The waiting list for the June 1 event is now full and we are no longer able to take registrations as of 5.22.26. Persons should contact Kristin Blomendahl to be added to our contact list for future NSHC activities.
Wine Glass Ranch
Logan and Brianna Pribbeno
33211 749 Road, Imperial, NE 69033
Questions? Contact Kristin Blomendahl.
kristin@nesoilhealth.org
(Updated 5/28/26)
Agenda; Mountain Standard Time (MST)
8:30-9:00–check-in and introductions; muffins provided by Homestead Grains
9:00-9:45–”Energy”–Jay Fuhrer
9:45–10:30–The Wine Glass (Logan Pribbeno) approach to row crops, grazing and economics. The emphasis is on soil health ROI, water quality - quantity and valued added revenue streams.
10:35-11:05–“A Conversation”—Maika Leibbrandt—nurturing potential in drought-susceptible production systems and leadership.
11:15–11:50–Soil Pit—Jay Fuhrer and Ray Ward—examining the root zones, aggregates and soil organic manner possibilities in the light soils of southwest NE prone to dryness; gain steps to analyze your soil.
12:00-12:40–Lunch—enjoy locally sourced food with higher proteins and nutrient levels; examine the tie to soil- and human health, water and the application to your operation and family.
12:40-1:20–Ray Ward—“Net profitability, nutrient- and water changes needed with the sandy soils of southwest NE during historically challenging times.”
1:20-1:50—Sentinel Ag—Introduce opportunities for producers in Hub 2–new producer leads by the NSHC; Sentinel (NUE—nitrogen use efficiency, increasing net profitability and water use (dryland and irrigated), and Soil Health Benchmarking.
1:50-2:40—Jason Ackerson from the Soil Health Institute and Logan Pribbeno—Producer Learning Community Sessions to discuss the first SHI ROI report and the tie to the next phase of opportunities.
2:45–4:15 Sponsored Sessions and beverages by the Grassroots Carbon (GC)
Enhanced Livestock Revenue and Carbon —Logan & Jacob Miller, and Bob Browleit will discuss their overall reasoning to enter the GC program, the strengths and comparison to other programs.
Protein Markets—Matt Owens, Julie Stahly—Value added opportunities and support for row crop producers (farm to table), grazers, dryland-irrigated and rural community CSAs. Download Julie’s “Grain Sorghum Facts”
Enhanced Row Crop Revenue—Joel Grosbach, Jordan Uldrich, TBA—Adapted nutrient steps and benchmarking to potentially increase net-profitability (Loam, Holganix, and others)
Next steps — ROI, Producer Learning Community and your possible involvement.
6:00–Evening Gathering at Ogallala—Second Chapter Brewery at Ogallala
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