Natural Resources Conservation Service

South Dakota

United States Department of Agriculture

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Conservation At Work

These short, 90 second videos shine the spotlight on farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners from across the U.S. who tell us their own conservation stories.

2019 South Dakota Cropping Systems Inventory

No-till cropping system aids in regeneration of topsoil and continues to be the dominant cropping systems for South Dakota producers in 2019.

Cover photo pf the 2019 Cropping Systems Inventory report

Healthy Soil vs Unhealthy Soil

NRCS specialist advises using caution before implementing field work on wet soils.

Photo shows the comparison of unhealthy soil and healthy soil

Conservation Client Gateway

Conservation Client Gateway is a USDA public website that allows individual landowners and land users the secure ability to request conservation technical and financial assistance from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).