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A purple eggplant.

Eggplant

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

A red cherry with a green stem.

Cherry

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

A stalk of green celery.

Celery

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

A head of white cauliflower.

Cauliflower

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

A bunch of orange carrots with green, leafy stems.

Carrot

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

A cantaloupe split in half revealing orange, fleshy fruit inside.

Cantaloupe

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

child and an older man planting flowers in a raised garden bed

Conversations that Matter: Advance Care Planning for Rural Families

Advance care planning is an important topic and is often discussed in small group settings. We have provided the tools to help you successfully lead a small group event to help teach others about advance care planning.

Left: Soil from long-term no-till field, exhibiting good soil aggregation through clumping and smaller pieces of soil. Right: Soil from conventionally managed field that included tillage and crop residue removal. Notice the soil is lighter brown, indicating lower organic matter, and the pieces of soil are in larger chunks with no visible indication of clumping or structure.

Organic Agronomy Starting to Impact

For decades scientists have known that a handful of soil contained more micro-biological organisms than the number of humans on earth. Science is just beginning to discover these organisms and learn about their functions and contribution to their soil ecosystem.

A close up view of the stem of palmer amaranth which is hairless.

Identification and Management of Palmer Amaranth in South Dakota

Guide for the identification and management of Palmer Amaranth in South Dakota

Variety of South Dakota native plants.

Range Roundup: SDSU’s Native Plant Initiative

The SDSU Native Plant Initiative aims to improve our understanding of South Dakota’s native plants, including which ones are best-suited for restoration and production. This information will help guide stakeholders in matching native species to desired restoration outcomes.