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Extend the Life of Your Produce: Dry Your Food!

Drying or dehydrating gives you the ability to extend the life of your fresh foods to enjoy later.

Wheat growing in a field west of Martin, South Dakota.

Optimizing Wheat Success for 2025

With spring and warmer temperatures arriving in South Dakota, now is the ideal time to start planning your wheat crop for the upcoming growing season.

Cherokee Purple, German Johnson, and Yellow Brandywine tomatoes.

Second-Year Trial of Grafted Heirloom Tomatoes at SDSU

See our latest findings from a second-year research trial of three indeterminate, beefsteak, open-pollinated tomatoes grafted to three unique rootstocks to assess production and marketability for South Dakota farms.

A bottle of vitamin d supplements on a kitchen countertop with a cut of fresh salmon, eggs, a glass of milk, and a block of cheese.

Understanding Vitamin D: An essential nutrient you might be missing

Do you feel tired or low on energy, especially in the winter? You might not be getting enough vitamin D. This important vitamin helps your body stay strong and healthy.

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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.

Mitchell Regional Center

Norby Trades Center building on the campus of Mitchell Technical Institute

Address:
SDSU Extension Mitchell Regional Center
1800 E. Spruce St.
Mitchell, SD 57301

Phone: 605-995-7378

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The office is located inside the Nordby Trades Center on the Mitchell Technical Institute campus. When entering the parking lot, look for the sign that says SDSU Extension parking. Enter Nordby through the main double doors and immediately turn left to find the SDSU Extension offices (look for the sign).

  • Classroom: There is a conference room with enough seating for 10 people, and a smart classroom with enough for 42. Rooms are available to rent for full or half-days. Rental rates are available for full or half days. It is $50 for a half day without technology or $75 with technology; a full day without technology is $100 or $150 with technology.
  • Commercial Applicator Testing: Tests are offered in four-hour time blocks, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. or 1:00-5:00 p.m. Call to schedule an appointment.
  • Livestock Water Testing: On-site livestock water testing services is offered at this location. 
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Starting Your Health Journey: Where to Begin?

A health journey is about learning, growing, and evolving as we navigate the ups and downs of life. Learn some helpful tips for starting your own journey today!

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Community Vitality helping train South Dakota board members for service with customized curriculum

June 15, 2023

The SDSU Extension Community Vitality team has created the Building Highly Effective Boards curriculum to teach South Dakota board members how to thrive in their roles.

Women look through potted plants on a table in a classroom

Plant Care

Explore ways to improve the health of your plants through research-based advice on watering, pruning, weed management, and so much more!

Tomatoes growing in a high tunnel. Courtesy: USDA

Pollinating Tomatoes in High Tunnels

In field-grown tomatoes the air movement is sufficient to vibrate flowers and achieve pollination. This is not generally true in the high tunnel because there is not sufficient natural wind to vibrate the flowers. High tunnel tomato growers should therefore pollinate their crop by other means.