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Nick Volesky

SDSU Extension Horticulture and Specialty Crops Field Specialist

605-394-1722

SDSU West River Research and Extension
711 N Creek Drive
Rapid City, SD 57703

Nick supports the citizens of South Dakota in his role as an SDSU Extension Horticulture and Specialty Crops Field Specialist based in Rapid City.

State & Regional Offices

West River Research and Extension

Also by Nick Volesky

Rows of cut flowers and vegetables
Jul 21

Western South Dakota Specialty Crop Tour

SDSU Extension will host a Western South Dakota Specialty Crop Tour on July 21 from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. MT at Magpie Farm (24717 Coolidge Creek Drive, Hermosa, SD 57744) and Bent Oak Ridge Flower Farm.

Tulip plant with ice crystals on foliage due to frost.

Frost and Freeze Impacts on Plants

Farmers and gardeners often use the terms frost and freeze interchangeably, but the two are not the same. Understanding these differences, along with the ways frost and freeze impact spring planting, can help protect farms and gardens.

close up of a broccoli leaf with blackrot.

Black Rot of Brassica Crops

Overview and management of Black Rot for Brassica Crops.