Commentary: Sometimes the best crop is grass

By: Brad Johnson

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: September 3, 2026

Words: 828

Last Updated: 3 hours, 33 minutes ago

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South Dakota farmers are sending Washington a message with their acres. It deserves attention.

This year, producers offered nearly 290,000 South Dakota acres for Conservation Reserve Program enrollment. About 54,000 acres were renewals and 237,000 acres were new land. The U.S. Department of Agriculture accepted about 209,000 acres.

Those numbers suggest something plain: Many South Dakota landowners are deciding some of their acres make more sense as grass …

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