Hanson

Phone: 605.239.4542

Address:
SDSU Extension Hanson County Office
720 Fifth St.
P.O. Box 248
Alexandria, SD 57311

All Hanson Content

State 4-H Livestock Judging

SDSU Extension 4-H will host the State 4-H Livestock Judging competition in September at the South Dakota State University (SDSU) Animal Science Arena in Brookings, South Dakota.

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State Shooting Sports

View important dates, updates, results and resources for state shooting sports events.

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State Dog Show

View contestant resources and results for the State 4-H Dog Show.

4-H ribbons and awards stacked on a table.

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4-H County Achievement Days and County Fair Schedule

SDSU Extension's South Dakota 4-H program will be hosting county fairs and achievement days across South Dakota beginning in July 2025.

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Livestock Water Testing

SDSU Extension offers on-site livestock water testing services at 33 locations across the state.

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.

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Volunteer Policies & Forms

These policies and forms provide useful information for volunteers.

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4HOnline & FairEntry

Instructions for using 4HOnline and FairEntry.

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New Technology for an Old Problem

One of the last projects I was involved with as coordinator for the Lower James River Watershed Project was the installation of a deep pit monoslope barn for a feedlot operation near Alexandria, SD. A deep pit confinement barn is a manure storage system that employs slatted flooring with pit manure storage underneath.