4H

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a young man shooting a rifle

State Shooting Sports Records and Past Results

View state match records and an archive of past results for the South Dakota 4-H Shooting Sports program.

Newborn dairy calf and mother cow.

Adopt-A-Cow: Dairy

Virtual program for students to follow their "adopted" cow and calf through-out the school year.

Citizenship Washington Focus delegates on the front steps of the U.S. Capitol.

Travel, Overnights, and Sponsored Trips

The following guidance and best management practices govern travel and transport of minors, sponsored trips, and overnight events for the South Dakota 4-H program. Collectively, these practices enhance youth safety, program integrity, and fund stewardship.

Three female 4-H youth presenting sheep in a show ring.

South Dakota 4-H Youth Livestock Literacy

South Dakota 4-H Youth Livestock Literacy requirements.

A girl in a black cowboy hat holds a white horse in a show ring

South Dakota 4-H Youth Horse Literacy

4-H Horse Project Youth Literacy requirements.

Five youth smile for the camera holding a sign that says "South Dakota"

SDSU Extension 4-H members participate in national FCS competition

February 17, 2026

South Dakota State University Extension 4-H members won second place in the national Family and Consumer Sciences Skill-a-thon.

4-H, Special Foods, Youth boy and girl cooking in kitchen, State Fair

Educational Opportunities

At the state level, 4-H opportunities are generally broken into the three Cs: camps, competitions  and conferences.

Two boys working on a project.

Clover Connect

Youth across South Dakota, especially in rural areas, benefit from opportunities to explore their interests, build skills and start imagining what their future could look like. Clover Connect brings SDSU and learning opportunities to communities across South Dakota.

Series of trophies on display at a 4-H contest.

South Dakota State 4-H Scholarship Application

4-H Scholarship application for South Dakota 4-H members.

a man presenting in front of a group of young people.

Conference and Teens

Leadership development has long been a focus (and result) of the 4-H experience. SDSU Extension's 4-H program recognizes the tremendous individual and public value that results when our empowered members develop essential leadership skills.