South Dakota Pasture Advice for Livestock Farmers
An AY CA E Extension guide explains how to improve pasture for dairy cattle in South Dakota. It covers why good pasture lowers milk production costs, compares pasture and winter feeding returns, lists best temporary and permanent grasses, and explains rotation and cautions about Sudan grass and sweet clover including risks of prussic acid and bloat. It stresses rejuvenating damaged pastures, sowing fall rye, and using tests for safety before grazing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison
South
Tako
Dairy Department
Th College
Sudan
South Dakota
Farmers Restore Erodible Land To Grass Under Demonstration Plan
Erodible cultivated land is being converted back to grass under a Soil Conservation Service and Extension Service demonstration farm program. The effort across several counties uses contour furrows and controlled grazing to protect soil, increase forage, and build temporary pastures for drought and pest resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stunte Extension Service
Sail Conservation Service
Huron
Federal Service
Ralph Hansen
Brooking
Soil Conservation Service
H. Leo Wilson
Potter County
Charles Mix
Bon Hone
Kingsbury
Mianchaha
Alfalfa Pasture Benefits and Conservation Program Notes
Alfalfa provides excellent pasture and good feed through summer but carries bloat risk. Recommend mixing grasses such as brome and crested wheat to reduce danger. Permanent and temporary pastures fit into conservation programs with potential payments for pasture crops under conditions. Extension Circular No 15% covers South Dakota pastures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IRS
South Dakota
Grove Forest Shelter Yields Fence Posts and Protection
A South Dakota farmer notes 2000 fence posts from a protected ash and elm grove planted in 1580 and claims increased yields of 10 to 15 bushels per acre. He praises Forest Service shelterwood efforts and predicts future benefits from striped plantings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Bratteud
South Dakota
Forest Service
Grasses Urged To Restore South Dakota Ranges
Sarvis, associate agronomist, urges widespread use of grasses on South Dakota farms to stabilize blown soils and protect native ranges. He cites crested wheatgrass as resilient, notes long-term grassing can sustain hay and pasture, and warns against overstocking and overgrazing reducing range grasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Huron
Fixhmore
Robinson Bros
Great Plains
International Grass Congress
London
South
Pakota
Contour Furrows Built in Wolsey and Shue Creek Areas
659 miles of pasture contour furrows have been constructed by cooperating farmers in the Wolsey and Shue Creek region as part of the Soil Conservation Service erosion control effort. Project engineer Lowell A. Yost explains multiple implements and spacing guidelines, noting sod condition and moisture influence design.
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Henry Frawley
Whitewood
Soil Conservation Service
Rapid City
Frawley
Wolsey
Shue Creek
Shue Cronk
Looa Soil Conservation
Prass
Lowell A A. Yost
Steak Pond
Yost
Advice For South Dakota Barley Growers
Agricultural department notes barley buyers look for malting quality not feed grade. South Dakota growers should aim for plump barley with high test weight and minimal thin kernels to command malting premiums, as malting uses about 75 million bushels from the total crop.
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Minneapolis
South Dakota
United States
Amalting Industy
Witte
Water conservation methods for range land and stockwater
The text describes simple diversion channels and shallow draws to intercept runoff, with engineering checks suggested. It notes furrows should vary grading to spread water, and mentions alternative methods like diversion dams, spreader dikes, and ditches. It highlights stockwater reservoirs to conserve runoff and improve pasture use, reducing erosion from overgrazing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yost
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State College Extension
Dairyman Givex
AY CA
Dairyman
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry
Division of Dry Land Agriculture
North Dakota
Augusta
Kansas
Augusu
Wilson
Jewel Lister
T. Sarvis
Northern Creat Plains
Mandap
N. D
Lowell A. Yost
South, Dakota
Aslag
IL_R
Sumner
National Milas Elevators
Farm Bureau
Federation
THE
American Farm Bureau Federation
Your Farm Bureau
Mark
Two
Dakotas
Bloomington
State Farm Mutual Auto Ins.co
State Farm Life Insurance CO
State Farm Fire Insurance CO
Huron, & D
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