Content by SDSU Extension

4-H youth exhibiting a cat to two judges.

4-H Volunteer Code of Conduct

4-H Volunteers are expected to follow the Volunteer Code of Conduct.

2026 Rangeland and Soil Days Contest brings 115 youth to Belle Fourche

June 30, 2026

South Dakota State University Extension is pleased to announce that 115 youth participated in the 42nd annual Rangeland and 21st annual Soil Days contests on June 9-10, 2026, in Belle Fourche.

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SDSU Extension directory of local foods resources helps grow connections across state

June 29, 2026

To continue growing connections across the state, South Dakota State University Extension has compiled and released a directory of organizations supporting South Dakota’s local food network.

Monarch butterfly visiting a blanket flower near a backyard garden.

SDSU Extension to host Greatest Gardens contest

July 08, 2026

South Dakota State University Extension will celebrate gardens of all kinds with its inaugural South Dakota’s Greatest Gardens contest.

A woman stands behind a white pickup's tailgate talking to a group of people in an open pasture

Save the date for Rosebud Range Workshop in July 2026

June 25, 2026

Save the date for this year’s Rosebud Range Workshop, which is July 15, 2026, at the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Ranch by Rosebud.

Three smart phones showing the Bids, Maps, and Charts tools in the Basis Report app.

SDSU Extension makes Basis Report available via app

June 24, 2026

South Dakota State University Extension is pleased to announce that the SDSU Basis Report web tool is now also available as a mobile app.

4-H ribbons and awards stacked on a table.

4-H Member Code of Conduct

South Dakota 4-H, a program of SDSU Extension, expects youth members and participants to behave in an acceptable manner at all events and activities in accordance with the South Dakota 4-H Behavioral Expectations and the Code of Conduct Policy.

Mandy Marney Professional Portrait

Marney hired as director of SDSU Extension

June 23, 2026

Mandy Marney has been hired as director of SDSU Extension and associate dean of the South Dakota State University College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences. She started her new role on June 22.

A field of spring wheat, still green

SDSU Extension invites public to free spring wheat field tours

June 22, 2026

South Dakota State University Extension invites all wheat producers, agronomists and agricultural professionals to attend the upcoming Spring Wheat Variety Tours on June 29, 2026.

Managing Nitrates

In this episode of Cattle HQ, Kim Ricardo, SDSU Extension Forage Field Specialist, Taylor Grussing, SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist, Robin Salverson, SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist and Parker Witt, SDSU Extension Crop-Livestock Systems Field Specialist discuss current climate conditions and how they may influence forage and feed management decisions.