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Importance of Good Record Keeping: The Science & Engineering Notebook
Scientists and engineers use special notebooks or journals to make daily logs of what they are doing and what they have learned.
Saturated Buffer for South Dakota
Saturated buffer fact sheet for producers, tile drainage contractors, conservation professionals, other ag professionals.
State 4-H Rodeo Resources
View the documents and forms to participate in the State 4-H Rodeo.
Spring Wheat Variety Trial Results
The 2023 spring wheat reports include data from 10 locations with regional summaries.
South Dakota 4-H Robotics - Getting Started
In South Dakota 4-H Robotics is about much more than the competition. It is about the development of youth through experiential learning. During the program youth are introduced to a variety of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts, but also develop a variety of life skills including, but not limited to: problem solving, communication, and teamwork.
Crop Diversity Reduced in South Dakota
The recently released 2017 Census of Agriculture data shows that South Dakota has experienced a considerable increase in acreage harvested of two major crops, corn and soybeans over the past decade.
Buying or Selling Oats for a Cover Crop? Be Sure to Follow the Rules
As a challenging 2019 row crop planting season wraps up in South Dakota, many producers are looking to plant cover crops on unplanted acres. One popular cool-season grass cover crop is oats. Most oats in South Dakota are grown as certified varieties, and it is important to be aware of the legal ramifications behind purchasing oat seed for use as a cover crop.
Bringing Home Your 4-H Goat Project
Sales and transport is a stressful time for any animal. Reducing stress factors due to transitions start before the actual purchase of your new project. Managing proper nutrition and disease management are just a couple factors to help your project get off to a great start.
2017-2018 Multi-State Organic Oat Variety Trial Results
The tight production margins currently present in agriculture have increased interest in growing organic oats.
Why Tattoo Your 4-H Livestock?
Proper identification of animals helps create an honest record keeping system. With current DNA blood typing procedures animals can be identified through parentage, but when it comes to everyday practices on the farm or ranch a good tattoo can be a huge time saver in the event of a lost ear tag.