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Build Strength Without Using Weights!
Good news! You can use your own body weight to help build strong muscles and bones, no equipment needed!
Bountiful Backpack
Use this program to help participants develop cooking, food safety, and recipe preparation skills for its participants.
Calibrate Your Combine Yield Monitors!
The equipment associated with precision farming is a considerable investment and is a great tool for gaining knowledge about your farming operation. The yield monitor is often overlooked as the critical piece of equipment when the crops are ready for harvest.
HG Type Testing: A Management Strategy for Soybean Cyst Nematode Control
Have you noticed lower soybean yielding areas in your field? Soybean cyst nematode may be to blame. Fall, and especially after soybean harvest, is the best time to sample soil and have it tested for soybean cyst nematode.
An identification guide for Alfalfa Insect Pests in South Dakota
Pictorial guide for common insect pests of alfalfa in South Dakota
Wet Weather Leads to Tomato Problems
Most of the questions that have been coming in lately, and also earlier this summer, relate to tomato problems. Despite early predictions that this summer was going to be dry, many areas have received above average rainfall with many parts of South Dakota far exceeding typical rainfall amounts in the month of August. Many gardeners received 5 to 8” of rain or more in the first three weeks of August alone.
Using Your Breath
The way we breathe can have positive or negative impacts on our health. If you find that moments throughout your day are marked by stress, the following breathing strategies may be techniques to try.
COVID-19 Tips for Farms and Ranches
Continuing to keep employees and family members healthy through the COVID-19 pandemic will require extra effort as you enter the busy time of fall harvest.
The Dish: Real Talk About Food
The Dish: Real Talk About Food is a direct education intervention designed to increase participants' daily intake of fruit and vegetables; whole grains; fat-free or low-fat dairy products; decrease daily intake of sodium and improve food resource management, food safety practices, and physical activity.
Corn Ear Rots and Stalk Rots: The Last Issues To Check for in Corn Before Combining
Before combining corn, it is recommended to scout your field for corn ear rots and stalk rots. It is important to scout corn fields for these two issues in order to make timely decisions on corn combining.