 27 - September 1 - South Dakota State Fair
