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![Three young girls weighing sugar on a kitchen scale.](/sites/default/files/2020-03/W-00524-00-kids-children-kitchen-science-math-baking-cooking.jpg)
Teaching Math and Science in the Kitchen: 24 Ideas
Children can learn valuable skills in the kitchen: measuring ingredients, following a recipes, and much more. Have you ever considered that these skills double as math and science skills?
![A variety of fresh vegetables displayed on a white countertop.](/sites/default/files/2020-01/S-0006-15-00-Eat_More_Vegetables.jpg)
Choosing Vegetable Varieties for South Dakota
Fact sheet describing characteristics to look for when selecting a vegetable variety to grow in South Dakota.
![Close up of raspberry plant A close up of a raspberry plant with several berries growing on the plant](/sites/default/files/2020-03/Raspberry_closeup.jpg)
Growing Raspberries in South Dakota
Fact sheet describing how to grow raspberries in the home garden: selection, planting, and care.
![a lush, green grape vine with clusters of dark, purple grapes](/sites/default/files/2019-03/W-M7597-03-garden-grapes-valiant-variety.jpg)
Vineyard Work Calendar
Monthly check list for vineyard work
![Grapes growing on a vine grapes growing on a vine in a vineyard](/sites/default/files/2020-04/vsp_good%20fruit.jpg)
Grape Varieties for South Dakota
Updated list of grape varieties recommended for South Dakota.
Multi-Species Grazing as an Alternative to Pasture Spraying
Broadacre spraying of pastures is intended to reduce undesirable plants and increase grasses for livestock. This practice often results in unintended consequences, including damage and reduction of native forbs and reduced profitability. One approach to managing perceived “weedy” plants is incorporating different species of livestock into a grazing operation.
![A group of mixed cattle grazing in a pasture with several Canada Thistle plants spreading throughout.](/sites/default/files/2020-03/W-00494-00-cattle-pasture-weeds-range-thistle-noxious.jpg)
Alternative Pasture Weed Control
The term ‘weed’ can be broadly applied to any plant that is undesirable at any given time and place based on certain criteria. It is important to understand that the word ‘weed’ has become a general term with no universal definition, and many plants are considered to be weeds, depending on location.
![Two side-by-side fields. The left field is planted with perennial grass. The right field is bare with salty soil exposed.](/sites/default/files/2020-03/W-00513-00-salty-soils-vs-perennial-grass.jpg)
Managing Weeds While Transforming Marginal Land Into Perennial Forages Production
There are currently millions acres across South Dakota impacted by saline and sodic conditions. Research has shown that salt-tolerant perennial grasses are a possible way to bring land back into production.
![a lush, green grape vine with clusters of dark, purple grapes](/sites/default/files/2019-03/W-M7597-03-garden-grapes-valiant-variety.jpg)
Starting a Commercial Vineyard in South Dakota
Are you thinking of starting your own vineyard? This publication provides a brief overview of the issues you need to consider in determining whether grape growing might be a good fit for you.
![grass with field bindweed, a viny green weed with white flowers](/sites/default/files/2018-11/03-06-02-teaser-WeedInvasivePlants.jpg)
Weed Control: Noxious Weeds
Noxious Weed Recommendations: Herbicides for pasture, range, and non-crop areas, including roadside and other right-of-way that may be harvested for hay or grazed, are given a priority.