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Cover Crops
The benefits of planting cover crops are numerous.
Decoding Bison: Refining the Bison Body Condition Score
Body condition scoring is an effective management tool as it allows managers to safely assess the health of their mature animals quickly and non-invasively.
Forage
SDSU Extension works with forage producers, providing them with access to quick tests, research-based information, and best management practices to help maximize yields and nutritional quality of forages.
Corn
Nearly one out of every three dollars generated by South Dakota agriculture starts in a corn field. Two of every three rows of corn become ethanol.
Projects & Resources
For schools, this page serves as a compendium of evidence-based curricula that our local 4-H professionals can teach or share. This page provides parents and volunteers with project resources and easy-to-digest “hot sheets” for navigating the latest trends/issues affecting youth.
Tomatillo: How to Grow It
Tomatillos are the lesser-known cousin of tomatoes, and they are commonly used in sauces or salsas. Learn some expert tips for planting, growing, and harvesting them in this resource!
Tomatillos: Harvest and Storage
Tomatillos are an annual, warm-season crop with requirements similar to tomatoes. Learn how to select, grow, harvest and store them with this helpful guide!
Sunflower Hybrid Variety Trial Results
In 2025, sunflower trials were planted in two locations in South Dakota.
4-H Outdoor Education
The term ‘outdoor education’ refers to a wide range of experiential education in, for, and about the outdoors. Outdoor education experiences range from single events to year-long programs for youth in South Dakota.
SDSU Extension to discuss estate tax at Sustaining the Legacy conferences
December 03, 2025
South Dakota State University Extension will continue to assist farmers and ranchers with long-term planning through its Sustaining the Legacy conferences across South Dakota this winter.