Farm Business Management

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Live Cattle Basis

Futures prices are from organized trades that provide price information for buyers and sellers of commodities. Local cash prices can be compared to futures prices using a basis measure. With an expected basis measure, producers can observe futures prices and infer cash prices.

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Ag Business

Modern agriculture requires savvy financial planning and strategy.

Producer analyzing data on a series of screens inside a tractor equipped for precision agriculture.

Feb 26

Virtual Agricultural Economics and Precision Agricultural Advancement Workshop

SDSU Extension will host a virtual workshop covering agricultural economics and precision agricultural advancement on February 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

professor and two students use a drone to analyze a field

Feb 24

Agricultural Economics and Precision Agricultural Advancement Workshop

SDSU Extension will host a workshop covering agricultural economics and precision agricultural advancement on February 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the SDSU Extension Sioux Falls Regional Center (4101 W 38th St, Ste 103, Sioux Falls, SD 57106)

Sihlouette of farmers shaking hands with a tractor in the background

SDSU Extension to discuss estate planning at Sustaining the Legacy conferences

February 06, 2026

South Dakota State University Extension will continue to assist farmers and ranchers with estate and farm transition planning through its final Sustaining the Legacy conference in 2026.

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Annie's Project

Annie's Project is open to all who would like to learn more about agricultural business.

Feb Mar 23 - 09

Annie’s Inspired Webinar Series: Strong Minds Strong Farms

SDSU Extension will host a free webinar series focused on managing risk in today’s agricultural environment on February 23, March 2 and 9.

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Feb 18

Athletes in Overalls Webinar

SDSU Extension will host an Athletes in Overalls webinar on Wednesday, February 18, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. CST/5:30-7:30 p.m. MT.

A map of South Dakota's counties with lines dividing the counties into eight regions

35 years of the SDSU Extension Farm Real Estate Market Survey

January 09, 2026

When Larry Janssen learned that one of his most frequently used land sales databases was no longer available, the South Dakota State University Professor Emeritus of Economics and his colleague, Burton Pflueger, former SDSU Extension economist, launched their own survey in 1991.

SDSU Extension to discuss continuation plans at Sustaining the Legacy conferences

January 07, 2026

South Dakota State University Extension will continue to assist farmers and ranchers with long-term planning through its Sustaining the Legacy conferences across South Dakota this winter.