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Soil: It’s Not Just Dirt

Most soils are complex ecosystems with worms, insects and microscopic organisms, which all work together in helping plants grow.

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SDSU Extension launches new programs for older adults during Falls Prevention Awareness Week

September 22, 2024

Enhance Fitness and Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention will join SDSU Extension’s existing physical activity program, Walk with Ease. As part of a national outreach campaign, SDSU Extension is partnering with the National Council on Aging and the South Dakota Fall Prevention Coalition to mark Falls Prevention Awareness Week from Sept. 23-27, 2024.

Blooming Prairies: Native Forb Research

This episode of Cattle HQ, Kaylee Wheeler from South Dakota State University Extension discusses research efforts focused around native forbs on South Dakota rangelands.

Black angus calves in a corral.

Registration open for SDSU Extension Calf Value Discovery program

September 18, 2024

Cow/calf operators can gain valuable information to improve their operations by participating in the program. To participate, producers consign a minimum of five steer calves weighing 500 to 800 pounds.

A field of alfalfa.

Forage Variety Trial Results

The 2024 Forage Variety Trial Results include data from two locations across South Dakota.

Rye test plots

Rye Variety Trial Results

The 2024 Rye Variety Trial Results include data from three locations across South Dakota.

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SDSU Extension encouraging physical activity with virtual Walktober event

September 16, 2024

Participants will track their minutes of activity daily from Oct. 1 to 31 and submit their totals after the event ends. Prizes will be awarded to those who log the most. Registration is required to be eligible for prizes.

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Saving Seed: Will the seed produce plants similar to the plant it was collected from?

It can be very rewarding to harvest and save seed of ornamental and vegetable plants. But why is it that sometimes when we plant the seed we saved, the results do not seem to be very like the plant we collected the seed from?

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SDSU Extension to host Annie’s Project in Colton

September 06, 2024

Annie’s Project is designed to empower women in agriculture through education, networking and resources. The program helps women build the confidence to become more involved in their family’s agricultural enterprises.

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SDSU Extension hosts free life story writing workshops via Zoom

September 06, 2024

South Dakota State University Extension and South Dakota Humanities Scholar Molly Barari will host a creative life story writing workshop for genealogy lovers.