We had a great visit out to the Dakota Lakes Research Farm on Monday, May 5th. I mistakenly thought that the farm was owned by SDSU, however, the farm is privately owned by a group of farmers and is managed by Dr. Dwayne Beck from SDSU.
Dr. Beck shared important findings from his 30 plus years of experience working at the farm and traveling around the world. Among the most popular topics were the experiments they have been doing on no-till farming, cover crops, soil health, and the variety/rotations of crops they are experimenting with.
The farm has both irrigated and dryland fields and we looked at the differences in the soil structure between the two.
We were blessed with a beautiful day and a special thanks to Dr. Beck for taking time out of the planting season to show us around the farm. We hope that this is the first of many trips to the research farm in the years to come!
