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SDSU Extension, NDSU Extension to host book club about purposeful retirement
August 02, 2024
The Purposeful Retirement Online Book Club will meet online via Zoom every other Wednesday for six sessions. Sessions are at 10 a.m. CDT/9 a.m. MT, starting on Sept. 11, 2024.
SDSU Extension to offer Mental Health First Aid training
July 31, 2024
South Dakota State University Extension is offering a virtual Mental Health First Aid training for anyone who supports people experiencing stress and other emotional issues.
SDSU Extension partners with Huron hospital on diabetes prevention, education
July 26, 2024
South Dakota State University Extension has selected Huron Regional Medical Center to receive a $15,000 grant and partner on a pilot project for diabetes prevention and education through Better Choices, Better Health-South Dakota.
SDSU Extension launches produce prescription program Dakota Food Rx
June 25, 2024
Dakota Food Rx, supported by the South Dakota Community Foundation, allows qualifying patients to receive “prescriptions” from participating health care providers. Not technical prescriptions, they can be redeemed for boxes of fresh, locally grown produce from farms participating in community-supported agriculture shares.
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.
SDSU Extension, SD Humanities Scholar to host obituary writing workshop
June 25, 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”.
SDSU Extension Better Choices, Better Health-South Dakota raising awareness for National Chronic Disease Month
June 24, 2024
South Dakota State University Extension Better Choices, Better Health-South Dakota is observing National Chronic Disease Month in July with a series of free, family-friendly events.
SDSU Extension to host disease management workshops
May 29, 2024
South Dakota State University Extension will continue its 10th anniversary celebration of Better Choices, Better Health-South Dakota with a series of virtual workshops on disease, pain and cancer self-management.
SDSU Extension Wisdom Writing workshops promote positive aging
May 24, 2024
South Dakota State University Extension and South Dakota Humanities Scholar Molly Barari will host a series of wisdom writing workshops across the state to promote a positive attitude toward aging.
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 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 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.