USDA Research Results Conference

Farming and Ranching for the Bottom Line on February 23 & 24, 2021

Don Tanaka

2021 Farming & Ranching for the Bottom Line Conference

Registration is now open for the Feb. 23 and 24, 2021, “Linking Soil to Well-Being,” the annual Farming and Ranching for the Bottom Line event normally held in Bismarck, N.D.

If you have an opportunity to print out some posters to distribute or use to invite your friends and neighbors to join you, it would be very sincerely appreciated!

Due to the pandemic, this year’s event will be held online via Zoom, a video conferencing service. The event begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, and continues at 8:55 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021.

14 speakers featured

Just two of the 14 speakers for the Feb. 23 and 24, 2021, event are Dr. Nicole Van Dam and John Kempf.

Dr. Nicole Van Dam: Van Dam is a professor at the Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany, and a researcher at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, Leipzig, Germany. Her research mission is to unravel the molecular and chemical mechanisms governing interactions between plants and herbivores.
John Kempf: Kempf is the founder of Advancing Eco Agriculture (AEA), a plant nutrition and biostimulants consulting company. He is a top expert in the field of biological and regenerative farming. Kempf founded AEA in 2006 to help fellow farmers by providing the education tools and strategies that will have a global effect on the food supply and those who are growing that supply. He is building a comprehensive systems-based approach to plant nutrition, a system solidly based on the sciences of plant physiology, mineral nutrition and soil microbiology.

Please see the flyer for the full list of speakers and their speaking times.

Registration and Zoom link

There is no cost to participate in this online event. However, registration is required to get the Zoom link for the event. Those who register will be e-mailed the Zoom link invite the week of the event.

Questions and more information

If you have any questions on registration or the event, contact Connie Bryant , Burleigh County Soil Conservation District (SCD), at:

E-mail: constance.bryant@nd.nacdnet.net

Phone: 701-250-4518, ext. 3

2020 Presentations:

https://vimeo.com/showcase/7045671

Industry Perspective: Presented by Dr. Tom Rabaey, General Mills

Rain, Rust & Ruts: Is there a Silver Lining in 2019?: Presented by Dr. Mark Liebig

Links Between Land Management & Food Quality: What can Archives Samples Tell Us?: Presented by Dr. Andrea Clemensen

USDA Soil Health/Human Health Project: Presented by Dr. Mike Grusak

NDSU Agribiome Initiative: Presented by Dr. Gregory Lardy & Dr. John McEvoy

Building Soil Health Across ND: Innovative Producer Panel: Moderated by Dr. Abbey Wick