Farmers who make soil health a priority are more likely to rotate three or more crops and to graze livestock on cropland, according to a survey of producers in South Dakota, North Dakota and Nebraska.
South Dakota producers integrate crops, livestock more than in neighboring states, survey finds
These fields of corn, soybean and oats at the Southeast Research Farm near Beresford, S.D., are part of a study to evaluate the effect this rotation plan has on soil health.
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