The Freeborn Area Soil Health Team will be having a soil health field day on Wednesday August 9th! This event is going to be featuring Frank Gibbs who is a retired NRCS soil scientist from Ohio. Frank will be showing a tile demonstration which consists of Frank using smoke and pressurizing tile lines to force the smoke through the soil surface. In this demonstration smoke is being used as an indicator for water movement through the soil which will show the efficiency of the underlying tile. The more smoke that comes to the surface demonstrates a healthier soil. Soils that are sealed due to compaction will not have smoke rise through the soil surface. Also on the agenda to speak at this event are Sarah Carlson from PFI, Spencer Herbert from SARE/MDA, Mark Morreim from Morreim drainage, Doug Nopar and Shona Snater from the Land Stewardship Project. Don’t miss this event! Agenda for the day! 8am-9am: • Registration: $20 fee to attend 9am-12pm: • Welcome and farm history presented by Mark Ditlevson • Smoke demo and rainfall simulator presented by Frank Gibbs • Local tile observations presented by Mark Morreim 12pm-1pm • Lunch-Not included with the registration fee. Food trucks will be on site to purchase a lunch from 1pm-3pm • Land Stewardship Project presented by Shona Snater & Doug Nopar • Sustainable ag research and education grant presented by Spencer Herbert • Role of 3rd cash crops presented by Sarah Carlson 3pm • Wrap up/Farm tour Lastly we are only 3 likes away from having 100 likes to our Facebook page! The first 100 people to like the page will be entered into a drawing to win 2 free tickets to our field day featuring Frank Gibbs on August 9th. All you need to do is Like the Freeborn Area Soil Health Team on Facebook. Don’t miss this opportunity. Only 3 likes left! If you have any additional questions about this field day call the Freeborn County Soil and Water Conservation District at 507-373-5607 Ext. 3. Thank you, Freeborn Area Soil Health Team