2023 | Langford Natives Dennis & Jean Fagerland featured by USDA NRCS

Our Amazing Grasslands ~ Fagerland Family, Langford, South Dakota

“I think what set us on our path on our journey of soil health, as I saw, was the rainfall simulator. In fact, I had to see it several times before it really sunk in what was happening underneath our soil and how important it was.” ~Dennis Fagerland

You can view the Fagerland’s full video here: https://youtu.be/VZpCyNDK0Cs?si=x_Eqx5z3pluGpUJa

The South Dakota Grassland Coalition (SDGC) partnered with the organizations listed below to enhance the Grassland Planner with a release of a short video story each month during 2023, promoting healthy soils, grasslands, and ecosystems. Please enjoy the “Our Amazing Grasslands” feature story for April 2023.

2023 Grassland Stewardship Communications Project Partners: SDGC, Audubon Dakota, Ducks Unlimited, Partners for Fish and Wildlife, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks, The Nature Conservancy, Pheasants Forever, South Dakota Soil Health Coalition, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and South Dakota State University.

The 2023 Grassland Planner is now available! For a PDF copy, visit: bit.ly/SDGrasslandCalendar23. For a physical copy, contact the NRCS State Office at (605) 352-1200. Get the Google Calendar version at bit.ly/SDGrasslandCalendar.

USDA is an Equal Opportunity Provider, Employer and Lender.

Dated April 1, 2023

–Courtesy of USDA NRCS South Dakota (https://youtu.be/VZpCyNDK0Cs?si=_lw-JnHO0yrGB5nb)