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Livestock Integration September 2025Livestock Integration2
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Livestock Integration March 2025Livestock Integration7
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Livestock Integration September 2024Livestock Integration1
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Livestock Integration March 2024Livestock Integration1
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Livestock Integration September 2023Livestock Integration1
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Crop Rotations & Land Management

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2000 Crop Yield/EconomicsDLRF Rotation Study1
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1999 Crop Yield/EconomicsDLRF Rotation Study
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1998 Crop Yield/EconomicsDLRF Rotation Study
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1998 Crop Year DataDLRF Rotation Study
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1997 Crop Year DataDLRF Rotation Study
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1996 Crop Year DataDLRF Rotation Study
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1995 Crop Year DataDLRF Rotation Study
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1994 Crop Year DataDLRF Rotation Study
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94_97_WCRS_EconomicsDLRF Rotation Study
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94,95,97_WCRS_EconomicsDLRF Rotation Study
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94,95,97,98_WCRS_EconomicsDLRF Rotation Study
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94,95,97,98,99_WCRS_EconomicsDLRF Rotation Study
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94,95,97,98,99,2000_WCRS_EconomicsDLRF Rotation Study
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Document Library

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Successful No-Till on the Central and Northern PlainsLibrary1
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Mitigating Field FiresLibrary
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2014 Dwayne Beck Managing Agricultural EcosystemsLibrary
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Successful No-Till on the Central and Northern PlainsLibrary
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No-Till in the MudLibrary
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The Key to Successful No-TillLibrary
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South Dakota Partnership No-Till Systems Technology TransferLibrary
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No-Till Guidelines for Arid and Semi-Arid PrairiesLibrary
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Unifying Principles Similarities Among Prairie EcosystemsLibrary
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No-Till Principles and PracticesLibrary
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Power of Crop RotationsLibrary
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No-till Rotation Systems for Wheat ProductionLibrary
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Peas Article Q and ALibrary
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Reducing Algal Bloom From Ag RunoffLibrary
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Dryland RotationsLibrary
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Dryland Rotations through 2012Library
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Rotation Impact on Weeds at Pierre Wall and Akron by Randy AndersonLibrary
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Fungicide Options for Winter WheatLibrary
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Nitrogen Management of Spring WheatLibrary
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Christianson Coefficient of Uniformity applied to corn spacingLibrary
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Corn Bt Technology ComparisonsLibrary
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Corn Planter Closing System Evaluation with ChartLibrary
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Fertilizer Placement in Irrigated CornLibrary
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Let Them Eat Cake (Pea Range Cake)Library
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Ample Wildlife

Just like people, wildlife needs food, shelter, and water not just to survive but to thrive. The farming practices we follow at Dakota Lakes nurture a robust ecosystem that provide for the needs not only of the deer and pheasants that are popular with local hunters and nature enthusiasts but also a diverse range of species that ideally keeps pests at bay naturally without the need for intensive pesticide intervention.

Healthy Food

Much of the nutrient acquisition in plants is mediated by microbes, so soils that are home to a rich diversity of microbial life are better equipped to provide plants with their required nutrition effectively and efficiently. Recent studies have shown foods, including meat, grown under regenerative farming practices contain higher levels of certain vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals than those grown under conventional farming practices. While the science behind these studies is complex and sample sizes are small and highly variable, preliminary results suggest that regenerative practices can enhance the nutritional profile of many of the foods we eat.

Clean Water

Carbon is one of the best water filters known to man, and regenerative farming practices like no-till, cover crops, and livestock integration help to maintain or even increase soil carbon levels. Plants serve as natural “carbon pumps,” bringing carbon in from the atmosphere by way of photosynthesis and feeding it to soil microbes in the form of exudates. In addition, plants take up and hold onto nutrients that are mineralized in the soil, so keeping living roots in the ground for as much of the year as possible goes a long way to preventing nutrient runoff into local waterways.

Living Soils

By following diverse cropping rotations, keeping a living root in the ground as much as possible, integrating livestock, maintaining good soil armor, and keeping soil disturbance to a minimum, we are nurturing the soil microbiome and providing favorable conditions for the bacteria, fungi, nematodes, protozoa, insects, earthworms, and other living creatures that call the soil their home. Just a teaspoon of healthy soil can contain billions of microbes and our goal is to promote a natural, balanced environment that allows them to thrive.