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Ag Business

Modern agriculture requires savvy financial planning and strategy.

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Jul 10

Chronic Disease Day

SDSU Extension will host the webinar for Chronic Disease Awareness Day on July 10 at 10:00 a.m. CDT/9:00 a.m. MT.

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Compensation Calculator

This calculator provides a method for farm families to determine what the full value of the wages/salary and benefits being provided to employees, family and non-family are.

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Calving Distribution Calculator

Excel calculator for calving distribution

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Beef Cattle Budgets

What does it cost to maintain a cow for the year? This is a common question asked by producers across the nation.

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Back to School Meal Prep Made Simple

Back-to-school season brings so much excitement and chaos, especially when it comes to meals. The good news? With a little planning, back-to-school meal prep can make your hectic weekdays easier!

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What are ways to be active as a family when everyone is different ages?

Family-based physical activity is all about creating consistent opportunities for movement, connection, and fun together. Over time, these experiences help build healthy habits that last a lifetime.

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The Heart of the Homestead

Behind the resilience farm families are known for, mental health challenges have increasingly come into focus. Learn how a new voucher program is helping South Dakota families cultivate emotional well-being.

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Food and Product Regulations for the Farmers Market

Food safety regulations can come from the federal, state or local government. This article provides information on numerous regulatory topics as they apply to vendors and market managers involved with farmers markets.

Left: Blade of sweetgrass. Right: Patch of white sagebrush.

Sweetgrass and White Sagebrush: Native Plants with Medicinal Uses

Many native prairie plants have been used medicinally for generations by the Indigenous peoples of the Northern Great Plains. Sweetgrass and white sagebrush are hardy perennials that have a variety of uses and deep historical significance.