Prairie Pothole producers eligible to receive funding for solving saline issues

Sue Roesler
Nov 3, 2026
4 hrs ago

Cover crops — Students walk through cover crops at Dickinson Research Extension Center. NRCS says cover crops with perennial grasses like these can be seeded for saline and sodic issues to help with soil heath concerns on the farm.

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The top resource concern in North Dakota’s counties is salinity – that was identified by every Soil Conservation District (SCD) in the state.

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