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SDSU Extension 2024 private pesticide applicator training dates set
January 12, 2024
South Dakota State University Extension’s 2024 winter and spring private pesticide applicator certification training sessions are set.
SDSU Extension hosts free life story writing workshops via Zoom
January 03, 2024
South Dakota State University Extension and South Dakota Humanities Scholar Molly Barari will host a series of creative life story writing workshops online via Zoom in 2024.
SDSU Extension Crop Hour webinar series starts in January
December 11, 2023
South Dakota State University Extension’s 2024 Crop Hour webinar series will start Jan. 9, with webinars hosted from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for nine weeks.
SDSU Extension welcomes new horticulture assistant at McCrory Gardens
November 08, 2023
South Dakota State University Extension is pleased to announce Sydney Trio as a new Horticulture Assistant based at McCrory Gardens in Brookings.
SDSU Extension to host soil management conference in December
November 08, 2023
South Dakota State University Extension will host the 2023 Managing Soil: Maximizing Profit conference on Dec. 12.
Northern Plains Forage Association hosting annual meeting in December
November 03, 2023
South Dakota State University Extension encourages producers to attend The Northern Plains Forage Association annual meeting and educational seminars on Dec. 1 in Brandon, South Dakota.
SD DANR receives Friend of SD Association of Agricultural Extension Professionals Award
October 27, 2023
South Dakota State University Extension agricultural professionals presented the 2023 Friend of the South Dakota Association of Agricultural Extension Professionals Award to South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources employees on Sept. 26 in Pierre.
SDSU Extension staff members win national agricultural association awards
October 23, 2023
South Dakota State University Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources experts were recognized nationally for their excellence in outreach and Extension programming.
SDSU Extension experts receive national awards for mental health, early childhood programming
October 17, 2023
SDSU Extension’s Mental Health First Aid team received a regional Excellence in Extension Team Award, and SDSU Extension Early Childhood Field Specialist Audrey Rider is on the team that won a regional and national Excellence in Multi-State Collaboration Award from the National Extension Association for Family and Consumer Sciences.
SDSU Extension welcomes new pesticide education specialist
October 12, 2023
South Dakota State University Extension is pleased to welcome Stephen Robertson as a new Pesticide Education Field Specialist.
SDSU Extension receives $525K to improve nutrition, physical activity in rural areas
October 04, 2023
SDSU Extension received $525,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to expand its work with the five-year High Obesity Program (HOP) into five new South Dakota counties.
SDSU Extension to host off-season Garden Hour webinar series
October 02, 2023
South Dakota State University Extension will host four off-season Garden Hour webinars, starting in October 2023.
SDSU Extension to host short educational course on high tunnels
September 29, 2023
South Dakota State University Extension will host a two-day High Tunnel Short Course on Oct. 16-17 at the Outdoor Campus – West in Rapid City.
SDSU Extension welcomes new Diversified Ag Field Specialist to Winner office
September 29, 2023
South Dakota State University Extension is pleased to welcome Jimmy Doyle as a new Diversified Agriculture Field Specialist.
SDSU Extension welcomes new soil health expert to Watertown office
September 18, 2023
South Dakota State University Extension is pleased to welcome Hans Klopp as a new Soil Health Field Specialist.