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 Robert Kolberg, an Agricultural Science Research Technician, flies a drone over plots to monitor the growth of crops as well as take aerial photos and video.
 Managing water in grazing and crop systems. Learn more
 Charts and calculators to help producers make better decisions  Cover Crop Chart Crop Sequence Calculator
 Working with our neighbors at Area 4 SCD Research Farm "conservation research for family farmers of the northern Great Plains"
 For over 100 years, we have been working together to develop environmentally-sound practices to respond to the needs of farmers and ranchers of the Northern Great Plains area. Do you want to know where it all began? Click here.


**Mission** To develop adaptive and integrative practices for sustainable, crop, livestock, and rangeland systems. About usResearch ScientistsVideo Presentations**Directions**driving(external link to google maps)


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