In the wettest year on record for South Dakota, half the cropland in the state that was planted used a cropping system without tillage. That system, no-till farming, has been the predominant cropping system on South Dakota cropland in recent years, but this is the first year the practice was used to plant 50% of the state’s crops.
Monday, February 17th, 2020
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CST
Although we all wish there was a snap-your-fingers fix for our saturated field conditions, everyone in agriculture will need to go into the year 2020 with eyes wide open to the realities of our wet weather cycle. Some strategic planning in the off-season can help prepare you for how to best approach the coming spring field conditions.
This coming year does not look as difficult as this year, but I don’t think we’ll be flipping the switch, either, to a drier trend.”
Since 1969, U.S. soybean farmers have been building relationships and collaborating with partners in Taiwan to help meet that country’s soybean import and processing needs.
Guest editorial by Don Norton, CEO of South Dakota Agricultural and Rural Leadership (SDARL)
Checkoff dollars are constantly at work through research projects sponsored by the South Dakota Soybean Research & Promotion Council. These projects not only provide valuable information for producers, but also take steps to better the future of the industry. This year’s projects run from July 2019-June 2020 and highlight high yield protocols, weather, SCN management, and controlling weeds.
As the property tax takes a larger share of their incomes — and at a time when many are hurting financially — South Dakota farmers and ranchers are pushing for reform of the state’s system of valuing and taxing their lands.
Enrollment Now Open through Dec. 6
Assistance through the Market Facilitation Program is based on a single county payment rate multiplied by a farm’s total plantings of MFP-eligible crops in aggregate in 2019. Those per-acre payments are not dependent on which of those crops are planted in 2019. A producer’s total payment-eligible plantings cannot exceed total 2018 plantings. County payment rates range from $15 to $150 per acre, depending on the impact of unjustified trade retaliation in that county.
The On-Farm Research Program collects data from on-farm soybean research across the state. The data is gathered from farmers, like you, and provides real, meaningful results to SD Farmers.