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.

After years of winter calving and rising feed costs, the Kammerer family of western South Dakota shifted their system to align calving with green grass. The result? Lower weather risk, reduced hay bills, and a renewed focus on land, labor, and family.We are not going to extract content. We are going to listen.