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SDSU Extension hosts hands-on high tunnel build experience
April 23, 2024
South Dakota State University Extension is offering a four-day workshop, How to Build a High Tunnel, on May 7-8 and 14-15, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Registration is required, and space is limited.
SkillsX by 4-H provides leadership opportunities for SD teens
April 17, 2024
Formerly the Teen Leadership Conference, SkillsX by 4-H provides South Dakota youth from ages 13 to 18 an opportunity to develop their leadership and life skills through an immersive educational experience. This year’s conference is June 3-7, 2024, in Brookings.
SDSU Extension hosting South Dakota Swine Summit for youth
April 16, 2024
Youth interested in the swine industry are invited to participate in the 2024 South Dakota Swine Summit on June 13, 2024, on the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings.
SDSU Extension supports caregiving plans for family farms
April 15, 2024
National Healthcare Decisions Day is April 15, 2024, and South Dakota State University Extension is encouraging family farm owners to make long-term caregiving decisions.
Brookings Master Gardener donating 50 apple trees to local youth
April 12, 2024
A Brookings-area Master Gardener is donating 50 apple trees to local youth for the fourth annual Fruitful Children Project.
SDSU Extension welcomes new livestock specialist
April 22, 2024
South Dakota State University Extension is pleased to welcome Addie Womack as a new Livestock Production and Stewardship Field Specialist.
New digital Fertilizer Recommendation Support Tool launches nationwide
April 11, 2024
South Dakota State University Extension and project partners are proud to announce the nationwide release of the Fertilizer Recommendation Support Tool (FRST), a decision aid that provides an unbiased, science-based interpretation of soil phosphorus and potassium values for crop fertilization.
SDSU Extension program hosting diabetes self-management workshop in Mitchell
April 11, 2024
South Dakota State University Extension will host a series of Better Choices, Better Health-South Dakota workshops on diabetes management in Mitchell. The workshops are from 9:30 a.m. to noon CDT every Thursday from May 2 to June 6, 2024, at the Mitchell Recreation Center. They are free to attend and registration is required.
SDSU Extension partners with SD DOH for physical activity challenge
April 08, 2024
The Move Your Way spring physical activity challenge runs from April 15 to May 15, 2024. Everyone age 18 or older can participate in this virtual event.
SDSU Extension, SD Humanities Scholar to host obituary writing workshop
April 08, 2024
The next obituary writing workshop is on April 9 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. MT/ noon to 2 p.m. CDT online via Zoom. It is free to attend, but registration is required. To register, visit extension.sdstate.edu/events and search “heirlooms”.
101st SDSU Little International: New Century, Same Legacy
April 05, 2024
South Dakota State University's Little International is set to hold this year's event on April 5 and 6 on campus at SDSU's Animal Science Arena.
SDSU Extension hosting financial literacy webinar series
March 26, 2024
SDSU Extension will host a free Financial Fireside Chats financial literacy series once per week from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. CDT on Tuesdays from April 23 to May 28, 2024.
SDSU Extension, partners expanding rangeland plant research
March 22, 2024
SDSU Extension, the South Dakota Grassland Coalition, The Nature Conservancy, the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation and others will research the nutritional value and mineral content of various native forb species in South Dakota.
SDSU Extension program hosting chronic disease self-management workshop in Salem
March 21, 2024
South Dakota State University Extension will host a free Better Choices, Better Health-South Dakota workshop on chronic disease self-management in Salem for the first time.
SD Master Pork Producers Association awards scholarships to 4 SDSU students
March 08, 2024
Four South Dakota State University students have received $1,000 scholarships from the South Dakota Master Pork Producers Association.