Kansas Soil Health Alliance

Kansas Grazing Lands Coalition Monthly Grazing Call (VIRTUAL)
2026-05-11 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-06-08 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | 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].

Noble Land Essentials
2026-05-12 00:00 - 2026-05-13 23:59 | Noble Research Institute – Pavilion, 2715 Sam Noble Parkway, Ardmore, Oklahoma, 73401, United States
Learn what your land needs to grow the quality forage needed for today’s grazing herds to be healthy, productive and profitable. Lessons covered include: Getting grounded in regenerative agriculture, Healthier Soil = A Better Bottom Line, Understanding your soil health, Tracking soil health, Gaining stakeholder buy-in, Building a personalized action plan

Women Landowners Leading Regeneration- Event for Non-Operating Women Landowners
2026-05-12 09:00 - 15:00 | Prairiewood Retreat & Preserve- Blue Sage Barn, 1484 Wildcat Creek Road, Manhattan, Kansas, 66503, United States
This gathering provides a unique learning community for women non-operating landowners renting farmland to tenants in Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. You’ll gain practical conservation knowledge and build confidence in connecting with your tenants.

This in-person meeting will be followed by three virtual meetings over Zoom.

Callery Pear Buyback Program- Wichita
2026-05-12 15:00 - 18:00 | Kansas
If you remove a Callery pear from your property, you can receive a free native replacement tree at one of our May 2026 buyback events. This program applies to Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana) and its common cultivars, including ‘Bradford,’ ‘Cleveland Select,’ and ‘Aristocrat.’

Before signing up, please read all event details carefully on the event page. Registration will open later this spring.

Callery Pear Buyback Program- Ellsworth
2026-05-13 15:00 - 18:00 | Kansas

High Tunnel Workshop
2026-05-14 13:00 - 16:00 | Anchor Farm, Cheney, Kansas, 67025, United States
Are you curious about using high tunnels for specialty crop production? Join us at Anchor Farm in Cheney with local grower Shelby Beyer to learn how to use high tunnels to extend your growing season and understand the specific considerations for growing under cover.

On Thursday, May 14, 2026, from 1 PM to 4 PM, we will cover how to use high tunnels to extend your growing season and protect your crops from unpredictable Kansas weather. This session includes hands-on experience as you assist with installing new plastic on a tunnel.

NACD's Conservation Coffee Webinar: "Funding and Tools to Support Conservation Planning on Dairy Farms" (VIRTUAL)
2026-05-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Kansas
Join NACD’s next Conservation Coffee webinar on “Funding and Tools to Support Conservation Planning on Dairy Farms,” this Thursday, May 14, at 3:00 p.m. ET.

Presented by Bridgett Hilshey, Senior Director of Sustainability Projects at Dairy Management Inc., hear about their Dairy Conservation Navigator (DCN). The DCN is an online platform with science-based information on dairy conservation topics, practices, and technologies. This webinar will introduce several key DCN resources. These include the Learning Hub, which offers webinars, slide decks, handouts, and web-based materials for learning, training, and outreach.

The webinar will also cover the Practice and Technology Library, a searchable database with more than 80 practices and technologies, including information on implementation, economics, and environmental impacts. In addition, the webinar will highlight DCN’s new free Funding Opportunities Database, which includes more than 170 programs—many for dairy and beyond—and can be filtered by eligibility, funding status, farm focus, and funding objective.

Callery Pear Buyback Program- Manhattan
2026-05-14 15:00 - 18:00 | Kansas

Abundant Ogallala: Producers and Possibilities- Part 2 (VIRTUAL)
2026-05-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Kansas
Join NCAT Agriculture Specialists Darron Gaus and Cody Brown for a virtual workshop series that will: • Discuss the state of water in the Ogallala Aquifer and the High Plains • Highlight water conservation practices • Introduce producers to conservation funders • Explore drought resilience . . .and more!

Soil Health & Regenerative Agriculture Curriculum Teacher Workshop
2026-05-26 10:00 - 16:00 | Agronomy Education Center- Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 66506, United States
Funded by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) Secondary Education, Two Year Post Secondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grant (SPECA), American Farmland Trust brought together partners from across states and sectors to create and pilot a hands-on soil health and regenerative agriculture curriculum for high schools focused in the Midwest. We are currently seeking teachers interested in receiving training through this workshop, teaching the curriculum and providing feedback for our developers.

Southern Plains Grasslands Summit
2026-05-27 08:00 - 2026-05-29 17:00 | The Salt Fork Event Center, 27251 County Road 460, Alva, Oklahoma, 73717, United States
Join producers, agencies, and academics for three days of collaboration focused on the future of grasslands across the Southern Plains. With three themed tracks: Working Lands- Ranching, Wildlife- BioDiversity, and Conservation- Resources Management.

Grasslands - The Prairie
2026-05-27 09:00 - 13:00 | Eureka Downs Track, 210 N Jefferson St, Eureka, Kansas, 67045, United States
Join us for our upcoming grasslands and healthy prairie workshop/field day where you’ll learn the essentials of caring for your grassland!

Soil Health Partnership Webinar
2026-05-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Kansas
Join us for a free, 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. The webinar is on Zoom from noon-1pm on the last Thursday of every month.

Central Plains Drinking Water Quality and Rural Health Symposium
2026-06-02 00:00 - 23:59 | University of Kansas Conference Center, 815 Fambrough Drive, Lawrence, Kansas, 66045, United States
Join us for a one-day interdisciplinary symposium bringing together researchers, health professionals, rural health advocates, policymakers, and community leaders from Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and Oklahoma to explore the critical intersection of water quality and rural health.

Clean water is fundamental to health, yet many rural communities face unique challenges in maintaining and accessing safe water. This symposium will provide a platform to share relevant issues in the Central Plains states, identify data gaps, foster cross-disciplinary communication, and develop actionable strategies for improving water quality and public health outcomes in rural settings.

This one-day event will take place on June 2, 2026 at the brand-new University of Kansas Conference Center located in Lawrence, KS. The event will feature talks by speakers from each state addressing state-specific issues and ongoing research initiatives and breakout discussions on a variety of water and health topics.

Business of Grazing
2026-06-02 00:00 - 2026-06-04 23:59 | Lincoln University George Washington Carver Farm, 3804 Bald Hill Road, Jefferson City, Missouri, 65101, United States
Business of Grazing teaches you how to manage your grazing lands by: Calculating gross margins and identifying profitable ventures to scale while phasing out underperforming areas, Understanding cost-benefit analysis of key investments like water and fencing through real-life case studies, and Creating detailed grazing plans to guide daily operations, support business goals and seize opportunities.

Lincoln University is pleased to offer this special reduced registration rate to producers.

Conservation in Action Tour: America's Premier On-Farm Experience
2026-06-03 00:00 - 2026-06-04 23:59 | Sheraton Raleigh Hotel, 421 S Salisbury St, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27601, United States
The annual Conservation in Action Tour is a live showcase of practical and profitable conservation management practices and sustainable farming systems. Farmer-led demonstrations provide national leaders from the entire food and agriculture value chain with critical perspectives to harness for program design, outreach, implementation, and accelerating the adoption of conservation practices at scale.

Kansas Soil Health Network Field Day
2026-06-04 08:30 - 13:00 | Guetterman Brothers Family Farms, 9970 W 215th Street, Bucyrus, KS, 66013
Join us for a morning of soil health education at Guetterman Brothers Family Farms. This event will feature a field tour, farmer panel, free lunch and more!

Women in Agriculture
2026-06-04 17:00 - 19:00 | Elk Plaza, 203 N. West Street, Hanston, Kansas, 67849, United States
Featured topic: Mental Health in Agriculture

Grazing Management for Soil Health & Water Quality
2026-06-15 09:00 - 16:00 | Grace Community Church, 310 E 8th Street, Overbrook, Kansas, 66524, United States
Candy Thomas, soil health specialist with the Kansas Association of Conservation Districts, and Doug Peterson, regenerative ag specialist, are hitting the road! They will be leading 4 grazing schools in 4 locations in 4 days!

Noble Grazing Flint Hills Series
2026-06-16 00:00 - 2026-06-18 23:59 | Hy-Plains Research, 453 M Avenue, Council Grove, Kansas, 66846, United States
Noble Grazing Flint Hills Series offers ranchers education and guidance to effective grazing management and business strategy. With region-specific tools and practical guidance, this series helps you embrace adaptive grazing while boosting productivity and profitability.

Space is limited to the first 35 participants. This series is designed as a complete program, so participants are expected to attend all three sessions to maximize the benefits.

Noble Grazing Essentials: June 16-18

Business of Grazing: July 14-16

Flint Hills Workshop: August 11

Research Field Conference with Pfaltzgraff Farms
2026-06-16 01:00 - 2026-06-18 00:59, 2026-06-16 13:00 - 18:00, 2026-06-17 08:00 - 18:00 | 12189 County Roat 7 Haxtun, CO 80731, 12189 County Road 7, Haxtun, CO, 80731, United States
The Dynamics of Soil Health, Diversity, and Insects

This two day conference will kick off with an afternoon with Dr. Thomas Dykstra, and hold onto your seats because it finishes with Dr. Jerry Hatfield. You’ll see the full spectrum presented from soil biology, to plant health, climatology, and insects. All of the pieces come together in an intricate dance and you’ll get hands-on experience with brix testing, seeing microbiology at play, and learning how to apply practices that fit YOUR operation to build resiliency and stay profitable in challenging times.

Tuesday afternoon, June 16th Noon to 5pm

Wednesday June 17, 2026 7am to 5pm

Haxtun, Colorado at Pfaltzgraff Farms

Pfaltzgraff Farms is known as a leader in innovation for dryland farming. 2025 has been no exception. This is your chance to see what’s been working, what hasn’t, and ways that PFZ Farms has had to innovate with a container farming system. If this dryland farmer can do it, you can find a way too.

Grazing Management for Soil Health & Water Quality
2026-06-16 09:00 - 16:00 | Heritage Event Center, 109 Delaware Street, Leavenworth, Kansas, 66048, United States

Brush Management Field Day
2026-06-16 09:30 - 14:00 | The Front Porch Event Center, 602 Mill Street, Alton, Kansas, 67623, United States
Join us for expert speakers, demos, drone imagery, and a free lunch.

Grazing Management for Soil Health & Water Quality
2026-06-17 09:00 - 16:00 | Red Rocks Ranch, 4340 270th Road, Soldier, Kansas, 66540, United States

Women in Ag Event
2026-06-17 10:00 - 13:00 | Eureka, KS, 110 E. 3rd Street, Eureka, Kansas, 67045, United States
Save the date for June 17th! Confirmed topics include: Native Plants and Gardens, The Wonderful World of Honey Bees, and Planting your own succulent pots. More information will be announced later.

Abundant Ogallala: Producers and Possibilities- Part 3 (VIRTUAL)
2026-06-17 16:00 - 17:00 | Kansas

Grazing Management for Soil Health & Water Quality
2026-06-18 09:00 - 16:00 | The SAVE Farm, 9680 N 52nd St, Riley, Kansas, 66531, United States
