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A herd of cattle gather around a stock pond on a vast, lush grassland. Courtesy: USDA [CC BY 2.0]

Weed Control: Pasture and Range

There are 24 million acres of native and tame pasture and range as well as 1.4 million acres of grass hayland in South Dakota.

A young girl playing with colored wooden blocks.

Playing With Blocks

Who remembers building glorious structures and towers with wooden blocks? And then having a sibling knock them down and having to rebuild it over again? There are so many learning experiences with building and making mistakes in block play.

an image with several young people with awards they have won

South Dakota 4-H Members Compete in Livestock Judging Contest at 2019 North American International Livestock Exposition

January 13, 2020

South Dakota 4-H youth from Clark, Deuel and McCook counties competed in the 2019 National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest held on Nov. 19, 2019, in conjunction with the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) in Louisville, Kentucky.

Almonds, a tablespoon of oil, and almond butter sitting on a countertop

How to Make a Safe Nut Butter

During the last few years the popularity of plant-based butters has increased considerably. These plant-based nut butters have proven to be good sources of protein, fiber, essential fatty acids and other nutrients and may include soy butter, almond butter, pistachio butter, cashew butter, sesame butter, and so on.

Portrait of schoolchildren with teacher performing daily physical exercises in classroom during break on lesson

Brain Breaks in the Classroom

Do your students struggle with behavior or staying on task? Boost your classroom productivity with Brain Breaks!

Young woman demonstrating the Superman Pull core exercise.

Building a Strong Core

The midsection is a part of the body that many individuals strive to sculpt, strengthen and increase lean muscle tissue. While it may be easy to think of the core as just the abdominals, it involves many more muscles.

A bunch of wild chockecherries.

Wild Chokecherry

This Pick it! Try it! Like it! lesson will help you select and prepare fresh wild chokecherries.

A silce of red watermelon with black seeds.

Watermelon

This Pick it! Try it! Like it! Preserve it! lesson will help you select and prepare fresh watermelon.

A white to pink trunip bulb.

Turnip and Rutabaga

This Pick it! Try it! Like it! Preserve it! lesson will help you select and prepare fresh turnips and rutabagas.

A red tomato fruit.

Tomato

This Pick it! Try it! Like it! Preserve it! lesson will help you select and prepare fresh tomatoes.