Crops, Covers and Cows

Featured speakers

• Greg Judy: Greg and his wife, Jan, own Green Pastures Farm in Missouri. He is a permaculture practitioner and educator who specializes in mob grazing. He has written three books
• Cody Kologi: Regenerative farmers at Prairie Hills Ranch near Moffit, N.D., Cody and his wife, Medora (pictured above), look to mimic the conditions of their livestock's natural living environment
• Jerry Doan: Jerry, along with his wife Renae and family, uses holistic management to regenerate the grassland and cropland that makes up Black Leg Ranch near McKenzie, N.D.

Agenda

8 to 9 a.m. Registration and coffee at Menoken Farm

9 to 9:30 a.m. Opening presentation by Greg Judy, Green Pastures Farm

9:30 a.m. to noon Menoken Farm field tours: Highlights include soybean planted green, oat, 60" corn/covers, and a soil pit

Noon to 1 p.m. Boxed lunch and Q&A with Greg Judy

1 to 1:30 p.m. Participants drive to Prairie Hills Ranch, 11150 262nd St. S.E., Moffit, N.D.

1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Field tours at Prairie Hills Ranch: Highlights include grazing systems, cover crops, and wells/tanks/pipelines

4:30 to 5 p.m. Participants drive to Black Leg Ranch, 24750 62nd Ave. S.E., McKenzie, N.D.

5 to 6:30 p.m. Social and dinner at Black Leg Ranch, featuring Black Leg Ranch Meats

6:30 to 8 p.m. Presentations by Jerry Doan, Black Leg Ranch, and Greg Judy

Tour hosts

• Jay Fuhrer
• Darrell Oswald
• Seth Boechler
• Jaden Deckert

Sponsors

• Burleigh County Soil Conservation District
• Morton County Soil Conservation District
• Natural Resources Conservation Service
• North Dakota Grazing Lands Coalition