Soil Health Celebration of Learning
August 13th, 2025
We are happy to invite you to our inaugural Soil Health Celebration of Learning on August 13th from 9:00 am - 12:30 pm. Join us in Bladen, Nebraska, for a special gathering as we celebrate the essential role of collaboration in soil health. Whether you’re a producer, community stakeholder, or simply someone who cares about the future of Nebraska agriculture, this event is your chance to connect, learn, and shape what comes next.
Purpose:
We believe that real change happens when the right people come together with the right tools. That’s why we’ve built a model that connects three essential groups:
Stakeholder Visioning Group (SVG): The local voices creating a shared vision for community and human health, driven by soil health.
Producer Learning Community (PLC): Farmers and ranchers from the area learning and growing together in their soil health journey.
Demonstration & Education Sites (DES): The proving grounds for various practices, guiding the steps of both the PLC and the SVG.
This event is your opportunity to experience how these pieces work together, with the help of supporters like you.
Event Details
August 13th, 9:00 AM–12:30 PM @ Green Cover, 918 Rd X, Bladen, NE 68928
Agenda:
8:30 AM – Registration Begins
9:00 AM – Welcome & Overview
Understand how the SVG, PLC, and DES connect to create impact—and hear directly from members of each.
Discuss how to help and how to be helped as we work together.
10:00 AM – Outdoor Demonstration Rotations
What does healthy soil look like? (Rainfall simulator & observations)
Soil Health Practices in Action (Cover crop tour)
11:00 AM – Celebrating Our Partners
We’ll highlight the generous support of our funders and collaborators who are making this work possible.
11:15 AM – What We’re Building Together
Economic analysis of soil health
Social-behavioral interviews
Soil health benchmarking
Producer testimonials and stories of success
12:00 AM – Vision & Wrap-Up
Where are we headed next? We’ll share your next opportunities to engage, and how you can help shape what’s coming.
12:30 PM – Lunch Provided
Whether you have participated in every Coalition event so far or if you are still trying to figure out what we are up to, your presence matters. Please join us as we work together to advance soil health in Nebraska! Register by August 6th.