As a long time Conservationist growing up in the Dakota’s on a small grain and livestock farm, Jay Fuhrer built a career taking care of the soil.

Working at the Natural Resources Conservation Service/USDA from 1980 – 2020 out of Bismarck, North Dakota, Jay particularly enjoyed working from the pickup end gate on the field edge, with a spade and the client. Conservation planning one field at a time.

Building on his experience, Jay had the opportunity to share his knowledge and passion for the resource by holding and participating in countless Soil Health based farm visits, tours, and workshops.  While many workshops were held in the United States, Jay’s enthusiasm to connect with farmers and ranchers took him across the globe to places including: Denmark, Sweden, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Argentina, South Africa, and Canada.  Building relationships through soil health education and conservation created many career highlights and friendships.

Currently, Jay spends his time supporting soil health efforts through the Menoken Farm. The Menoken Farm is a conservation demonstration farm and is Jay’s favorite place to work. Here, the 5 Soil Health Principles can be applied while monitoring plants, animals, and soils.

Jay continues to share the soil health principles and how healthy soil serves as a foundation for cropping systems, grazing systems, cover crops, wildlife, gardening, pollinators, insects, soil food web, and quality of life. His work in this field allows him - and others - to farm forever.

Owner of Ranch Management Consultants (RMC) home of the Ranching for Profit School and the Executive Link program. Dallas has led RMC since 2019 and worked with hundreds of ranchers across the US, Canada and Australia to position their business for economic profit and ecologic health. After working with University of Wyoming Extension for 18 years, Dallas started teaching the Ranching For Profit School in 2012 and quickly established himself as an elite instructor.

Dallas, his wife Dixie, and their two teenage kids own and manage a grazing operation near Wheatland, WY. RMC is focused on creating profitable businesses, with healthy land and happy families.

Arid Farming in Colorado, It’s Time to Question Everything: Roy Pfaltzgraff

TBA: Keaton Sameshima

Pasture Management Through Cheatgrass Control: Derek Sebastian & Justin Hossfeld

CSU New Taps Program: Amy Kreman

Biological Soil Tests & What They Mean: Lance Gunderson

Diversify the Operation: Jerry Doan

Problem Solving Strategies with Regenerative Ag: Lowell King

Residue Management for Irrigation & Microbial Impacts: Joel Scheekloth

Programs Topic: Liz Schneider

Soil Health Management Systems in the West: Marlon Winger

No-till Effects on Soil Health: Dan Forgey

Soil Health-Why isn't Everyone Doing This?: Elizabeth Heilman

Improving Soil Health with Vermiculture & Seed Tr: Michael Thompson

Moisture- An Efficient System of Farming in the Great Plains that Actually Makes Money: Dale Stickler

Healthy Food Starts with Good Seed & Healthy Soil- How Can We Learn to Mimic Nature: Bob Quinn

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