Kansas Soil Health Alliance

Topeka Farm Show
2026-01-06 00:00 - 2026-01-08 23:59 (America/Chicago) | Stormont Vail Events Center, One Expocentre Drive, Topeka, Kansas, 66612, United States
For more than 30 years, Tradexpos has proudly brought together thousands of farmers, ranchers, and industry exhibitors under one roof for the Topeka Farm Show. In 2026, the show offers more opportunities to learn, grow and network than ever before. The Tradexpos team is proud to feature 600 booths filled with industry innovating exhibitors at the Topeka Farm Show!

Featuring free daily horsemanship clinics, free parking and admission, the Tradexpos team expects the 2026 Topeka Farm Show to be the biggest yet! Make sure to grab your friends, family, and neighbors and head to Topeka!

National No-Tillage Conference
2026-01-06 00:00 - 2026-01-09 23:59 | Hyatt Regency St. Louis Arch Hotel, 315 Chestnut Street, St. Louis, MO, 63102, United States
Don’t miss an energetic 4 days of nonstop learning from leading no-tillers, agronomists, researchers and other no-till experts sharing innovative ideas that can help you get the most out of your no-till farming system.This 34th annual conference offers a mix of thought-provoking General Sessions, expert-led No-Till Classrooms, collaborative No-Till Roundtables. Plus, valuable pesticide recertification and Certified Crop Advisor credits will be available to qualifying attendees.

FARMCON
2026-01-07 00:00 - 2026-01-08 23:59 | Loews Kansas City Hotel, 1515 Wyandotte St., Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
FARMCON isn’t just another ag conference — it’s where the future of farming is being built! It’s the crossroads where ag entrepreneurs, investors, traders, landowners, and top-level producers come to sharpen their vision, strengthen their teams, and scale what they’ve built.

It’s a room full of builders, growers, and doers — the people who fight to secure their agricultural legacy, innovate through uncertainty, and believe that agriculture’s brightest days are ahead.

Across two days of practical workshops, high-powered keynotes, and off-the-record conversations, you’ll gain actionable insight and strategies from some of the best and brightest in the industry that you can put to work immediately. From labor challenges and breakthrough innovations to input efficiency and next-level risk management, you’ll leave with the connections, clarity, and confidence to take your operation to the next level.

At FARMCON, we don’t just talk about the future — we build it! Join us in Kansas City on January 7th & 8th to connect with others like you who are driving agriculture forward.

Range Management and Soil Health Meeting
2026-01-07 11:00 - 14:00 | Greeley County 4-H Building, 901 Ingalls Ave., Tribune, Kansas, 67879, United States
Join us for an insightful drought workshop where we’ll discuss the latest weather updates, pasture management and stocking rates to ensure sustainability and resilience in challenging conditions. Explore the vital link between native microbial soil life and forage quality based on several case studies on ranches in SE Colorado.

K-State Garden Hour: Soil Smarts-Best Practices to Improve Soil Health (VIRTUAL)
2026-01-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Kansas
Discover simple, science-based practices that transform the way your lawn and garden grow. Join Shannon Blocker, Pottawatomie County Extension Agent, as she explores soil health through the powerful combination of physical, chemical, and biological functions collaborating in the soil beneath your feet. Learn to boost resilience, create a thriving landscape, and provide for long-term soil vitality.

Great Plains Growers Conference 2026
2026-01-08 00:00 - 2026-01-10 23:59 | Fulkerson Conference Center at Missouri Western State University, 4525 Downs Drive, St. Joseph, Missouri, 64507, United States
Farming as a Sacred Trust: Building Community at the Intersection of Land, Food & People

Welcome and Keynote Address featuring Curtis Millsap, Owner/Operator at Millsap Farms

Three pre-conference workshops will be held on Jan. 8 including: Produce Safety Grower Training, CSA Farmers School Intensive, and Starting with Small Livestock. General conference and tradeshow will be held on January 9-10 with over 50 sessions in track on fruit, vegetable, and cut flower production; business management and marketing; and small farm research.

Dr. Jill Clapperton Workshop
2026-01-08 10:00 - 15:00 | Pleasantview Activity Center, 5013 S Dean Rd, Hutchinson, KS, 67501, United States
Dr. Jill Clapperton is an internationally recognized soil scientist, speaker, and educator dedicated to advancing healthy, productive soils that support resilient agroecosystems. Her expertise lies in rhizosphere ecology-the dynamic zone where roots, soil and microorganisms interact. Jill focuses on cropping systems and integrated grazing systems that build soil health, improve nutrient cycling, enhance water-holding capacity, and produce more nutritious food and forage. Come join us for a day of learning about how to improve the soils on our farms by providing homes for the microorganisms.

Strengthening Your Weed Control Program with Cover Crops: A Two-Part Webinar Series (VIRTUAL)
2026-01-12 11:00 - 2026-01-13 12:00 | Kansas
There’s no better way to start off your new year than to tune in to this two-part webinar series to learn how you can take your weed control management system to the next level with cover crops. Starting on Jan. 12 at 11 a.m. CT, hear from John Wallace, Ph.D., of Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, as he discusses reducing herbicide inputs with cover crops. On Jan. 13 at 11 a.m., learn strategies to boost the weed-fighting strength of cover crops from Anita Dille, Ph.D., of K-State Department of Agronomy.

Kansas Grazing Lands Coalition Monthly Grazing Call (VIRTUAL)
2026-01-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Kansas
Connect with other graziers from across the state of Kansas in a telephone conversation with grazing management experts on the SECOND MONDAY of each month, from 7:30 to 9:00 pm.

These informal discussions cover all aspects of grazing management. This is an opportunity to learn how you can use complementary forages to extend your grazing season, gain management tips and explore ideas to improve profitability while you responsibly manage your natural resources.

Who should participate: Farmers, ranchers and educators. Anyone who is interested in grazing!

To participate in the call just dial: 563-999-2134 & enter the access code: [REDACTED].

2026 Soil Health Conference
2026-01-13 00:00 - 2026-01-14 23:59 | Best Western Ramkota Hotel, 1400 8th Ave NW, Aberdeen, 57401, United States
Learn about soil health first steps, soil carbon and economics, soil microbiology, remediating saline soil, cover crops, virtual fencing, livestock integration, regenerative grazing, no-till gardens and composting, and more!

Soil Health Day: Strengthening your operation by improving your soils.
2026-01-13 09:00 - 14:00 | Baden Square, 700 Gary St., Winfield, 67156, United States
Join us for a day of learning all about Soil Health and what it means to your operation. We’ll start the day coffee and an introduction to Soil Health principles from our area NRCS agronomist Morgan Pearman. Then we’ll move into presentations from several local producers and soil health advocates about what practices they’ve employed in their operations and the benefits they’ve reaped because of them. Learn how to implement the five tenants of soil health to improve not only your land but your bottom line as well. Then join us for a smoked brisket lunch provided by Grouse Valley Catering.

Kansas Forest Service Book Club (VIRTUAL)
2026-01-13 16:00 - 17:00 | Kansas
Who else set an ambitious reading goal for 2026? Start it strong with the Kansas Forest Service Book Club!

Join Kansas Forest Service staff and friends to discuss Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard! Southeast Community Forester Kody Kraemer will be our guest speaker for the first part of the meeting, followed by an open group discussion.

Soil Management Summit + Dakota Innovation Research & Technology (DIRT) Conference
2026-01-14 00:00 - 2026-01-15 23:59 | Delta Hotel Fargo, 1635 42nd Street SW, Fargo, North Dakota, 58103, United States
The SMS/DIRT conference emphasizes proven farmer experience and applied science. Straight from the fields, learn how heavier, colder soils aren’t necessarily the challenge they’re made out to be. Hear from long-time no-till, reduced tillage, and cover crop farmers as they share their experiences, so you can be spared the same hard-learned lessons.

The summit features presentations and Q & A with researchers, farmers and agricultural advisors, information from sponsors, and conversations with farmers experienced in different soil health practices.

Grow Native! Webinar: Let's Talk Trees (VIRTUAL)
2026-01-14 16:00 - 17:00 | Kansas
Join Cody Azotea, Arborist and Account Manager with Focal Pointe, and Robbie Doerhoff, Entomologist and Forest Health Program Coordinator with the Missouri Department of Conservation, for a webinar on all things health of native trees. Some topics to be covered include:

-General health monitoring

-Treating pests and diseases

-Pairing the right tree with the right place

-Proper watering, soil considerations, pruning, and mulching

-Finding and using difficult-to-source and rarely used native species

This free webinar, to be held via Zoom, will include a presentation and a live question-and-answer session. The webinar will be recorded, and a link to the recording will be sent to all registrants and posted to the MPF YouTube channel.

Cover Your Acres Winter Conference
2026-01-20 00:00 - 2026-01-21 23:59 | Gateway Civic Center, 1 Morgan Drive, Oberlin, Kansas, 67749, United States
The conference fee includes lunch, morning and afternoon refreshments, and educational materials. A full program is offered each day, with the same program offered each day.

Topics include: Legal Issues, Crop Nutrient Needs, Targeted Herbicide Applications, Crop Rotations, Crop Market Outlook, Forages in Dryland Rotations, and more!

No-Till on the Plains
2026-01-20 00:00 - 2026-01-21 23:59 | Wichita Marriott, 9100 Corporate Hills Drive, Wichita, 67207, United States
Keynote speakers include Philip Mulvey and Jason Rowntree. The advanced workshop: Agriculture’s Innovative Minds (AIM) Symposium will be held on January 22 and will feature Klaas Martens as the speaker.

Good Idea Shop Talks (VIRTUAL)
2026-01-22 11:30 - 12:30, 2026-01-29 11:30 - 12:30 | Kansas
Farmers for Soil Health is proud to announce our partnership with One Good Idea for this winter’s Good Idea Shop Talks. These hour-long virtual meetups will be a place for farmers to come together and share their experiences, both challenges and successes, to help each other improve their soil and water resources while protecting profitability.

Winter Workshop Series: Intercropping: A Diverse Journey with Justin Jacobs
2026-01-23 12:00 - 14:00 | South Hutchinson Community Building, 101 West Ave C, South Hutchinson, Kansas, 67505, United States
Justin Jacobs farms with his family in northwestern North Dakota near Ray. They started building their family farm in 2016 on 45 acres and have since grown to farming 750 acres in 2025. Their farm practices are built on implementing and developing soil health practices, including intercropping and the use of cover crops.

Justin formerly worked for NDSU as a research specialist. While working in the field of research he gained an interest in the practice of intercropping. However, Justin took the next step and began to implement the practice on his own farm, 8 years ago. Intercropping has become one of the staples of the Jacobs’ farming practices. They have grown combinations like pea and canola, pea and flax, pea and durum, and pea and mustard. While implementing the practice on their farm, they have seen ups and downs. Justin’s desire is to share these highs and lows of intercropping so that others can more easily adopt this practice.

The Jacobs’ have a passion to help improve their farming practices and soil health. They are farming not only for their present, but for their future.

Please RSVP by Monday, January 20th by calling the office @ 620-888-2054 or email clwreservations@gmail.com

Flicker Farm Winter Meeting
2026-01-27 09:00 - 15:00 | Inman Community Building, 406 E Center, Inman, Kansas, 67546, United States
What’s happening at Flickner Farms? We’re here to keep you in the know! We hope you’ll join us for our winter meeting so you can learn about all our current and future on-farm projects, technology implementation and natural resource use.

Cover Crop Seed Production Workshop
2026-01-27 09:00 - 15:00 | Kansas
Are you interested in learning more about cover crop seed production and how it can fit into your operation? Join us for a workshop focused on cereal rye featuring leading industry experts, researchers, economists, and fellow producers.

Space is limited. Apply by January 6.

SHPBA Annual Meeting
2026-01-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Rolling Hills Zoo Conference Center, 625 N Hedville Road, Salina, KS, 67401, United States
Save the date: January 27, 2026! No cost to come and learn about prescribed burning. We will be meeting at the Rolling Hills Zoo Conference Center. Come listen to Cade Rensink, Director of the Central Kansas Extension Office. Cade has a wide and varied experience with ranching, range, cattle, prescribed burning, and invasive species. If you choose to become a member the annual fees are only $20 and that provides manpower, equipment, and expertise for burning your pastures. See you there.

Local Work Group Meeting- North Central Kansas
2026-01-28 12:00 - 14:00 | Cloud County Coop Meeting Room, 1402 East 6th Street Traffic Way, Concordia, Kansas, 66901, United States
This is an opportunity for local producers to voice their opinions on conservation practices and activities needed in North Central Kansas. Complimentary Taco Bar!

Kansas Soil Health Partnership Forum (VIRTUAL)
2026-01-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Kansas
A monthly one-hour webinar hosted by the Kansas Soil Health Alliance featuring farmers, ranchers, educators, and ag professionals providing insightful views and sharing personal experiences on how they are working to improve and protect Kansas’s soil.

Winter Workshop Series: Soil Health Matters, Graze Every Acre presented by Steve Swaffer, Noble Research Institute
2026-01-29 12:00 - 14:00 | Pleasantview Activity Center, 5013 S Dean Rd, Hutchinson, KS, 67501, United States
Steve Swaffar serves as a regenerative ranching advisor in the Producer Guidance program at Noble Research Institute. For his presentation, Soil Health Matters, Graze Every Acre, the question is not whether every acre should be grazed, but how can you graze every acre. Whether you want to extend your grazing season, make use of ungrazed acres, improve grazing distribution and utilization or reclaim ungrazable acres, grazing management with soil health in mind will increase your opportunities.

Please RSVP by Tuesday, Jan. 27th by calling the office @ 620-888-2054 or email clwreservations@gmail.com.

Kansas Commodity Classic
2026-01-30 00:00 - 23:59 | Hilton Garden Inn – Salina, 3320 S 9th Street, Salina, KS, 67401, United States
Make plans to attend the Kansas Commodity Classic, the premier event of the Kansas Corn, Grain Sorghum, Soybean and Wheat associations bringing together farmers and ag leaders from across the state. Every year, growers of the state’s top commodities gather to get valuable insights on policy, markets, weather and more.

K-State’s Dr. Jennifer Ifft and Robin Reid will discuss economics and policy; Tanner Ehmke, Lead Economist for Grains & Oilseeds at CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange will provide market insights, popular meteorologist Ross Janssen will cover weather, and hear updates from DC from members of the Kansas Congressional delegation. Check back as we confirm additional speakers.

Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. with a light breakfast. Speakers begin at 9 a.m. and wrap up mid afternoon following the Kansas Commodity Classic luncheon. Be sure to join us and to also participate in the commodity group meetings held in conjunction with the Classic!

YF&R Leaders Conference
2026-01-30 00:00 - 2026-02-01 23:59 | Manhattan Conference Center, 410 South 3rd Street, Manhattan, Kansas, 66502, United States
Join young farmers, ranchers and agriculturists from across the state at the 2026 Young Farmers & Ranchers Leaders Conference. The event will focus on connecting you with practical tools and resources to add value to your daily work, expanding your peer and professional network and providing encouragement and motivation to keep pushing forward in a tough time for agriculture. Regardless of the crops you grow, animals you raise or off-farm role you play, this conference has something for all young people connected to agriculture and will empower attendees to return home with the tools and knowledge to make positive changes for their farms, families and communities.

KFBA Quarterly Town Hall
2026-01-30 09:00 - 13:00 | Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 66506, United States
KBFA is proud to announce that Dr. DeWayne Goldmon, former Senior Advisor to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary, will be the guest speaker at our KBFA Quarterly Town Hall on Friday, January 30, 2026, at Kansas State University

Thanks to the support of the Kansas Health Foundation, this event is free and open to the public, with a hybrid option available for those who prefer to attend virtually.

Grazing Winter Stockpile Feed- A way to feed cows that pays, and has all positive side-effects
2026-01-31 09:00 - 14:00 | Portis Community Center, 206 Market Street, Portis, Kansas, 67474, United States
Jared McCoy will present an introduction to winter stockpile grazing that he’s been using on his farm. We will take a grazing and livestock field tour (weather dependent), we will have a grazing panel, and a roundtable discussion. Please register so we have an accurate meal count.

State Association of Kansas Watersheds Annual Meeting
2026-02-03 00:00 - 2026-02-04 23:59 | Hotel Topeka at City Center, 1717 SW Topeka Blvd, Topeka, Kansas, 66612, United States
The meeting will begin at Hotel Topeka at City Center on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, with registration from 8:00 to 9:00 am, Keynote Address, and a presentation from 9:10 am to 10:10 am. At 10:30 am, shuttle coaches will transport attendees to the Kansas State Capitol for a meet and greet with your legislators. Lunch will be provided and is included in the registration fee. The shuttle coaches will pick up from the Kansas State Capitol at 2:00 pm and return to the hotel. The meeting presentations will reconvene at 2:30 pm and conclude at 5:00 pm. The meeting will reconvene at 8:30 am Wednesday, February 4, 2026. SAKW and its members represent an important segment of the state’s natural resource protection initiative.
