County Site Analysis Reports

The County Site Analysis Program, developed by South Dakota Department of Agriculture in 2013, provides counties with information on where ag development could take place, based on zoning rules, water availability and other factors.

“The methodology addresses the feasibility of locations for the development of concentrated animal feeding operations, agricultural processing and storage facilities, and other agriculturally-related commercial/industrial development,” according to the summary explanation in the county site analysis reports.

The reports gave sites a rating of “GOOD,” “BETTER,” or “BEST.” They also qualified some sites as “POTENTIALLY GOOD,” etc., if there was some factor that could be improved to improve the rating.

A railroad track that is currently unused in Bon Homme County, for example, would improve the rating if it were returned to use.

Completed County Site Analyses

as of February 2015

• Aurora County Site Analysis
• Bon Homme County Site Analysis
• Brown County Site Analysis
• Brule County Site Analysis
• Clark County Site Analysis
• Clay County Site Analysis
• Codington County Site Analysis
• Davison County Site Analysis
• Deuel County Site Analysis
• Hutchinson County Site Analysis
• Jerauld County Site Analysis
• Lake County Site Analysis
• Lincoln County Site Analysis
• Marshall County Site Analysis
• Sanborn County Site Analysis