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Noxious Weeds Should Be Closely Monitored for Management
Pasture, rangelands and rights-of-way are starting to turn yellow, purple, or even a mix of both due to rapid growth of noxious weeds. Now is the time to implement management tactics to ensure the weeds do not outcompete desirable vegetation and invade adjacent land.
Climate and Drought Update: July 2026
On June 18, 2026, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released their latest climate outlook for July and the coming three-month season through September.
Edible Landscaping and Food Forests
Design a food forest in your backyard with this design guide.
SDSU Extension invites public to free spring wheat field tours
June 22, 2026
South Dakota State University Extension invites all wheat producers, agronomists and agricultural professionals to attend the upcoming Spring Wheat Variety Tours on June 29, 2026.
Reminder: Cutoff for over-the-top dicamba products labeled for soybean is June 30 or R1 growth stage in South Dakota
Over-the-top dicamba products for application in soybean have been relabeled for the 2026 growing season. A stipulation for applying these herbicides is a cutoff date of June 30 or R1 soybean.
Walk With Ease
Walk With Ease offers educational workshops that are designed to help adults living with ongoing arthritis, joint pain, or who are sedentary and want to become more active.
Various Grasshopper Species Are Active Across South Dakota
While scouting, we have noticed increased grasshopper nymph activity and in some areas these populations are close to threshold levels. Crops in areas that have had high populations should be regularly scouted to ensure that extensive defoliation doesn’t go unnoticed.
SDSU Extension makes Basis Report available via app
June 24, 2026
South Dakota State University Extension is pleased to announce that the SDSU Basis Report web tool is now also available as a mobile app.
Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing Workshop
SDSU Extension will host workshops on October 7 and November 4 for the Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing program at the Davison County Fairgrounds.
Western South Dakota Specialty Crop Tour
SDSU Extension will host a Western South Dakota Specialty Crop Tour on July 21 from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. MT at Magpie Farm (24717 Coolidge Creek Drive, Hermosa, SD 57744) and Bent Oak Ridge Flower Farm.