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Give Sylvia our best wishes for a great presentation. I have been impressed with her interest and passion for tree care since she started classes at Bottineau.

Jim Wish I was still teaching in the classroom at Bottineau, we would definitely had a field trip to Havre.

According to the soils texts, almost all of the nutrients in rain forest soils are tied up in growing biomass. This system keeps it from being leached away by the ever present rains. Many of the bigger plants are very alleleopathic, particularly to their own kind. They do not share well...

There was an old artist that rented them to pilgrims from out east. Sounded like fun, but I should not have laid on that rock all night.

Went through there on our way to Glacier about 2007. That skinny park (20 miles long, 1/2 mile wide) south of Havre was a nice spot. Montana is a state of extremes in both landscapes and climate. Spent night in a teepee west of Browning.

Jim, what part of the state are you in? Sounds like that Chinook to Shelby are where you can tomorrow in the east and yesterday in the west.

Just gave them the link Jim. Very interesting stuff. I like online classes because I usually learn something myself. They keep me thinking.

Here is a good video explanation of the Haney Soil Test, about 24 minutes I think. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qQ3tI-KwgEE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

I teach an online introduction to soils class during spring and fall semesters. It is from Dakota College at Bottineau, information on their website. It is geared to people working in the field, testing is whenever you wish, open book, open note, consult with your peers, just like on the job...

Another student a couple semesters ago mentioned a new soil test developed by Rick Haney a USDA ARS researcher. Here is a link. It figures in soil health. Sounds interesting. m.cornandsoybeandigest.com/conservation/new-soil-test-tracks-microbial-activity.

One of my online soil students just sent me this link as part of our discussions on C:N ratios, sustainability in ag, and other subjects. It is from a site called www.amazingcarbon.com . The article she sent was "Nitrogen: The double edged sword". I noticed toward the end of the article...

Jim yiu are making me homesick for ND. Looks like you are dealing with sq mi per person rather than persons per sq m

Here is a link to that grazing handbook. https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/DickinsonREC/biologically-effective-management-of-grazinglands-grazing-handbook

I attended a seminar in the ND badlands a few years back that was put on by an extension person stationed at Dickinson State University. He was talking about the High intensity/low duration grazing approach and also comparing it to the bison. It was basically what they suggest for good turf...

You fellows are really helping an old tree trimmer who also happens to teach soil science expand his horizons. I have suggested that some of my online soils students look into this thread. Most work with NRCS, so have a little background of their own. Maybe we can recruit a few more members...

I attended a field trip several years ago to the Dakota Lakes Research Farm just east of Pierre, SD. It was very informative from the standpoint of a Soil Science instructor trying to explain a lot of the PHC soil principles. Here is a link to one of the articles that Duane Beck has written...