One way to tell if your farming practices are healthy is to look to the skies.
Kune Kune pigs mill about in a pen during a field day at Blue Dasher Farm.
Masters student Tia Busenitz demonstrates a device she uses to collect bugs for research at Blue Dasher Farm.
Blue Dasher Farm is located off of Interstate 90 at the Brandt exit. A field day Aug. 12 highlighted the research methods aimed at quantifying aspects of regenerative agriculture.
Dr. Jonathan Lundgren gives an overview of the 1,000 Farms Initiative during a field day Aug. 12 at Blue Dasher Farm in Deuel County, S.D.
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Dr. Kelton Welch describes his research cataloging insects from farms across the continent in the lab at Blue Dasher Farm.
Dr. Ryan Schmid describes how the roller crimper works to terminate cover crops a field day at Blue Dasher Farmers in 2023. Schmid made the machine to demonstrate how it can be done at a low cost. It’s available for farmers in the area to use.
Jay Skaar, an agroecology specialist at the Ecdysis Foundation, explains a water infiltration test during a field day Aug. 12.
Janelle is editor of the Tri-State Neighbor, covering South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, northwestern Iowa and northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at jatyeo@tristateneighbor.com or follow on Twitter @JLNeighbor.
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