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Lessons from the South Dakota Dust Bowl

A One Book Siouxland Program
2019-04-13 10:00:00 2019-04-13 11:00:00 America/Chicago Lessons from the South Dakota Dust Bowl How weather, soil and agriculture affected homesteading as described in "Prairie Fires." A panel discussion with meteorologist Todd Heitkamp and professors Peter Kovacs and Thandiwe Nleya. Downtown Library - MEETING ROOM A

Saturday, April 13
10:00am - 11:00am

Add to Calendar 2019-04-13 10:00:00 2019-04-13 11:00:00 America/Chicago Lessons from the South Dakota Dust Bowl How weather, soil and agriculture affected homesteading as described in "Prairie Fires." A panel discussion with meteorologist Todd Heitkamp and professors Peter Kovacs and Thandiwe Nleya. Downtown Library - MEETING ROOM A

Downtown Library

MEETING ROOM A

How weather, soil and agriculture affected homesteading as described in "Prairie Fires." A panel discussion with meteorologist Todd Heitkamp and professors Peter Kovacs and Thandiwe Nleya.

Learn how weather, soil and agricultural practices affected the success and failure of homesteading in as recounted in Prairie Fires by Caroline Fraser. The panel discussion features Todd Heitkamp, National Weather Service meteorologist; Peter Kovacs, assistant professor of precision agriculture cropping systems, South Dakota State University; and Thandiwe Nleya, assistant professor of agronomy, horticulture and plant science, South Dakota State University.

AGE GROUP: | All Ages | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | Discussion |

TAGS: | one book siouxland |

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