Flood
Many South Dakotans are dealing with flood issues following recent rain and damaging storms.
Animal Health
All Animal Health Content
Does Crown Rust in Oats Cause Problems for Livestock?
The weather conditions during the spring and summer of 2019 contributed to many challenges for farmers and livestock producers. For crop producers, one of those issues is crown rust in oats. The abundance of this crop disease has raised questions for livestock producers.
Livestock Newsletter
SDSU Extension publishes the Livestock Newsletter to provide South Dakota producers, industry professionals and consumers with timely research-based recommendations.
Feed Bunk Management
A successful slick bunk feeding program matches dry matter intake (DMI) to the cattle’s appetite as closely as possible and keeps DMI consistent from day-to-day.
Using Estrous Synchronization in Natural-Service Breeding Situations
Estrous synchronization is typically associated with artificial insemination (AI) programs, and is therefore often viewed as impractical or impossible to use within natural-service herds.
Reviewing Humane Euthanasia Protocols
Unresolvable health problems and injuries occur in pigs in every swine operation and having a plan in place to humanely deal with these issues is critical. This includes having a written protocol for timely euthanasia.
Looking for Foodborne Germs and Their Resistance to Antibiotics
How often do the meat products we buy in the store contain germs that might cause illness in people? Can we learn anything about antibiotic resistance with that information? Those are just two of the questions that SDSU is examining as part of their work with the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS).
Looking for Foodborne Germs and Their Resistance to Antibiotics: Poultry
This report analyzes the NARMS results for poultry products for the period of June 2018 through May 2019.
Looking for Foodborne Germs and Their Resistance to Antibiotics: Ground Beef
This report analyzes the NARMS results for ground beef for the period of June 2018 through May 2019.
Looking for Foodborne Germs and Their Resistance to Antibiotics: Pork
This report analyzes the NARMS results for pork products for the period of June 2018 through May 2019.
Hay Quality Considerations
The weather-related opportunities and challenges that 2019 has presented are forcing farmers and ranchers to alter “normal” management decisions. The precipitation and forage growth that the state has experienced this year is something most have never seen and may never see again, but with the additional rainfall, comes variation in forage quality.