Research Shows Farmers Can’t Rush Results

Research Shows Farmers Can’t Rush Results

Results of a three-year soil health study focusing on arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi proves there is still much to learn about soil microbes. “This is the purpose of research,” explains Mike Lehman, Soil Microbiologist for the U.S. Department of...
Palmer Amaranth is an Aggressive Threat to SD Fields

Palmer Amaranth is an Aggressive Threat to SD Fields

If there’s one message Dan Forgey hopes to convey to South Dakota farmers and ranchers, it is the fact that this aggressive weed could take up residence in their fields in 2020 if they don’t take the threat seriously. “Producers can’t brush this off,” says Forgey,...
Farmer/Rancher 2019 Stress Survey Results

Farmer/Rancher 2019 Stress Survey Results

South Dakota Soil Health Farmers and Ranchers More Optimistic LESS STRESSED THAN CONVENTIONAL PRODUCERS By any measure, 2019 was a stressful year for South Dakota farmers and ranchers. But a new poll suggests that a significantly higher percentage of producers who are...