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South Dakota Cropland, Agronomy and Manure

Agronomy

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General Resources

Erosion

  • Estimating Random Roughness in the Field - a collection of photographs taken from USDA Agriculture Handbook 703 "Predicting Soil Erosion by Water:  A Guide to Conservation Planning with the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE).
  • Wind and Water Erosion Pictures, 1935-1975 - a collection of photographs taken by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service staff across the USA between 1935 and 1975

Management Practices and Techniques

    Precision Agriculture
    Cover Crop

        Informational Site on Cover Crops - Source: Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)

Commercial Fertilizer Application Information

Soil Testing

Fertilizer Recommendations Guide EC750

NRCS 590 Requirements

For more information, please contact Marcia Deneke, State Agronomist, at (605) 352-1254, email marcia.deneke@usda.gov

Rye cover crop

Cover Crops in South Dakota

Soil Health Principle #4: Keep a continual living plant/root!

SD manure overview 1

Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning

Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan