A Friday morning shower brought 0.40 of an inch of rain to the Hartford area, but it wasn’t enough to turn around the oat crop at Blake Burggraff’s farm.
Residue from a sorghum Sudan cover crop protects the soil beneath a canopy of industrial hemp.
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Goats graze the lawn of clover at the Burggraff farm. They’re moved daily to promote rest and regrowth of the forage.
Blake Burggraff and his wife Sarah make up Grand Meadow Regenerative, raising small grains, hemp and other crops using regenerative methods in southeastern South Dakota. They also tend to grass-fed goats, chickens and Sim-Angus cattle and sell products locally through Dakota Fresh Food Hub. More about their farm is available at grandmeadowregenerative.com.
Janelle Atyeo
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