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Sample Questions to Ask a Current Business Owner/Operator

If you are thinking of starting a business, it makes sense to ask questions of current business owners in similar fields to give you a sense of owning and operating a business yourself.

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Perennial Ground Covers for Sunny Gardens

Do you have any large areas of bare soil in the garden, or perhaps a location that is difficult to mow? Consider planting perennial ground covers to fill in extra space in your sunny location!

Nine youth stand behind a podium inside the South Dakota Capitol session chamber. A 4-H flag is draped in front.

4-H empowers youth voice through 2023 SDSU Extension 4-H Legislature Program

January 02, 2024

Nine 4-H legislators participated in the 2023 SDSU Extension 4-H Legislature program, which ended on Nov. 4 at the Capitol in Pierre. (SDSU Extension 4-H photo)

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Inter-Seeding Cover Crops into Corn

Many producers are interested in incorporating cover crops into their cropping systems. Recent research investigated the effects of inter-seeding cover crops into corn on biomass production, grain yields, and other ecosystem services.

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April 2021 Climate Update

As we look at March in the rear-view mirror, we look ahead to April and the potential for rain to return to South Dakota to reduce drought concerns across the state.

ALT: Left: Green Plamer amaranth next to a green sunflower. Right: Green plant with green, spiny structure at leaf base.

Palmer Amaranth: Now Is the Time to Scout

South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension encourages farmers, ranchers and other landowners to start scouting for Palmer amaranth, a weed that has been rapidly spreading north into the United States and is likely to be glyphosate-resistant.

Marestail growing abundantly in a soybean field.

Marestail Fall Control

Marestail (also known as horseweed) is considered either a winter annual or biennial species that is often difficult to identify at the rosette stage. In the Dakota’s, marestail will germinate in the fall and bolt in the spring.

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A fly? A hornet? Nope, it’s a sawfly!

This spring, there have been multiple reports of people seeing large fly-like insects in their yards. These insects are sawflies, and all reports thus far have been the elm sawfly (Cimbex americana).

Wheat heads with extreme white-yellow bleaching.

Wheat Stem Maggots Observed in S.D. Wheat

While scouting wheat fields throughout South Dakota, we have started noticing the presence of bleached heads scattered throughout many different fields. These discolored heads are the result of an infestation of the wheat stem maggot.

Herbicide Resistance Detection in the Field

Have you noticed weeds surviving a typically lethal herbicide application? There’s a chance they’ve developed herbicide resistance. Learn some expert tips for detecting and confirming resistance in fields.