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Platte to host 2025 SDSU Extension Energize conference
December 09, 2024
The seventh annual Energize! Exploring Innovative Rural Communities Conference will be on May 6-7, 2025, in Platte. The conference schedule and registration details will be announced in early 2025.
SDSU Extension to host virtual Annie’s Project for women in agriculture
December 09, 2024
Annie’s Project is designed to empower women in agriculture to be successful through education, networks and resources. All are welcome to attend.
SDSU Extension to host farm, ranch estate planning series
October 18, 2024
The conference provides farmers and ranchers with three days of information on creating their plan, no matter how big or small the operation. All members involved in the operation are encouraged to attend together.
SDSU Extension to host Annie’s Project in Colton
September 06, 2024
Annie’s Project is designed to empower women in agriculture through education, networking and resources. The program helps women build the confidence to become more involved in their family’s agricultural enterprises.
SDSU Extension Farm to School supports 'feeding kids great food’
September 05, 2024
In 2024, 69 schools in South Dakota reported serving local beef in school meals in what’s commonly called Beef to School, a component of the Farm to School program supported by SDSU Extension.
SDSU Extension working to bolster rural child care needs in South Dakota
September 05, 2024
South Dakota needs more child care providers, and SDSU Extension is part of a growing collaboration to meet that need.
Register now for SDSU Extension Annie’s Project in Eagle Butte
September 04, 2024
Annie’s Project is designed to empower women in agriculture through education, networking and resources. Robin Salverson, SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist, said the program helps women build the confidence to become more involved in their family’s agricultural enterprises.
SDSU Extension to host informational session for non-farming landowners
August 27, 2024
South Dakota State University Extension will host an informational session for agricultural land owners who don’t farm the land themselves.
SDSU Extension accepting applications for 2025 Energize conference hosts
July 08, 2024
South Dakota State University Extension Community Vitality is accepting applications from communities that would like to host the 2025 Energize conference.
SDSU Extension hires new farm and food systems specialist
June 25, 2024
South Dakota State University Extension is pleased to welcome Sarah Sellars as a new Specialist in Sustainable Farm and Food Systems.
Energize conference inspires new Wessington Springs business owner
April 24, 2024
Dacia Mitchell opened Modest Moxie, a clothing boutique, in Wessington Springs after attending the 2023 SDSU Extension Energize conference.
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.
SDSU Extension programs address economic questions
March 07, 2024
More than 1,000 people have attended Sustaining the Legacy since it started in 2006. The estate planning conference series helps farmers and ranchers successfully transfer their operations to the next generation. The conferences are held several times a year across South Dakota, typically for one day per week for three weeks.
Register now for 2024 SDSU Extension Energize conference
February 13, 2024
Registration is open for the sixth annual South Dakota State University Extension Community Vitality Energize Conference on May 22 and 23, 2024, in Hot Springs.
SDSU Extension Community Vitality built on foundation of empowering people
February 09, 2024
Now a full-fledged capstone within SDSU Extension, community development – since renamed Community Vitality – has evolved and grown in the last 20 years. Program leaders agree the community work they did through Horizons laid the foundation for what would become a successfully thriving SDSU Extension Community Vitality program.