Daily Events Schedule
Exhibits open:
- 9:00am – 5:00pm (Tue/Wed)
- 9:00am – 3:00pm (Thur)
Daily $1000 Showbucks Drawing (Sponsored by Purple Wave Auction)
- Given away daily at 1:00 pm
- Register at Purple Wave Auction Exhibit
Northland Ford F-150 Giveaway:
- Ford F-150 given away Friday at 2:00pm on WNAX radio.
- Register for a chance to win at Northland Ford exhibit.
SDSU Extension Seminar Schedule
| Wednesday, Jan. 8 | ||
| Morning: | 9:30: | Annual Forage Variety & Research Trials |
| Brad Rops & Pete Sexton, SDSU Southeast Farm | ||
| 10:00: | Managing Soil Health and Grazing Cover Crops | |
| Kurt Stiefvaater, Salem farmer | ||
| 10:50: | Grazing Cover Crops at Garretson | |
| Austin Carlson, Garretson farmer | ||
| 11:20: | Grazing Rye in the Fall and Spring | |
| Mike Moeller, Beresford farmer | ||
| 11:50: | Questions and Discussion | |
| Afternoon: | 2:00: | Research on Use of Soy Co-Products in Feedlot Rations |
| Zach Smith, SDSU Animal Science Dept. | ||
| 2:25: | S.E. South Dakota, New and Old Insect Pests of Concern | |
| Philip Rozenboom, SDSU IPM Coordinator | ||
| 2:50: | Break | |
| 3:05: | Corn and Soybean Disease Update | |
| Madalyn Shires and Connie Strunk, SDSU Extension Plant Pathologists | ||
| 3:30: | Effectiveness of Slow Release Fertilizers | |
| Jason Clark, SDSU Extension Soil Fertility Specialist | ||
| 4:00: | Afternoon session ends | |
Where to Stay
The Vermilion Area Chamber recommends these fine Vermillion area hotels. Please contact hotels directly for current nightly rates. For more information and to plan your visit to the Dakota Farm show, visit the Vermillion Area Chamber website.
