Events
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.
Rose Trial Night @ McCrory Gardens
McCrory Gardens and SDSU Extension will host a garden tour featuring the American Rose Trials for Sustainability® on Monday, August 25, 2025 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. (CDT) at McCrory Gardens (631 22nd Ave, Brookings, SD 57007).
Garden Hour
Make the most of your garden and landscaping with weekly insights and ideas from our team of experts.
Landowner Prescribed Fire Training @ Moody County
SDSU Extension and its partners will host a prescribed fire training tailored for landowners on August 27, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Flandreau Fire Hall (201 S. Wind St., Flandreau, SD 57028).
Elevate Ewe Application Deadline
Elevate Ewe is designed for beginning sheep producers who want to develop or improve a full or part-time sheep operation. Use the form below to apply for the SDSU Emerging Sheep Producer Program.
2026 Hunting Team Application Deadline
SDSU Extension 4-H is accepting applications for the 2026 Hunting Skills team that will compete at the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships in Grand Island, Nebraska June 21-June 26, 2026.
Aging Mastery Workshop
SDSU Extension will host an Aging Mastery virtual workshop series on Tuesday and Thursday from September 2 through October 2, 2025. The workshops will be held from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. CDT.
Purposeful Retirement Online Book Club
SDSU Extension and NDSU Extension will host an online purposeful retirement book club beginning September 3 at 10:00 a.m. CDT (9:00 a.m. MT) and meeting every other week through November 12.
SowBridge Webinar: Depopulation Preparedness
Join swine industry experts from the around the nation for a SowBridge webinar covering depopulation preparedness on September 3 beginning at 11:15 a.m. CDT.
Insect Festival
SDSU Extension and McCrory Gardens will host the seventh annual Insect Festival on Saturday, September 6, from 1:00-5:00 p.m. at McCrory Gardens (631 22nd Ave, Brookings, SD 57007).
Heirlooms: Wisdom Writing Workshop
SDSU Extension will host an online wisdom writing workshop over Zoom on September 6, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CDT.
Tri-State Drainage Research Forum
The Tri-State Drainage Research Forum will be held from September 9-10, 2025, at McCrory Gardens in Brookings.
Southeast Research Farm Fall Field Day
SDSU Extension, the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station at SDSU and the Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm Corporation will host the Southeast Research Farm fall field day on Thursday, September 11, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. CDT at the Southeast Research Farm (29974 University Rd. Beresford, SD 57004).
South Dakota Crunch Off
The South Dakota Crunch Off is an annual statewide event to celebrate local produce and farm to school by crunching into any South Dakota grown fruit or vegetable.
Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle Symposium
The Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle Symposium will take place from September 17-18 in North Platte, Nebraska.