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Flowers & Ornamental Grasses

Everyone can enjoy the natural beauty of flowers and ornamental plants with some simple recommendations.

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Handling Herbicide Injury in Specialty Crops

Learn how to handle specialty crops that have inadvertently been affected by herbicides.

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Sep 08

Chronic Disease Toolkit Workshop @ Sioux Falls

SDSU Extension will host a six-week workshop series designed to help adults living with chronic health conditions build confidence and learn practical self-management skills. The workshops will be held from 10:00 to 11:15 a.m. CDT every Tuesday from September 8 to October 13 at Active Generations - East Campus (5500 E Active Generations Place, Sioux Falls, SD 57110).

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Celebrate Healthy Aging Month in September with SDSU Extension writing workshop

August 05, 2026

The popular Heirlooms: Wisdom Writing Workshop will be available in person in three communities during Healthy Aging Month in September.

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Aug 17

High Tunnel and No-Till Vegetable Production Field Day @ Flat Rock Farms

SDSU Extension and its partners will host a field day focused on high tunnel and no-till vegetable production on Monday, August 17, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. CDT at Flat Rock Farms (11774 386th Ave, Westport, SD 57481).

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Garden & Yard

Flowers, vegetables, trees, and lawns - learn how to improve your landscape, control weeds and insects and bring the bounty of your garden to your family’s dinner table.

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Vegetables

Whether you are a beginner or have a green thumb, our tips will help your garden flourish.

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Shorten Your Calving Season for a More Profitable Cow Herd

Coupled with good management, a defined breeding and calving season increases the number of cows that conceive early, produces a more uniform calf crop, and allows producers to manage labor, nutrition, and herd health more efficiently.

Cattle HQ

SDSU Extension's beef team provides valuable insights to improve the health, productivity and profitability of your herd through the Cattle HQ podcast and monthly webinars.

Forage Crop Insurance Options

In this episode of Cattle HQ, Kim Ricardo, SDSU Extension Forage Field Specialist, and Parker Witt, SDSU Extension Crop-Livestock Systems Field Specialist, sit down with Dr. Matthew Diersen, SDSU Extension Risk and Business Management Specialist, and Dr. Sarah Sellars, SDSU Extension Sustainable Farm and Food Systems Specialist, to discuss forage crop insurance programs and the benefits they can bring to operations experiencing extended dry periods.