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Power Outages and Your Cold Foods

South Dakota is no stranger to power outages and power surges from weather events. Learn some key actions to take before, during and after power outages to keep your cold foods safe.

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SDSU Extension directory of local foods resources helps grow connections across state

June 29, 2026

To continue growing connections across the state, South Dakota State University Extension has compiled and released a directory of organizations supporting South Dakota’s local food network.

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4-H Communications Project

View the Communications Project Guidelines and scoresheets.

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Master Gardener Gold Star Award

Master Gardener Gold Star Award evaluation criteria and nomination form.

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Gardening 101 Quick Links

A compilation of different SDSU Extension gardening resources to help you get started.

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Sep 09

Purposeful Retirement Online Book Club

SDSU Extension and NDSU Extension will host an online purposeful retirement book club beginning September 9 at 10:00 a.m. CDT (9:00 a.m. MT) and meeting every other week through November 18.

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Replacing Legal and Financial Documents in South Dakota

Fact sheet covering various document types that may be lost, destroyed, or stolen and provides sources for information to replace them.

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Animal Science Research and Extension Report

Research report from Animal Science Department covering a variety of areas in livestock production.

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Cyber Insurance for Agriculture

Fact sheet about cyber insurance for agriculture

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Registration open for 2026 ‘Purposeful Retirement’ virtual book club

July 13, 2026

Registration is now open for the 2026 Purposeful Retirement Online Book Club, hosted by South Dakota State University Extension and North Dakota State University Extension.