Content by Kristine Lang
Cut Flower Camp @ Rapid City
SDSU Extension will host a daylong camp for aspiring and current cut flower farmers and florists on April 11, 2026, from 8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Cut Flower Camp @ Brookings
SDSU Extension and McCrory Gardens will host a daylong camp for aspiring and current cut flower farmers and florists on March 28, 2026, from 8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Campers will learn and engage in hands-on activities that will increase their knowledge of operating a sustainable farm and business.
How to Build High Tunnels
A video series developed to help producers learn how to build high tunnels.
Organic Sweet Corn Production in Clover Living Mulch Systems: 2-Year Research Summary
Research in 2024 and 2025 in a USDA certified organic field at the SDSU Southeast Research Farm explored growing sweet corn in three types of clover grown as a living mulch.
High Tunnels
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Warm Winter Temperature Impacts on Flowering Bulbs
Warm winters underscore the importance of temperature in regulating bulb growth, as the right sequence of warm and cold periods is critical for healthy shoots and properly formed flowers.
Black Rot of Brassica Crops
Black rot is an uncommon, but devastating bacterial disease in South Dakota that can develop during extended periods of hot and wet weather, leading to rapid and widespread crop loss.
Garden Hour
Garden Hour will return with as a limited series during the fall and winter months.
SDSU Extension and McCrory Gardens to feature rose trial tour and program
August 22, 2025
South Dakota State University Extension and McCrory Gardens are pleased to feature the ongoing rose garden trials and research during a special event on Aug. 25, 2025, at McCrory Gardens in Brookings.
SDSU Extension to host weed management tour at Sisseton farm
July 30, 2025
South Dakota State University Extension is pleased to announce a field tour featuring Koeppe Family Fields on Aug. 5, 2025.