Why South Dakota is doing sustainable agriculture right

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By Eve AndrewsSep 25, 2014, 6:50 pm27 pts
Dwayne BeckDakota Lakes Research FarmPierre, S.D. Agriculture is a whopping $21.4 billion industry in the Mount Rushmore State. But Big Ag practices can have enormously detrimental results: chemicals in the groundwater, depletion of soil health, less nutritious crops. As manager of the Dakota Lakes Research…

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