Written collaboratively by John McMaine, David Kringen and Kristen Almen
Saturated buffers are a relatively new but effective tool for removing soluble nitrate-nitrogen from subsurface (tile) drainage before the tile discharge flows into a surface waterway.
April 11, 2024
South Dakota State University Extension and project partners are proud to announce the nationwide release of the Fertilizer Recommendation Support Tool (FRST), a decision aid that provides an unbiased, science-based interpretation of soil phosphorus and potassium values for crop fertilization.
The recently released Agricultural Census data of 2022 shows that the share of cropland acres under conservation practices has continued to increase in South Dakota.
In the spring many agricultural producers are anxious to get into the field and perform tillage, planting, and chemical applications. However, if field operations are done when the soil is too wet, this can lead to soil compaction.