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Registration open for 2026-2027 SowBridge educational webinars

January 27, 2026

Registration is open for the 2026-2027 educational SowBridge webinar series, which starts on Feb. 4, 2026.

A sprawling sorghum field ready for harvest

Sorghum Trial Results

In 2025, sorghum trials were conducted in 2 locations in South Dakota.

Young girl pretending to cook in a children's play kitchen.

Ages and Stages of Youth Development

Fact sheet on the ages and stages of youth development.

During this episode of Cattle HQ, Taylor Grussing, SDSU Extension Cow Calf Field Specialist sits down with Laura Edwards, SDSU Extension State Climatologist to share an outlook on winter weather. Climate predictions may help cattlemen set up shelters and prepare for calving season sooner than later.

Teen girls and boy arm-in-arm talking with each other.

Adulting: Free Trial

Adulting: Free Trial is a one-day event for high school students- ideally, sophomore, juniors or seniors.

Three young girls weighing sugar on a kitchen scale.

Life Skills Passport Curriculum

Curriculum to help youth and young adults learn applicable life skills.

Accessible home exterior with zero-entry doorway.

Renters Insurance

Renters insurnce is important for anyone who is renting a space to live where there is a risk of losing personal property in the event of an emergency.

How to use the Livestock Stress Tool

During this episode of Cattle HQ, Taylor Grussing, SDSU Extension Cow Calf Field Specialist visits with Dr. Warren Rusche, SDSU Extension Feedlot Specialist about the Livestock Stress tool he helped develop which is available on the SD Mesonet website.

Left: Ponderosa pine tree growing on rangeland. Right: Long, skinny, green needles on Ponderosa pine branch.

Pine Needles: Another Possible Threat to Beef Cow Pregnancies

For at least the past 50 years, consumption of Ponderosa Pine tree needles (and those from a few other pine tree species) by pregnant cattle has been recognized as a cause of abortions during the last trimester (three months) of gestation.

Black and white scan of Cottonwood Field Station soil map.

Range Roundup: Long-Term Grazing Records Can Guide Future Management

For nearly 80 years, researchers at the Cottonwood Field Station have monitored how different stocking rates have shaped plant communities. Today, these records are being compared with modern data to help us better understand how rangelands respond to long-term grazing management.