Have you been wanting to incorporate more soil health practices on your farm or ranch?
If so, we would love to have you at the 2025 Soil Health Demo Day at Olander’s Farm, a 5th generation family farm and malthouse located in Southeast Larimer County. The Olanders farm grows barley, wheat, rye, and corn on 112-acre farm and 1500 leased irrigated acres. In 2021 Steve and Todd Olander opened up Root Shoot Malting which processes their grains into whiskey and ready to brew malts for our local breweries. Their whiskey was just awarded as the best American-made single malt by the London Spirits Association! Denver Post Article
The demo day will include a tour from Todd Olander on three different plots of land all with different tilling and soil health practices (5 year no till, 2 year no till, and tilled every year). Todd incorporates many practices such as intercropping, cover cropping, grazing cover crops with livestock, adding organic matter and beneficial microbes, and more. The event will also include a producer panel and discussion on the success and challenges of soil health, interactive demonstrations, and a free lunch.
This event is hosted by Larimer County Extension, Citizen Science Soil Health Project RMFU, NRCS, CSU In-Riches, and Root Shoot Malting. The event is funded by our amazing sponsors, Terraforma, WSARE, Larimer County Farmer Alliance (RMFU Chapter), Wildland Restoration Project, ElevateAg, and Green Cover.
Event Details
Location: Olander Farm– 1511 E State HWY 56, Berthoud, CO 80513
Date: Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
Time: 8:30AM-2:30PM
Cost: FREE (First Come First Serve, Space Is Limited!)
*Registration deadline ends June 10, 2025*
Agenda
8:30–9:00AM: Breakfast and Check In
9:00–11:00AM: Tours of Olander fields and NRCS Soil Pit Demonstrations
11:00–11:15AM: Break
11:15–12:15PM: NRCS Demonstrations (Rain Fall Simulator and Slake Test)
12:15–12:45PM: Lunch
12:45–2:00PM: Producer Panel about Soil Health Success and Challenges and Audience Q&A
2:00–2:30PM: Share Resources and Technical Assistance
