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Soil Health

Winter Conservation Meeting

March 11, 2025
9am - 2pm

Coyote Moon Grille
480 55th Ave SE | St. Cloud, MN 56304

Agenda

9:00
9:20
10:00
10:45
11:00
12:00
12:30

Registration & Exhibitor Visits
Jared House: Policy and Soil Health Updates from BWSR
Erik Hoegemeyer: The Price of Growth: Global Ag Input Trends
Break
Grant & Dawn Breitkreutz: Soil Health and Livestock: Economic Benefits for Farmers
Lunch
Manure Management Updates

Space is Limited! Register Today!

About Our Speakers

Erik Hoegemeyer

Erik Hoegemeyer is the Assistant Professor of Agribusiness and Economics at Midland University in Fremont, Nebraska. He is also a licensed Series 3 and 30 commodity broker and a partner in Maple Creek Bookkeeping & Consulting, which specializes in Farm Financial decision making.

In addition, he performs various consulting and speaking engagements, specializing in agricultural economics, geopolitics, and geoeconomics.

Erik is originally from Hooper, Nebraska, where his family settled in the early 1870s. He grew up in his family’s seed business, Hoegemeyer Hybrids, founded in 1937. He attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and graduated in Agricultural Economics. He has also earned a Master of Business Administration from Creighton University and a Master of Legal Studies from the Gould School of Law at the University of Southern California. In addition, he is currently finalizing his doctoral studies in International Business at Liberty University.

Dawn & Grant Breitkreutz

Grant & Dawn Breitkreutz manage Stoney Creek Farm near Redwood Falls, MN. Over the past 27 years, they have converted a conventional row crop and cow/calf operation into a multi-enterprise “unconventional” family business. Their management includes at least a three-crop rotation, with the incorporation of cover-crops whenever possible in their 100% no-till cropping system.

Cattle are grazed across nearly every acre of the home farm throughout the year. They use adaptive multi-paddock grazing throughout their pasture systems and they now graze much longer, with more livestock, than ever before. Their operation includes pasture-raised beef, pork, chicken, and eggs. They are passionate about healing the land and about educating others to ensure that future generations have a beautiful legacy to carry into the future.

Jared House

Jared House is the Soils Programming Coordinator for the Board of Water and Soil Resources.

He is a conservation professional with experience in natural resource management. He coordinates multiple state and federally funded soil health programs, providing support to Soil and Water Conservation Districts throughout the state, as well as other stakeholders, in their implementation of conservation practices and program participation.

Jared works on project coordination, conservation delivery, public speaking, and environmental science. He's successfully assisted agricultural producers in implementing best management practices, developed and overseen compliance with the MN buffer law, served as the Water Planner for Grant County, and promoted educational opportunities for diverse audiences. He's also a published author!

Cover Crops for Prevented Planting

Excessive precipitation and persistently wet conditions have prevented the planting of corn and soybeans in some fields and led to ponding and drown-out in others. Planting a cover crop in these acres can help control weeds and prevent erosion while enhancing soil structure and overall soil health. Here are two non-overwintering cover crop mixes assembled in partnership with Saddle Butte Ag. To learn more about these species in these blends, visit our Cover Crops page.

Prices start at around $10/acre. To get pricing on the blends below or find a cover crop that will work for you, contact your Crop Advisor. Visit our Locations page to find the Centra Sota location nearest to you!

Non-Overwintering Cover Crop Mix

Recommended Guidelines for This Mix:

Planting Date - Early to Mid-July
Planting Method - Surface application is possible, but incorporation into the soil is recommended for optimal results.
Mix with Pell Lime or Potash at 125 lbs/acre
Ideal for row crop farms that want to promote soil biology and nutrient scavenging with the ease of termination over winter.

Summer Annual Forage for Green Chop or Wrapped Hay