Tripp County high school students are taking part in the 4-H Science of Agriculture challenge. This is put on by the SDSU extension to encourage a team of middle/high school youth to explore an agriculture topic that is relevant to their community.
In the spring of 2018, participants will attend a statewide event to present their 4-H science in agriculture projects which will be evaluated and judged.
In Tripp County, cattle and pheasants are two important agriculture industries and so the team is looking at how pasture land can provide pheasant habitat. This project is a cooperation between Tripp County 4-H, Winner FFA and Rosebud chapter of Pheasants Forever. Pheasants Forever member worked with landowners to set up sites for the group to visit on Nov. 17 and the chapter sent a lunch along for the participants.
During the field trip, members observed each pasture and took notes on what food, shelter and water may be available to the birds as they prepare for winter.
Pheasants Forever biologist Jessica Downey and Jimmy Doyle, SDSU extension natural resources field specialist attended to help participants identify characteristics of each site that could help or hurt the pheasants survival through the winter.
In the spring, the group will go to the same sites to evaluate their quality for pheasant nesting habitat.
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