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SDSU Extension hosts community garden field day in Watertown

July 27, 2026

South Dakota State University Extension will host a field day at the Foundation Field Community Garden in Watertown on Aug. 6, 2026.

A group of raised ground beds with crops growing in them at McCrory Gardens in Brookings, South Dakota.

Garden Hour

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SDSU Extension welcomes new 4-H field specialists

July 28, 2026

South Dakota State University Extension 4-H is pleased to welcome two new field specialists.

Small, green teardrop shaped insects on a green, soybean stem with pink flower.

It’s Time To Scout for Soybean Aphids

While scouting soybeans last week, we observed small populations of soybean aphids. These populations suggest that the infestation was recent. In 2025, we observed similar small infestations that took a long time to increase.

Small beetle with elongated black snout. Beetle is red-orange in color.

Aug 14

Red Sunflower Seed Weevil Management Webinar

SDSU Extension will host an informational sunflower webinar focusing on red sunflower seed weevil management on August 14 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Bright green, smooth Hosta leaves, and ferny foliage with bright red peony flowers in a garden.

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SDSU Extension to host Greatest Gardens contest

July 08, 2026

South Dakota State University Extension will celebrate gardens of all kinds with its inaugural South Dakota’s Greatest Gardens contest.

Corn earlobe being stored in a bunker for later use as cattle feed.

Valuing High-Moisture Corn and Earlage

A key advantage to using commodities that meet standard specifications and are frequently traded is that it is very easy to establish an economic value that is accepted by most users. The marketplace sets the value of corn, and other feedstuffs on a daily basis, provided those products meet some set of standard specifications.

A group of brown cattle foraging in a green field.

Prussic Acid Poisoning

As the first frost date approaches, producers often have concerns about the risk of prussic acid poisoning in livestock. Certain forage plants, especially sorghums and related species are associated with an increased risk of death loss because of prussic acid poisoning.