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Prescribed fire schools for SD landowners scheduled for March, April
March 24, 2025
South Dakota State University Extension is partnering with the South Dakota Grassland Coalition, Natural Resources Conservation Service, The Nature Conservancy, Audubon Great Plains and landowner-led fire cooperatives to host a series of fire training workshops this spring.
Watertown entrepreneur wins SDSU Extension business plan contest
March 24, 2025
A Watertown woman won a South Dakota State University Extension Community Vitality business plan contest with her compelling plan for a cancer support group.
SDSU Extension hopes to empower South Dakotans through water use survey
March 18, 2025
Sushant Mehan wants to know what South Dakotans think about water. Mehan, assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and South Dakota State University Extension Water Resource Engineer Specialist, is researching water in various ways, including how water affects plant growth and what the future of crop production looks like across the Great Plains as moisture levels fluctuate.
ND author, podcast host to keynote SDSU Extension Energize conference
March 07, 2025
South Dakota State University Extension Community Vitality is pleased to announce North Dakota businesswoman and rural advocate Rebecca Undem as the 2025 Energize conference keynote speaker.
SDSU Extension invites all to SD Coalition Grassland Management School
January 30, 2025
SDSU Extension is partnering with the South Dakota Grassland Coalition, Audubon Great Plains, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Natural Resource Conservation Service to host the school, which is on Feb. 11-12, 2025, at Cedar Shore Resort near Oacoma.
Energize conference inspires small SD communities
January 17, 2025
Hosted in a different South Dakota town of 5,000 or fewer people each year, Energize is an opportunity for community and business leaders to gather, gain new perspectives and share ideas about revitalizing rural communities.
SDSU Extension welcomes new Community Vitality field specialist
December 31, 2024
As a Community Vitality field specialist, Kluin will support the well-being and sustainability of South Dakota’s communities through focused programs and discussions. She is based at the Sioux Falls Regional Center.
SDSU Extension to co-host prescribed fire forum for private landowners
December 09, 2024
South Dakota State University Extension, Audubon Great Plains and partner organizations are hosting a first-of-its-kind event for private landowners in South Dakota interested in prescribed fire as a management tool.
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 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.
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.
Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed in Brookings
July 03, 2024
SDSU Extension and the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources have confirmed emerald ash borer in Brookings, South Dakota.
Annual youth Rangeland and Soils Days set for June 12-13 in Watertown
March 04, 2024
The 40th annual Rangeland and 19th annual Soils Days for youth is June 12-13, 2024, in Watertown.
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.