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Overhead view of State Fair 4-H exhibits

May: Achievement Days

A quick start guide for achievement days and fairs.

Two yellow chicks standing the grass

Chicks in the Classroom

Materials for teaching chicken embryology to Kindergarten – 4th grade.

Group of teens learning at the 4-H Healthy Habits training in Washington, D.C.

Leadership Level-Up Hot Sheet

This hot sheet compiles the many opportunities available to young people in South Dakota 4-H to ‘level-up’.

Tractor pulling an agriculture-themed float during a fall parade.

South Dakota Fairs and Festivals - Part One: Festival Deserts, Festival Revival, and Festival Impacts

In South Dakota, many fairs and festivals take place in late summer or fall to celebrate a successful harvest, and the ways of life that made it possible. Learn about the impacts of these festivals and why they are worth preserving, developing, and re-imagining.

Farm employee inspecting a piece of heavy machinery.

Safety & Training

Covering the range from animal handling to equipment safety, including training and certification to keep producers and their workforce productive.

Group of producers observing beef cattle in a pasture.

Setting Stocking Rates With Flexibility in Mind: A decision framework for uncertain years

Setting stocking rates during years when moisture is unpredictable does not require perfect information. It requires a framework that protects both your land and your options.

Four youth campers in lifejackets standing in the lake

4-H Camps

SDSU Extension 4-H hosts multiple different sessions of camp each summer, usually in early to mid-June.

Family jogging together on a rural exercise trail.

Physical Activity

Everyone can benefit from moving their bodies more throughout each day, and all types of activity count towards your daily goal.

Three producers having a discussion in a cattle pasture.

Keep Your Pastures Guessing: Why predictable grazing is costing you

Your cattle don't care which pasture they're in. Your pastures, on the other hand, care enormously. Give them something to work with, and keep them guessing.

Three female 4-H youth presenting sheep in a show ring.

South Dakota 4-H Animal Ownership and Identification Guide

View guidelines for South Dakota 4-H animal ownership and identification.