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SDSU Extension hosts hands-on high tunnel build experience

April 23, 2024

South Dakota State University Extension is offering a four-day workshop, How to Build a High Tunnel, on May 7-8 and 14-15, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Registration is required, and space is limited.

Gardener holding a handful of healthy soil.
May 14

Backyard Natural Resources Webinar

Join SDSU Extension to learn about backyard soil health, water use, conservation and biodiversity. This four-part educational series will be held from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. CDT on May 14, 16, 21 and 23, 2024.

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Garden at the SDSU Specialty Crop Research Field-South
Apr 24

Starting the Season Safely on Specialty Crop Farms

Join SDSU Extension to learn about how to keep yourself, your staff, and your produce safe on your specialty crop farm.

The frame of a high tunnel with a sunset in the background
May 07

How to Build a High Tunnel: A Hands-on Experience

Join SDSU Extension Horticulture specialists, SDSU Facilities and Services staff, and South Dakota farmer experts to gain hands-on experience while building a 30’ x 96’ gothic-style double-poly high tunnel on the SDSU campus in Brookings, South Dakota.

Group photo of 2023 Teen Leadership Conference participants standing in the shape of a clock

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.

4-H shooting sports coach and youth at a trap shooting range.
May 04

4-H Shooting Sports Coaches Training - Shotgun @ Grant County

SDSU Extension will host a 4-H Shooting Sports Coaches Training for the shotgun discipline on Saturday, May 4 beginning at 7:30 a.m. CDT at the Grant County 4-H Complex (517 Flynn Drive, Milbank, SD 57252).

Youth inspecting swine in pens

SDSU Extension hosting South Dakota Swine Summit for youth

April 16, 2024

Youth interested in the swine industry are invited to participate in the 2024 South Dakota Swine Summit on June 13, 2024, on the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings.

Caregiver assisting an older adult woman through a memory exercise.

SDSU Extension supports caregiving plans for family farms

April 15, 2024

National Healthcare Decisions Day is April 15, 2024, and South Dakota State University Extension is encouraging family farm owners to make long-term caregiving decisions.

Three bright red and green apples ready for harvest

Brookings Master Gardener donating 50 apple trees to local youth

April 12, 2024

A Brookings-area Master Gardener is donating 50 apple trees to local youth for the fourth annual Fruitful Children Project.