Written collaboratively by John McMaine, former Griffith Endowed Assistant Professor & SDSU Extension Water Management Engineer; 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.
Soil compaction can degrade soil health and lead to reduced crop yields. Learn some production practices that can implemented during harvest to avoid soil compaction.
August 28, 2025
In May, South Dakota sent 84 youth to the National Land and Range Judging Contest in El Reno, Oklahoma. Out of the 34 states that competed, only Texas came close to matching those numbers with 72 participants.
Benefits to soil health generally increase as cover crop biomass production increases. Recent research sought to determine how the seeding rate of two cover crop species and mixtures affected biomass production and some soil health indicators.