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Registration open for SDSU Extension Calf Value Discovery program

September 18, 2024

Cow/calf operators can gain valuable information to improve their operations by participating in the program. To participate, producers consign a minimum of five steer calves weighing 500 to 800 pounds.

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SDSU beef team growing through innovative research, collaboration

September 09, 2024

It’s an exciting time for the South Dakota State University beef team as a core group of longtime faculty and experts is joined by rising stars in their respective disciplines.

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SDSU Extension to host Sheep Shearing School

September 03, 2024

Professional sheep shearers will provide hands-on training in safe animal handling, maintenance equipment and repair, wool quality and how to manage a sheep shearing business.

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SDSU Extension to host 4th annual Specialty Crop Field Day

August 28, 2024

This free, family-friendly event will feature a series of presentations and field tours related to small- to mid-scale commercial vegetable production research trials. Field tours will feature SDSU Extension research plots of cucumbers, tomatoes, melons, onions, peppers and broccolini.

SDSU Extension, SD Specialty Producers Association to host soil, cover crop field day

August 23, 2024

South Dakota State University Extension and the South Dakota Specialty Producers Association invite the public to attend a Soil Health and Cover Crop Field Day for vegetable growers.

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SDSU Extension, McCrory Gardens to host 7th annual Insect Festival

August 13, 2024

The seventh annual Insect Festival is from 1 to 4 p.m. CDT on Sept. 7, 2024, at McCrory Gardens in Brookings. There will be garden tours, interactive insect education, an insect costume parade, crafts and edible insects.

Learn about cut flower production in high tunnels with SDSU Extension

August 09, 2024

South Dakota State University Extension will host a High Tunnel and Cut Flower Field Day for anyone who would like to learn more about growing cut flowers outdoors and under protective tunnels.

SDSU Extension to host 2024 Draper Winter Wheat Meeting

August 08, 2024

South Dakota State University Extension is pleased to invite producers to the 35th annual Draper Winter Wheat Meeting at 6:30 p.m. CDT on Aug. 22, 2024, at the City of Draper Auditorium.

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Nearly 75 attend 7th annual Rosebud Range Workshop

August 07, 2024

Nearly 75 youth and adults attended the seventh annual Rosebud Range Workshop on July 24, 2024, at the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Ranch.

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SDSU Extension co-hosting virtual Forage Field Day

August 02, 2024

Forage Field Day brings together experts, producers, and industry professionals to provide panel discussions and presentations on forage-related topics. Originally scheduled to be held in Concord, Nebraska, event organizers moved to a virtual-only event to accommodate a wider audience.