On the Mockler family farm near Centerville, spring planting is a full-family effort.
- Katelyn Winberg
From grilled cheese sandwiches and SDSU ice cream to baby calves and self-guided dairy tours, organizers say this year’s South Dakota Dairy Fest is designed to help consumers connect with modern dairy farming in a hands-on way.
- Lainie Kringen-Scholtz
Do you remember when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the COVID vaccine and conditional use of COVID treatments during the outbreak? The FDA does the same thing with animal products amidst outbreaks. The new world screwworm outbreak in Mexico has the U.S. Department of Agricul…
Producers are urged to watch their cattle herds, especially cattle imported from other states, after Theileria, a tick-borne parasite that affects cattle, was detected in several Nebraska counties. The Asian longhorned tick is the primary carrier responsible for spreading the parasite.
- Janelle Atyeo
Farmers are choosing not to plant their fields to cash crops that require high dollar inputs and bring ever smaller returns. Instead, they’re seeding the land back to the plants that grew before settlers began to turn dirt with plows.
- Janelle Atyeo
For a plant that grows naturally on the Midwest prairies, significant effort goes into starting native grasses and flowers in a greenhouse.
- By Amy Hadachek, for the Midwest Messenger
More moisture is indicated for the Central Plains for the last week of May, according to the latest forecast from the Climate Prediction Center issued Thursday, May 21.
- Janelle Atyeo
Hemp processors in South Dakota and Iowa are investing in new building-block facility they hope will give farmers a local market and build environmentally friendly homes.
The South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) invites farmers, resource providers, and community members to explore agricultural innovation firsthand through the “Small Farms, Big Ideas: SDSPA Summer Farm Tour Series.” This unique series features three immersive circuit tours show…
- Janelle Atyeo
South Dakota farmers just put a lot of money in the ground.
- Katelyn Winberg
On a regular Monday in April, when the average person was at work or school, millions of dollars changed hands before lunch in a sale barn in southeastern South Dakota.
The South Dakota Wheat Growers Association (SDWGA) is now accepting entries for the 2026 South Dakota Wheat Yield Contest, offering wheat producers across the state an opportunity to showcase innovative management practices, compete for cash awards, and highlight the strength of South Dakota…
- By Sara Bauder, SDSU Extension
Dry spring weather across much of South Dakota has brought up some producer questions and inquiries about covering soils or extending the grazing or forage season with annual forages or cover crops. Below is a list of considerations to take into account if the spring and summer continue to be dry.
- Janelle Atyeo
SDSU's crop performance program helps farmers see how crop varieties stack up.
- Kristen Sindelar
Ag-focused research is coming to the heartland of agriculture with the organizational restructuring of certain parts of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
- from Avera Health
When stroke happens, minutes matter. Similar to how a heart attack blocks blood flow to the heart, a stroke happens when a clot or broken blood vessel stops or limits blood flow to the brain – a brain attack.
- UofM Extension
Producers are invited to register for the 2026 University of Minnesota Cover Crop Field Day: Setting up for Success at the Southwest Research and Outreach Center by Lamberton Thursday, June 25.
The National Grazing Lands Coalition will feature four Midwest operations for its third annual bus tour this fall with the theme Grazing the Heartland.
- Katelyn Winberg
Terry Rieckman began his teaching career in the fall of 1983 in the Chester Area School District as a student teacher. My mother, then known as Jolene Hohwieler, was a junior in high school at Chester that year. Little did either of them know that three decades later, Mr. Rieckman would teac…
- Katelyn Winberg
For 42 years, Terry Rieckman has taught agriculture students at the McCook Central High School in Salem, South Dakota, building one of the most successful FFA programs in the state along the way.
- By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union
When it comes to raising their three young children; Georgia, 4, Swede, 2 and Hank, 3 weeks, Lindsey Hinsvark works to keep things simple and find joy in the moment.
- Marianne Stein University of Illinois
Conservation tillage practices, such as no-till and reduced till, are critical for sustainable agriculture, and they are gradually becoming popular with farmers across the Midwest. Monitoring tillage usage can provide insights into soil health, water levels and nutrient loss, as well as guid…
- By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union
Brenda Reis ranches with her husband, David, near Reliance, South Dakota. She is mom to Shawn, April, Shane and Zane and grandma to Buster, Swade, Rope, Haleigh, Keeleigh, Wiley, Oakleigh, Arista, Collin, Jozie, Sawyer and Jasper.
The Women’s Ag Network (WAN) is launching two scholarship opportunities designed to support women in agriculture, conservation and ag-adjacent industries as they pursue professional growth and leadership development.
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