Early July rains were a welcome sight at the Burggraff farm, but it was still uncertain how well crops and pastures would pull through from their early season struggles with dry conditions.
A hemp plant flowers from the bottom of the seed head as it grows taller.
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Red clover and sweet clover grows strong in a cross-fenced pasture that has been in regenerative management the longest on the Burggraff farm.
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.
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