About the Dakota Lakes Research Farm
Each research station in the Experiment Station System ha a particular strength-its location. This means research can be conducted under the same conditions that producers in the vicinity face. The Dakota Lakes Research Farm is no exception. Its research information can be immediately utilized by area farmers. Projects of this nature will continue to receive high priority.

Dakota Lakes has an added advantage. Irrigation overrides many of the site-specific problems of dry land farming. In the semi-arid central part of South Dakota, we can conduct research under high yield, fully irrigated environments. The results from many of these projects are applicable to irrigated acres throughout the state and in some cases to dry land acres in the more humid regions.

The staff of the Dakota Lakes Research Farm and the producers and agribusinessmen that helped to make it a reality are very proud of the facility and its future. The farm's field day has been listed as on of the "10 most exciting field days in the nation" by a major farm magazine. Every one involved with Dakota Lakes is intent on preserving that distinction.

This years field day: Summer Field Day for 2009: Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 1:00 p.m. to Dusk.
A video from this year's tour is available on the Links page.

Advisory Group
Mike Arnoldy
Wilbert Blumhardt
James Finley
William Huber
Bryan Jorgensen
Kent Kinkler
Kent Kjerstad
Jason Miller
Dave Nelson
Steve Robbennolt
Marvin Schlomer
Steve Taylor