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Discussing Food and Agriculture in South Dakota: A Guide for Community Leaders
Food production and farming are issues that operate at the complex pivot point of where ecology and nature meet the marketplace and political systems. The way agriculturalists and communities handle their resources, both individually, and collectively, depends on their collective vision for the future.
Stupendous Soils
In this Grow Getters lesson, you will answer the questions: “What is soil?” and “How can you make garden soil?”
SDSU Extension to Host Swine Day Event
October 24, 2022
SDSU Extension will host a Swine Day event to celebrate the sixth anniversary of the SDSU Swine Education and Research Facility. The event will be held at McCrory Gardens on Tuesday, Nov. 1, starting at 9:00 a.m. CDT.
The Costs of Erosion: Topsoil’s Role in Food Security
The thin layer of topsoil covering our earth sustains almost all of the life we know. Learn some answers to common questions about protecting it from erosion.
Question Persuade Refer Training
SDSU Extension provides QPR (Question Persuade Refer) trainings to agricultural groups and rural communities interested in preventing suicide. The goal of this training is to save lives and reduce suicidal behaviors.
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?
SkillsX by 4-H provides leadership opportunities for SD teens
April 17, 2024
Formerly the Teen Leadership Conference, SkillsX by 4-H provides South Dakota youth from ages 13 to 18 an opportunity to develop their leadership and life skills through an immersive educational experience. This year’s conference is June 3-7, 2024, in Brookings.
South Dakota State 4-H Ambassadors Attend National 4-H Youth Agri-Science Summit
January 24, 2020
Hands-on learning experience prepared youth to develop an action plan to address local agri-science challenges.
Why Precision Agriculture?
When precision agriculture comes into a conversation a few questions arise. Three of those questions might be: What is precision agriculture? How does precision agriculture make our farm more profitable? What do I do with all this data?
Summer field days showcase South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station sites
August 25, 2023
Each summer, the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station system showcases its research stations with field days. The days include guided tours of each facility and presentations from SDSU and SDSU Extension researchers. Producers, industry professionals and members of the general public can see how winter wheat varieties are tested, or take a trip through a high tunnel.