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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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Does the GREET Carbon Model Address Soil Health Principles?

Learn how the recent Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Technologies (GREET) production model lines up with the Five Soil Health Principles.

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Agriculture Behavioral Health Voucher Program

The voucher program provides funding for free mental health counseling services to farm families.

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Better Choices, Better Health® South Dakota

Every workshop is built on tried and true ways of achieving better health at any age or ability level.

Calving Distribution and Herd Health

In this episode of Cattle HQ, Olivia Amundson and Kiernan Brandt, former SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialists, discuss calving distribution, cattle breeding, and herd health alongside Joe Armstrong, the University of Minnesota (UMN) Extension's Cattle Production Assistant Extension Educator.

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Public Health Resources in South Dakota

Public health services provide a framework to protect and promote the health of all people in all communities. Learn about some of the many public health resources and programs that the state of South Dakota offers to residents.

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Better Choices, Better Health®-SD Annual Report

Better Choices, Better Health-SD annual report on self-management workshops and participant outcomes.

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Health Insurance and the Marketplace

The Marketplace is a service operated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services where you can shop and enroll for health insurance. Learn what's covered in marketplace plans, how to enroll, and where you can get help.

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Does the COMET Carbon Model Address Soil Health Principles?

The COMET-Farm model, developed by USDA/NRCS and Colorado State University, is a whole farm and ranch carbon and greenhouse gas accounting system. Learn how it addresses the Five Soil Health Principles.

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Retirement Tips: Surviving the First Year

Retirement is one of the most important transitions a person will experience during their life. A little forethought can really help a person reconcile their new identify as a retired person.