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New Science Shows Benefits of Grazing Native Warm-Season Grasses When it comes to keeping cows fat and happy, the newest available science shows integrating native grasses into grazing lands is a good option for agricultural producers. A literature review conducted by the University of Tennessee and funded by USDA found strong evidence that using native […]
AG DAY AT THE PAVILION Saturday, March 23, 2019 10:00am-2:00pm See you there!
EMERALD ASH BORER The emerald ash borer has found it’s way to South Dakota. What does this mean for our communities? Read the article written by Dr. John Ball, Professor, SDSU Extension Forestry Specialist & South Dakota Department of Agriculture Forest Health Specialist, (SDSU Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science Department). Click on the picture below […]
CONSERVATION DISTRICT Minnehaha CONSERVATION DISTRICT. Have you ever put those two words together and actually thought about what they mean? The word “conservation” isn’t so difficult, but a “conservation DISTRICT”? Why does there have to be a district? And what does a conservation district do, anyway? The National Association of Conservation Districts has put together an […]
TREE ORDER REMINDER! Your tree orders are due by March 6. That’s next week already! It’s time to start thinking about spring planting even if the weather isn’t cooperating! It’s gotta end sooner or later, right? Then you’ll be ready to get outside and SO GLAD you ordered those trees and shrubs! Click on the […]
PROFILE IN SOIL HEALTH Gene and Craig Stehly, Mitchell, SD “We can’t continue on the same path; we have to start focusing a lot more on soil health. Soil health isn’t just one thing. It’s a systems approach. For us it’s combining no-till, crop rotation, cover crops, and planting native grass species in our sensitive areas.” – Craig Stehly […]
WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO? Here’s our 2019 newsletter! Feel free to contact us if you want to know more about our services!
2018 South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award Winners Congratulations to the Cammack Family of Union Center, SD for receiving the 2018 South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award! The video below will show some of the soil health and grassland management practices they have been working on for many years. Source: SD Soil Health Coalition
THE MINNEHAHA COUNTY FSA OFFICE IS OPEN FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME The Minnehaha County FSA office is one of about half of the FSA offices nationwide that has been allowed to be open Thursday Jan. 17, Friday Jan. 18, and Tuesday Jan. 22, to perform certain limited services for farmers and ranchers. “USDA has […]
MERIT OR MYTH? Does management affect infiltration? In this video, Soil Health Specialist Jeff Hemenway tests the performance of one soil series under two different management practices.
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