DakotaFest and the SD State Fair

							 DAKOTAFEST AND THE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE FAIR ARE TWO
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SOIL
CONSERVATION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY SOILS. AT
DAKOTAFEST THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION
SERVICE WILL BE DEMONSTRATING THE RAINFALL SIMULATOR
…. A PORTABLE TRAILER THAT SHOWS HOW VARIOUS TILLAGE
SYSTEMS HANDLE A TWO-INCH RAINFALL. NRCS PUBLIC
AFFAIRS SPECIALIST COLLETTE KESSLER EXPLAINS. “AND
THEN …. Q: HOLD WATER :12.

 KESSLER SAYS THE RAINFALL SIMULATOR CLEARLY
DEMONSTRATES HOW CONSERVATION TILLAGE SYSTEMS
HAVE THE ABILITY TO HOLD MORE WATER, DECREASING
RUNOFF AND SOIL EROSION. THE RAIFALL SIMULATOR WILL
BE DEMONSTRATED AT DAKOTAFEST NEAR MITCHELL TODAY
& TOMORROW AT 11 A.M. AND AGAIN AT 2:30 P.M.
CONSERVATION SPECIALISTS WILL ALSO BE ON HAND IN
BOOTH 427W AT DAKOTAFEST TO VISIT WITH PRODUCERS AND
ANSWER QUESTIONS.

 THE RAINFALL SIMULATOR WILL ALSO MAKE AN
APPEARANCE AT THE SD STATE FAIR, AUGUST 30 TH, DURING
VALUE ADDED DAY. THE NATURAL RESOURCES
CONSERVATION SERVICE WILL ALSO FEATURE A SOILS TUNNEL
AT THE STATE FAIR, ALLOWING KIDS TO CRAWL THROUGH A
TUNNEL, LEARNING ABOUT SOIL STRUCTURE AND BIOLOGY.
“AND THE KIDS …. Q: ON YOUR PROPERTY :15.

 THE KID’S SOIL TUNNEL AND THE WEB SOIL SURVEY WILL BE
AVAILABLE EACH DAY IN THE EXPO BUILDING DURING THE
ENTIRE RUN OF THE SD STATE FAIR. THE STATE FAIR RUNS
AUGUST 30TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 3 RD.

    I’M PG REPORTING FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCES
 CONSERVATION SERVICE, HELPING PEOPLE HELP THE LAND

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