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Increasing Organic Matter, Reducing Costs (Dagel 3/4)

April 30, 2019 Video

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Transformation with Cover Crops (Dagel 2/4)

April 17, 2019 Video

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What Our Underwear Have to Tell Us

March 28, 2019 Video

The past few videos, we’ve been unpacking what this ‘tighty whities’ experiment is all about. In this video, we get another farmer and district conservationist’s take on the process and what they learned along the way!

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The Future of Farming

March 12, 2019 Blog

“The farm economy is a tough life to make ends meet,” says Frankfort, South Dakota farmer Jamie Johnson. Of course, if you’re reading this, you probably don’t need to be reminded. Farming has always been hard work and with soil degradation, sagging commodity prices and input costs on the rise, it doesn’t appear to be…

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The Power of Diversity (Tighty Whities Results) 3/3

March 5, 2019 Video

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Unpacking the Benefits of Soil Health w/ Steve Reimer: Grazing Multispecies Cover Crops (2/3)

December 12, 2018 Video

Cover crops have been on the rise for quite some time now, but the benefits of livestock integration cannot be underestimated. Fortunately, this subject has recently been receiving a lot of attention! Hear Chamberlain, SD farmer and soil health advocate Steve Reimer discuss how these two tools (cover crops and livestock) go hand in hand.. and…

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A Minute w/ Jeff Hemenway: Soil Properties (1/6)

October 16, 2018 Video

South Dakota features a variety of soil types, from Mobridge, to Glenham, Kube and more. But regardless of what type of soil our land features, we play a crucial role in increasing or decreasing its quality. How exactly do management practices influence the properties of our soils? NRCS Soil Quality Specialist Jeff Hemenway has conducted…

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Soil Health Applied – Soil Health and Economics (5/6)

September 25, 2018 Video

“The farm economy is hard,” says South Dakota soil health advocate Jamie Johnson. “It’s a hard life to make ends meet and [crop] diversity helps keep things even as far as income and expenses… you’re spreading out your risk, you’re spreading out your wealth, and you end up with a higher return.” Less risk? Additional…

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Soil Health Applied w/ Brian and Jamie Johnson (1/6)

August 21, 2018 Video

Brian and Jamie Johnson run an operation in Frankfort, South Dakota where corn-soybeans are the standard rotation. So why do the Johnsons like small grains in their rotation? How do they profit from the small grains both as a cash crop and as a yield booster to their corn and soybeans? Find out in the…

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Integrated Systems w/ Doug Sieck – Building a Community of Producers (6/7)

July 19, 2018 Video

Humans aren’t great at this thing called “change”. So why do so many of us try to do it alone? If we want a change to be successful and to LAST, getting involved with a community of like-minded individuals and experts who have come out the other side can go a long way. This applies…

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