Antelope Range and Livestock Research Station

Antelope Range and Livestock Research Station
Map showing the location of Antelope Range and Livestock Research Station
Nearest city Reva, South Dakota
Coordinates 45°30′15″N 103°16′54″W / 45.5041008°N 103.281593°W / 45.5041008; -103.281593Coordinates: 45°30′15″N 103°16′54″W / 45.5041008°N 103.281593°W / 45.5041008; -103.281593
Area 8,300 acres (3,400 ha)
Operator South Dakota State University
www3.sdstate.edu/aes/stations/antelope/index.cfm

The Antelope Range and Livestock Research Station is operated by South Dakota State University and its extension programs to improve ranching in South Dakota. The site is 8,300 acres (3,400 ha) large, the largest of SDSU’s research stations. This land was owned by the state and operated as an pronghorn antelope preserve until 1947, when it was transferred to the agricultural university for research into "the balance between cattle and sheep production and protection and renewal of range resources". Current work focuses on sustainable beef and sheep production on rangeland. There are 120 head of beef cow and 400 sheep now on the range.[1] North Dakota State University operates a similar research station at Hettinger, North Dakota, which often partners with SDSU's Antelope station for sheep research.[2]

The land is 14 miles (23 km) east of Buffalo, South Dakota, south of South Dakota Highway 20.[3] It lies in the middle of Harding County, South Dakota, in the far northwest corner of the state. The station is about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Custer National Forest.

See also

Antelope Range and Livestock Research Station is one of seven South Dakota State University field stations.[2] The others are:

External links

References

  1. "Antelope Range Field Station". USDA Research, Education, and Economics Information System. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Antelope Range and Livestock Research Station". South Dakota State University. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  3. "Antelope Range Livestock Station field day Sept. 29". Rapid City Journal. 17 September 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
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