In South Dakota's Upper James River Basin in South Dakota, an estimated 2 million acres are affected by saline soils where crops won't grow.
Funding available for remedying saline soils
A white, crusty surface is typical of soils with high salinity. “Those saline areas in the field are just deserts,” said Matthew Hubers, NRCS Day County district conservationist. “They don’t produce crops, and they don’t produce wildlife.”
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