Most soil loss doesn’t happen in storms—it happens on ordinary spring days. In dry conditions across South Dakota, steady winds are quietly moving soil, nutrients, and long-term productivity off exposed fields.

Soil salinity is re-emerging across South Dakota fields. After a wet year followed by dry conditions, salts are rising to the surface. Here’s why—and what it means for producers.

In January 2021, Joe Dickey visited Reid Suelflow near White Lake, South Dakota, to document how winter corn grazing and bale grazing reduce feeding costs while improving soil health. We are going to listen.