2025 UMURAI Conference Speaker Jon Frank
Video: 2025 UMURAI Conference Speaker Jon Frank, The BRIX Masterclass Frank is a soil consultant and citizen scientist. He will discuss how to use BRIX to increase plant health, improve flavor, and lock in customer satisfaction. This segment has been funded under a Conservation Collaboration Cooperative Agreement NR226740XXXXC008 between the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) […]
2025 UMURAI Conference Speaker Doug Voss
Video: Doug Voss – Soil Health Academy; Voss shared his passion for healthy soil and how it can cross all tribal boundaries in real practice and affects everyone who eats and breathes. Published May 5, 2025 This segment has been funded under a Conservation Collaboration Cooperative Agreement NR226740XXXXC008 between the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) […]
2025 UMURAI Conference Speaker Charlie Johnson
Video: “Soil, Steward and Community”, Johnson is a self-employed operator and partner with Johnson Farms and was selected as Organic Farmer of the Year in 2013. Published May 5, 2025 This segment has been funded under a Conservation Collaboration Cooperative Agreement NR226740XXXXC008 between the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and South Dakota Specialty Producers Association […]
2025 UMURAI Conference Speaker Matt Kleinhenz
Video: Common Challenges and Opportunities; Maintaining Soil Productivity During and After Organic Transition; Kleinhenz is a professor and extension specialist and will summarize challenges and opportunities common during and after transitioning to organic production, emphasizing ones associated with maintaining soil productivity. This segment has been funded under a Conservation Collaboration Cooperative Agreement NR226740XXXXC008 between the […]
2025 UMURAI Conference Speaker Kelly Scheetz
Video: A Legacy of Care with Sustainable Packaging; Scheetz is the owner of Scheetz Mercantile and will discuss the importance of sustainable packaging. Published May 5, 2025 This segment has been funded under a Conservation Collaboration Cooperative Agreement NR226740XXXXC008 between the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA), to promote […]
2025 UMURAI Conference Breakout Session Benjamin Fahrer
Video: Rewilding and Integrative Ecological Systems Management; Fahrer will explore the integration of rewilding and working with nature into agricultural practices as a pathway to resilience and regeneration. This segment has been funded under a Conservation Collaboration Cooperative Agreement NR226740XXXXC008 between the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA), to […]
2025 UMURAI Conference – Isabel Nazarian
Video: Isabel Nazarian – Transforming Urban Farms with Pollinator Habitat; Nazarian is a Biologist with Pollinator Partnership and will discuss her work helping urban and rural agricultural producers establish pollinator friendly habitat by providing Farm Bill application and conservation planning support. This segment has been funded under a Conservation Collaboration Cooperative Agreement NR226740XXXXC008 between the […]
2025 UMURAI Conference – Shannon Mutschelknaus
Video: Shannon Mutschelknaus – Engineering a Better High Tunnel; Mutschelknaus will discuss his findings from the 2023-2024 winter and growing season in his custom designed solar high tunnel. Published May 5, 2025 This segment has been funded under a Conservation Collaboration Cooperative Agreement NR226740XXXXC008 between the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and South Dakota Specialty […]
2025 UMURAI Conference – Dirk and Kjersten Oudman
Video: Dirk and Kjersten Oudman – Income Diversification Through CSAs, Farmers Markets, and Food Hubs; The Oudman’s will share about their farm Blue Sky Vegetable Co., and their mission to farm in a way that is in balance with the ecosystem, using beneficial microorganisms and compost for much of their nutrients and pest solutions. Published […]
2025 UMURAI Conference – Speaker Jim Ristau
Video: Jim Ristau – Who Lives in Good Compost? Ristau works with farmers on their regenerative journey and provides products to support that effort. Published May 5, 2025 This segment has been funded under a Conservation Collaboration Cooperative Agreement NR226740XXXXC008 between the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA), to […]