South Dakota State University had U.S. Sen. John Thune and Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr impressed by the new Raven Precision Agriculture Center.
Thune and Carr were...
For nearly 100 years, Little International, South Dakota State University’s two-day livestock event, has been led by a team of two students: the general and assistant managers.
Each year an election...
The 10th annual Ag Day is set for April 22, and this year’s theme focuses on being “ag proud” and sustainability in the future.
“We worked really hard as an executive team, and we really want...
Construction of the Raven Precision Agriculture Center is tentatively set to finish this June, allowing the first classes to be held there in fall 2021.
The completion of the building will allow South...
The college-run Jackrabbit Memorial Jackpot Show had its largest turnout this past weekend, hosting a variety of cattle showmen.
The Jackrabbit Memorial Cattle Show is put on by the Block and Bridle Club...
Gov. Kristi Noem signed an executive order Jan. 12 to merge the Department of Agriculture (SDDA) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
Hunter Roberts, the intended head of the...
Corn and soybean producers hung on tight this past year during an unusually wild ride in the agricultural commodity markets.
“Farming is high risk. We’re basically gamblers,” Clark Grannes, a...
Berg Agricultural Hall, home to the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES), will begin building renovations in the fall of 2021. The first and second floors of the building will...
Tyler Bush has been competing in the world of livestock judging with a goal of winning the high individual title since he was 8 years old, and in November, that goal became reality.
Bush, along...
Students of South Dakota State University’s Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Science have reason to celebrate.
The University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine has joined forces...
On Dec. 17, 2019, POET, a biotechnology company based out of Sioux Falls, contributed $2 million to the construction of the Raven Precision Agriculture Center at South Dakota State University.
“This...
Sammi Schrag, Agriculture Reporter
• November 19, 2019
History books are full of firsts. The first country to land on the moon. The first electric car. The first successful heart surgery.
Now, the South Dakota State University Swine Education and Research...
