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Agritourism proprietor and a local official meeting at a pumpkin patch.

Agritourism Provides Economic Benefits

Not only can agritourism support communities by generating income, agritourism has the potential to create jobs and support local economies.

Red combine catching on fire while harvesting corn.

Harvest Time Equipment Fires

Dry weather conditions have led to many equipment fires this harvest season. Learn some expert tips for preparing your equipment and fields for a safe harvest, along with insurance considerations before and after a fire event.

Gooseberry bush in a garden with bright, red berries dangling from its branches.

Gooseberry: How to Grow It

Gooseberries are small shrubs that can provide fruit even in partially or lightly shaded locations. Learn some expert tips for planting, growing, and harvesting them in this resource!

A group of male ranchers gathered in a farmyard.

A Healthy Farm Needs a Healthy Farmer

Farm safety encompasses the health and safety of farmers, farm workers, and their families, and it is very important to farmers and ranchers across our state.

corn leaf with tar spot on it

SDSU Extension to host disease scouting workshop for corn, soybeans

October 01, 2024

If you have been wondering what you’re seeing in your corn or soybean fields this season, join the SDSU Extension plant pathology team in Volga to see tar spot in the corn field and white mold in the soybean field, or to have your own diseased plant material identified.

Corn leaf with multiple tar spot lesions. The smaller lesions are about the size of a pen tip.

South Dakota Tar Spot Update: September 30, 2024

As of September 26, 2024, our researchers have confirmed the presence of tar spot in 25 counties across the eastern half of South Dakota. The severity of infection has varied anywhere from less than 1% to approximately 20% on individual corn plants.

tomato plant with yellowing leaves

Monitoring and Correcting Magnesium Deficiency in High Tunnels

This point in the growing season is a good time to monitor and correct for magnesium deficiency in high tunnel crops, especially on tomatoes. Deficiency symptoms normally appear mid-season on plants with heavy fruit loads.

A row of corn cobs in various colors and sizes

Indian Corn & Popcorn

Beautifully hued ears of dried ornamental corn appear this time of year in autumn decorations. In South Dakota, each fall the Corn Palace at Mitchell sports fresh murals from the naturally colored corn.

Crate of fresh picked vegetables with a garden in the background

Dakota Food Rx and high tunnel research support local producers

September 25, 2024

SDSU Extension has supported the growing local foods movement for more than 20 years. This year, those efforts have included a pilot produce prescription program and expanded high tunnel research.

a broccolini plant is next to a person's hand for scale

SDSU Extension to host off-season Garden Hour series

September 25, 2024

Garden Hour runs weekly during the growing season, typically from May through August. The off-season episodes are scheduled from 7 to 8 p.m. Central time on Oct. 8 and Dec. 3, 2024, and Feb. 11 and April 1, 2025.