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Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports

2013

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Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm Annual Progress Report: 2013, Agricultural Experiment Station Dec 2013

Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm Annual Progress Report: 2013, Agricultural Experiment Station

Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports

The 2013 season brought some welcome relief from the drought of the previous year. Our yields were much improved, averaging 175 bushel per acre for corn and 50 bu/ac for soybeans . Several new developments were undertaken at the farm in the 2013 season. We established an area for research where grazing is integrated with crop production – so we now have some scope to conduct research looking at the effects of how grazing crop residues, cover crops and annual forages impacts crop productivity and soil health. Working with Chris Hay from the Ag. and Biological Systems Engineering Dept. at …