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Group of youth competing in trap
Jan 31

4-H Shooting Sports Coaches Training - Archery, Rifle, Pistol @ Ipswich

SDSU Extension will host a 4-H Shooting Sports Coaches Training for the archery, rifle and pistol disciplines on Saturday, January 31, from 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. at the Ipswich 4-H Building (515 7th St, Ipswich, SD 57451).

4-H shooting sports coach and youth at a trap shooting range.
Jan 17

4-H Shooting Sports Coaches Training - Archery, Rifle, Pistol @ Rapid City

SDSU Extension will host a 4-H Shooting Sports Coaches Training for the archery, rifle and pistol disciplines on Saturday, January 17, from 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. at the Pennington County Walter Taylor 4-H Building (601 E. Centre St,. Rapid City, SD 57701).

Shooting Sports coach helping youth shooting shotgun
Jan 15

Virtual 4-H Shooting Sports Youth Development Training

SDSU Extension will host a virtual 4-H Shooting Sports Youth Development Training on January 15 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. CST via Zoom.

Shooting Sports coach helping youth shooting shotgun
Jan 13

Virtual 4-H Shooting Sports Youth Development Training

SDSU Extension will host a virtual 4-H Shooting Sports Youth Development Training on January 13 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. CST via Zoom.

A row of targets is full of arrows in an outdoor field
Dec 13

4-H Shooting Sports Coaches Training - Archery, Rifle, Pistol @ Brookings

SDSU Extension will host a 4-H Shooting Sports Coaches Training for the archery, rifle and pistol disciplines on Saturday, December 13, from 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. at the Outdoor Adventure Center (2810 22nd Ave South, Brookings, SD, 57006).

Farmer viewing precision seed application data on a tablet.

SDSU Extension to host ag cybersecurity workshop

November 03, 2025

South Dakota State University Extension will host an agriculture cybersecurity workshop and public seminar to highlight results from three collaborative research projects between SDSU and Dakota State University.

A group of youth and adults stand in a grassy pasture

Dedicated educators help South Dakota youth succeed nationally

August 28, 2025

In May, South Dakota sent 84 youth to the National Land and Range Judging Contest in El Reno, Oklahoma. Out of the 34 states that competed, only Texas came close to matching those numbers with 72 participants.

Farmer viewing precision seed application data on a tablet.

Cybersecurity Planning: Securing the Future

With reliance on digital technologies, precision agriculture requires securing data and implementing key strategies to safeguard digital assets and maintain operational integrity and confidentiality.

Producer holding soil in cupped hands over a bare field in early spring.

SDSU Extension 2024 Impact Report

This brief report highlights how SDSU Extension strengthens people and places across South Dakota through every program, contact, volunteer hour and digital outreach effort.

Digital padlock over a circuit board, representing data encryption.

Protecting Your Data: The Role of Authentication and Encryption in Agricultural Cybersecurity

Precision agriculture emphasizes using data to make smarter farming decisions. In the digital world, authentication and encryption are two prevalent ways to keep farm data secure, accurate, and trustworthy.