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ASOUTH MAGAZINE BY SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | Winter 2020 COLLEGE OF AAGRICULTURE,GRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

innovation, intervention and initiatives for the future

2019 annual report GROWING FROM THE DEAN SOUTH DAKOTA JOHN KILLEFER VOLUME 10, NO. 1, WINTER 2020

MANAGING EDITOR 2 Lora Berg

our stakeholders and communities need information and resources. In addition DESIGNER to weather a storm. This past year shines to these financial resources that our Andrea Schubloom a particular light on the latter, where we economists have provided, our Extension WRITERS/CONTRIBUTORS have so many individuals and communities Rural Behavioral Health Team created many Sydney Meyer, Nicole Hudson, Andrea hurting from the challenges that came with programs to address the acute and chronic Schubloom, City of Brookings, POET, 2019. This edition of Growing South Dakota impacts that these many challenges have had Connie Sieh Groop 6 highlights just some of the many ways that on the mental health and well-being of our PHOTOGRAPHY CONTRIBUTORS SDSU, the College of Agriculture, Food farmers and ranchers. We have created the Greg Latza, Emily Weber, Lora Berg, IN THIS ISSUE and Environmental Sciences, and especially “Weathering the Storm” program that trains Andrea Schubloom, Sydney Meyer, SDSU Extension, Nicole Hudson, Sharon “The farmer has to be an optimist or he our SDSU Extension programs not only individuals on how to work with family transfer knowledge gained from agricultural members who may be dealing with excessive Tritz, Christine Moening, City of Brookings, 2-3 South Dakota Animal Disease wouldn’t still be a farmer.” – Will Rogers National FFA Organization, Hope Gauger, Research and Diagnostic Laboratory researchers but also provide support and stress. Another program is “Communicating Paula Linke, Josh Jaspers, Kendra Mack, Ribbon Cutting Ceremony I am continuously amazed by the ingenuity, relief to assist our many farmers and ranchers with Farmers Under Stress” that provides tools Matt Halvorson, Clark Enersen Partners 30 perseverance and resilience of the great through the challenges that 2019 has thrown for counselors, agri-business and community American Farmer and Rancher! There are at us. members on how to recognize and aid those COLLEGE LEADERSHIP 4 SDSU Extension 25 - South Dakota 4-H Hall of Fame not many professions where we have so little The very wet fall of 2018 set the stage for dealing with stress. Dealing with stress in 4 - From the Director of Extension Inductees what was to become an extremely challenging our agricultural communities requires the John Killefer control over so many variables that can impact South Dakota Corn Endowed Dean Karla Trautman 26 - South Dakota 4-H Year in Review our success, or failure, than that found in the 2019 growing season. The beginning of 2019 efforts of many individuals and organizations 5 - 2019 USDA Risk Management greeted us with hard freezing weather and throughout the state and nation. In September Bill Gibbons professions encompassing farming, ranching Agency Crop Indemnities 27 College News excessive precipitation in the form of snow 2019, SDSU Extension partnered with the Interim Associate Dean of Research and and natural resource conservation. From the Interim Director of South Dakota 6-8 - SDSU Extension Responds to 27 - New Faculty and Staff that lasted through a protracted winter. Once South Dakota Counselors Association to impacts of Mother Nature to those of policies Agricultural Experiment Station Mother Nature in 2019 27 - Showcasing Our Points of Pride that influence our markets, our South Dakota spring arrived, we experienced three extensive host a three-day South Dakota Farm and flooding events throughout the state. The Ranch Stress Summit to provide information Don Marshall 9 - Successful Energize! Conference 28 - National FFA Organization farmers and ranchers have seen some of the Associate Dean of Academic Buoys Community Efforts in first flooding event occurred with the now on how to provide support to individuals Programs Recognizes Andrew Streff as most challenging growing seasons in recent Lemmon & Beyond 2019 American Star history. In spite of the many challenges and famous “Bomb Cyclone” that hit in the middle dealing with stress. SDSU Extension has also of March dumping heavy snow on the north been providing “Mental Health First Aid Karla Trautman 10-11 - Helping Loved Ones Transition 29 - Cody Wright Receives USDA setbacks experienced this past year, there Director of SDSU Extension Smoothly has been a tremendous demonstration of and giving southeastern South Dakota a lot of Training” programs throughout the state to Teaching Award resilience and hope throughout our industry rain. All of this occurred on top of frozen soil share this evidence-based public education Lora Berg 12 - AmeriCorps VISTA Members 30-31 - Jeanette Klein Leads Biggest that resulted in major flooding throughout and prevention tool to improve the public’s Director of Marketing and and communities. As I have heard many Communications Expand Extension Programming One-Day Event in the Dakotas times, “I can’t wait to see 2019 in the rearview the area. Rain seemed to fall continuously knowledge of mental health and substance use 13 - South Dakota Wellness Coalitions 32 - Akimoto and Tomoko Ichinomiya throughout the spring and summer, resulting problems, and how to connect people in need mirror,” followed by optimistic anticipation Growing South Dakota is published four Make Big Impacts in Small Receive 20th Annual Butler Human in a second flooding event for central South to appropriate care. of what 2020 will hold for us. I am proud times annually by the SDSU College of Communities Rights Award Dakota in late May followed by a third flood The SDSU College of Agriculture, Food and Agriculture, Food and Environmental of the resilient nature of the South Dakota 14-16 - Extension Programs in Our Own 33 - South Dakota State University in early fall for the Madison area. Many new Environmental Sciences, and especially our Sciences. A total of 19,038 copies are farmer and rancher, and know that South printed on recycled paper by the SDSU Words precipitation records were set in 2019. Extension teams are here to help individuals 2019 Friend of the Beef Industry Dakota State University and the College Print Lab at no cost to the State of 17 - SDSU Extension Hosts Summer 33 - South Dakota State University Our Extension teams pulled together and communities thrive during challenging South Dakota. of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Range Workshops Co-Hosts 51st Beef Improvement Sciences is here in its many capacities to materials and created resources and programs times. The people and entities that make to assist those being impacted by these events. up the agricultural communities of South SDSU Extension is an equal opportunity 18 - Foreign Animal Disease Federation Research Symposium partner with you as we enter into the coming provider and employer in accordance Prepardness Meeting and Convention growing season. Some of the resources were created to respond Dakota create a very special family that has with the nondiscrimination policies of South Dakota State University, the South 19 - SDSU Extension Beef-Related Our land-grant universities were uniquely to the many immediate needs of our citizens, bonded together to support each other as we 34-35 - South Dakota Native Named while others were created to provide support respond to these challenging times. As I stated Dakota Board of Regents and the Efforts created to serve the three important missions United States Department of Global Farmfluencer of teaching, research and Extension. These to the many long-term, chronic challenges earlier, I am so proud of the resilience and Agriculture. 20-21 - SDSU Extension Years of Service 36-37 - Underwater Drone Offers Exciting that were being created by difficult growing determination of the South Dakota Farmer Awards Ways to Study Water Quality three missions are intertwined like a three- ©2020 South Dakota Board of Regents stranded rope, all working together to provide and harvest seasons and the additional and Rancher as we have faced a challenging 38 - POET Commits $2 Million to a stronger product than the individual impacts of difficult market situations. As a 2019. As we put 2019 into the memory books, 22 South Dakota 4-H Support South Dakota State result of the extreme weather that we faced in I wish you all the very best for 2020 and strands alone. There are times when one 22 - SDSU Extension Welcomes University Precision Agriculture South Dakota, there were approximately 3.95 everyone in the SDSU College of Agriculture, of the strands needs to take center stage to Dr. Timothy Tanner as 4-H Youth Program million total prevented planted acres (17 times Food and Environmental Sciences looks provide the support that is necessary at a Development Program Director as many acres as 2018), the most in the entire forward to working with you to create a 39 - Corteva Agriscience Commits particular time. There is the constant need 22 - Soles4Souls $600,000 to Support South Dakota to provide graduates who are exceptionally nation. prosperous and less stressful new year. As would be anticipated, market and 23 - South Dakota 4-H Selects 2019- State University Raven Precision well educated to meet the workforce needs 2020 State 4-H Ambassadors Agriculture Center of the day, research conducted to address weather-related challenges were identified All the Best! Go Jacks! 24 - 4-H Ambassadors and Alumni long-range needs of our industries and to as two of the top stressors for our state’s Serve on Next Generation of also meet the immediate needs of a current producers. Our Agricultural Economic ON THE COVER: Farmland affected by crisis or challenge, and then there are the Extension teams responded to the needs Agriculture Panel at Governor's of our farmers and ranchers by providing Ag Summit 2019 flooding and increased rainfall. Photo times when we need to marshal our resources courtesy of Greg Latza. to provide the outreach and support that risk management, marketing and budgeting Contact John Killefer at [email protected] www.sdstate.edu/cafes WINTER 2020 GROWING SOUTH DAKOTA 1 Legislators, South Dakota State University faculty and staff members, commodity group representatives and various project supporters gathered to cut the ribbon in front of the newly expanded and renovated South Dakota Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory. Lt. Governor Larry Rhoden (center) cut the ribbon.

SOUTH DAKOTA ANIMAL DISEASE RESEARCH AND DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY

he South Dakota Animal Disease Performing approximately 500,000 protecting animal and public health and TResearch and Diagnostic Laboratory tests per year, the new 80,000 sq. ft. lab food safety. Because of the economic (ADRDL) held a ribbon cutting ceremony is made up of sections for bacteriology, impact of our animal agriculture industry September 6, on the South Dakota State clinical pathology and parasitology, DNA as well as the critical importance of University campus to celebrate the sequencing and bioinformatics, serology, public health and food safety, the work upcoming official opening of the new food safety microbiology, virology, that happens here at the lab impacts all facility in November. histopathology, molecular diagnostics, of us either indirectly or directly,” said “Today’s ribbon cutting represents extension and outreach, specialized Oedekoven. a renewed commitment to the ongoing research testing, and research. “This achievement of increased mission of this lab, said Larry Rhoden, Following the move into the new efficiency and service has been made Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota. ADRDL, the existing Veterinary and possible through the continued support “That commitment ensures that the Biomedical Sciences building will be and cooperation of many groups,” scientists here who serve the people of renovated for teaching and research said John Killefer, South Dakota Corn South Dakota and the region have the purposes. Endowed Dean of the College of tools they need to more safely identify “This incredible new facility will Agriculture, Food and Environmental diseases and conduct important research.” provide hands-on training for students,” Sciences at South Dakota State University. The $58.6 million expansion and said Barry H. Dunn, President of South “This was really a team effort.” renovation will ensure the facility meets Dakota State University. “The experience Supporters of the project include but are federal standards and provides more space they gain will serve them well in attaining not limited to South Dakota’s Ag Unity, the to accommodate new technologies. The careers in veterinary medicine, medical South Dakota Association of Cooperatives, new facility features a Biosafety Level 3 technology, human medicine and other the State Veterinarian, the South Dakota space to contain dangerous pathogens, science, technology, engineering and Animal Industry Board, the South Dakota offers greater security against bioterrorism mathematical careers.” Veterinary Medical Association, members as well as upgraded air, water and electrical Originally built in 1967, upgraded in of South Dakota’s commodity groups, systems. A drive-up window for dropping 1993 and newly renovated and expanded legislative leaders and the governor’s office. off samples was also added to provide in 2019, the Animal Disease Research and “As we work to implement policies clients with easy access to the lab and to Diagnostic Lab has provided the state of that are friendly toward producers and enhance biosecurity. South Dakota with critical research and help support our state’s top industry, we’re “These are exciting times as we diagnostic support to protect the citizens proud to partner with labs like this as recognize the completion of a goal that and the livestock industry in the state and we look to lead the nation in innovative we’ve had for a long time to modernize our region from disease outbreaks for more care and groundbreaking research,” said veterinary and diagnostic research facility,” than five decades. Rhoden. said South Dakota State Veterinarian “The work that’s conducted here at Dustin Oedekoven. the lab can be briefly summarized as Andrea Schubloom

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FROM THE DIRECTOR OF EXTENSION KARLA TRAUTMAN

tick” wasn’t nearly at the level it is today. best of times…and the worst of times. It makes you wonder how a farmer even Our professionals value the importance managed to accomplish what they did! of building relationships with people, At the time, the diversity of the hearing about their needs and then farm was just as much about “the drawing from research to provide way you did it” as it was about the knowledge and innovative solutions. availability of technology to manage Their efforts tell a story of listening and it. Today, technological innovations caring – with the intent to learn about are the foundation for how agriculture collective concerns and needs and I grew up on a small farm that was an continues to feed the world population then using the innovations of research integrated livestock and crop operation. while providing solutions to societal and knowledge to provide applicable We grew it all. There was a feedlot full of challenges. It has also been a resource solutions that mitigate the challenges that cattle, a pasture full of stock cows and a during challenging times – like those producers, families and communities face. herd of 30 dairy cows. There were also the we have faced in 2019 at the hands of Ultimately, SDSU Extension strives to barns that held the pigs, sheep, chickens, Mother Nature. Ultimately, technology connect the dots between the challenge, 2019 Indemnity by County ducks and geese. We grew acres of corn, is a tool and a significant one at that. The research, and innovations in technology. No Indemnity ($0) soybeans and oats. There were even a few differential is the human interface. How That connection is critical to providing $1 to $500,000 horses that were used to check on the cows can we focus the use of technology and producers, families and communities with $500,000.01 to $1,000,000 in the pasture! Every day was governed innovation to answer the age old questions solutions that answer the critical questions $1,000,000.01 to $5,000,000 by the routine of morning and evening of “what, when, why and how” as it applies of who, what, where and when in the $5,000,000.01 to $10,000,000 chores. As a young child, my job was to to agriculture, family and community? quest of improving their quality of life for USDA Risk Management Agency over $10,000,000.01 gather the eggs from the chicken coup. How can innovations help or hinder themselves and the communities they call While the chores became more complex our ability to solve problems? Why is it home. as I grew older, the value of the farm and important? What will we do with it? When the importance of those chores to the will it be useful? How will it be useful? successful functioning of the farm were Why does it matter? How will it matter? not lost on me. What difference will it make? This edition of Growing South Dakota I can look back today and be amazed at Contact Karla Trautman at the diversity of that farm. Think of all the highlights the work of SDSU Extension [email protected] "As a result of the extreme weather moving parts that it took to keep it going. in bringing research-based knowledge that we faced in South Dakota, there After all, the technology to make it “all to the citizens of South Dakota in the were approximately 17 times as many prevented planted acres in 2019 than in 2018 – the most in the entire nation."

- John Killefer, South Dakota Corn Endowed Dean of the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences

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uring years when many South and South Dakota communities during snowfall, all contributed to the excessive According to the U.S. Department of Addressing Farmer Stress over 100 participants in the farm stress D Dakotans are faced with great 2019 have been unprecedented. SDSU moisture that occurred this year. Agriculture, due to excessive moisture The SDSU Extension Rural Behavioral curricula and plans to continue offering challenges, the role of SDSU Extension is Extension professionals have prioritized There were three notable flooding South Dakota producers were unable to Health Team implemented a variety of the workshops into next year. especially important to provide unbiased, direct interaction with the agricultural events that occurred during 2019. The first plant just shy of 4 million acres this year, programs to address and bring awareness SDSU Extension partnered with the research-based information and assist in community by providing unbiased, was in mid-March when a bomb cyclone the greatest amount of unplanted acres around farmer stress and mental health. South Dakota Counselors Association to meeting people’s needs. SDSU Extension research-based information and assistance hit southeastern South Dakota and heavy of any state in the nation and a record for The “Weathering the Storm in host a three-day South Dakota Farm and experts were quick to respond to the based on the issues that producers have snow in the northern part of the state. South Dakota. In comparison, in 2018 Agriculture: How to Cultivate a Productive Ranch Stress Summit in September. Over effects of the extreme weather and the articulated as important. From livestock “The rain on top of snow on top of frozen there was a total of 227,646 prevented Mindset” workshop is designed to provide 100 attendees took part in a variety of impact it made on the state this year. The and agronomic needs both short and soil all contributed to excessive moisture in planted acres in South Dakota. healthy stress management strategies for breakout sessions and topics about dealing team offered educational programming, long term, to the needs of individuals, the spring,” Edwards said. Around February, Edwards and several farmers and ranchers when dealing with with stress. hosted trainings and open house meetings, families and communities who have been The second notable event was in other members of the SDSU Extension the impacts of chronic stress and trains “The goals of the summit included and created a variety of opportunities for affected, the SDSU Extension team is here late May in the central part of the state. team started having conversations about individuals how to work with family educating counselors, social workers, face-to-face and online dialogue about the to provide the educational resources and The third was in mid-September in the how to address the issues that many South members who may be dealing with stress. psychologists, and other helping challenges people were facing as a result of technical information that will be the most Madison area. Dakotans were likely going to face come The “Communicating with Farmers professionals on farm stress; bringing the excessive moisture. impactful for them as they make critical “Overall, the whole state is 200 percent spring. Under Stress” workshop provides tools for farmers, ranchers and helping According to South Dakota Governor decisions both now and in the future,” said above the average rainfall this year. It has “We pulled together a flood response individuals who regularly work with the professionals together to share perceptions Kristi Noem, 63 of South Dakota’s 66 Karla Trautman, SDSU Extension Director. really been unusual to be consistently wet. team, which included people from all the agriculture community, such as helping and ideas on mental health; and increase counties submitted disaster declarations According to SDSU Extension A lot of new records were set this year, extension program areas. We created and professionals, agri-business professionals, mental health literacy among agricultural this year due to record-breaking storms, State Climatologist Laura Edwards, including record annual rainfall this April shared a lot of information and resources service members and clergy, on how to producers and those that work with them,” floods and tornadoes. a combination of last fall’s moisture through September considering the last that could be helpful to all who might be recognize and aid those experiencing said Andrea Bjornestad, SDSU Extension “The weather extremes that have saturating soils and then freezing, as 125 years of South Dakota weather data,” effected by the excessive moisture, whether chronic stress. Mental Health Specialist. been faced by agricultural producers well as a cold winter with above average Edwards said. it be communities, businesses, farms, etc.,” As of October, the team had trained The summit also offered a Mental Edwards said.

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SUCCESSFUL ENERGIZE! CONFERENCE BUOYS COMMUNITY EFFORTS IN LEMMON & BEYOND

ool, rainy weather in Lemmon, attendees an opportunity to visit the Larson is the current president of the S.D., didn’t dampen community businesses and also gets business owners Placemakers Co-op, which helped host Cspirit on April 30 and May 1, when the and community members involved with the conference. The group of creative community hosted the state’s Energize! the conference. community members has spearheaded Conference facilitated by SDSU Extension’s The conference kicked off with hosting various art classes and community Community Vitality Team. Over 120 keynote speaker Brett Comstock, a rural events within Lemmon. community leaders from South Dakota, entrepreneur from Nebraska, and was Most importantly, Larson believes the North Dakota, Michigan and Kansas followed with breakout sessions featuring conference brought new confidence to the gathered for the conference to gain new more than a dozen different speakers from community. She explains, “Bringing people Ag Economic Dialogues perspectives and share ideas in revitalizing small communities across the state. Topics from outside Lemmon to our community The SDSU Extension Economics Team rural communities. discussed ranged from providing housing helped many of us see ourselves hosts Ag Economic Dialogues monthly Health First Aid Training for individuals applicator trainings. Dave Bonde, executive director of and healthcare to establishing a business in differently…I think it helped Lemmon that focus on specific and relevant topics across agriculture and community “The idea behind the winter meetings Fort Pierre Development Corporation, a rural community and involving youth on business owners and community members for farmers and ranchers. A survey landscapes. Mental Health First Aid is was to provide an agronomy update for has attended the conference for two community boards. realize the intrinsic value they bring and conducted by SDSU Extension experts an evidence-based public education and areas really hit hard by the weather last consecutive years and continues to be Cathy Evans, executive director of the how exceptional they are.” of farmers and ranchers revealed that prevention tool to improve the public’s fall and winter,” said Sara Bauder, SDSU energized by the ideas shared by presenters Lemmon Housing Authority, attended Additionally, as a result of successfully markets and weather were the two main knowledge of mental health and substance Extension Agronomy Field Specialist. and participants. the inaugural Energize! Conference in hosting the conference, Larson says factors causing producers the most use problems and provide assistance to “These focused on grain storage, farm “When you get a group of small De Smet last year. Lemmon community members recognize stress going into the fall. Therefore, the those in crisis. As of October, the training economics, climate updates, field ruts and communities together, it’s amazing how “I was thoroughly impressed; it was there may be more opportunities to host team tailored the August, September has been provided by SDSU Extension other timely topics.” many are working on the same issues,” among the top three conferences I have small conferences and events. and October Ag Economic Dialogues to personnel eight times in six locations As spring approached and with wet Bonde said. ever attended. A lot of people I know “We proved that we can host something address their concerns. across South Dakota and continues to be conditions continuing, Bauder decided This was the second year that SDSU [from community development] from like this. We have the resources of a nice “Given the planting and calving season offered by request. to hold more open house meetings in Extension held the Energize! Conference across the state were there. After it was hotel, a theatre and the Beeler Community issues this year, producers dealt with fewer “Mental Health First Aid Training gives April across 10 locations in eastern South in the state and Lemmon community over, I just felt we needed to bring this Center…We can work together and have a bushels and calves to market this fall. the skills needed to reach out and provide Dakota. The meetings had a variety of members were eager to welcome conference to Lemmon,” Evans said. vibrant community,” said Larson. With that expected decrease in income, initial support to someone who may be experts on site, including several SDSU conference attendees. The unique Of the two-day event, Judy Larson, The 2020 Energize! Conference will we provided risk management, marketing developing a mental health or substance Extension specialists, USDA’s Natural conference aims to re-energize rural who farms with her family near Lemmon, be held in Milbank, S.D., on May 5 and and budgeting information to aid the use problem and help connect them to Resources Conservation Service staff, communities with populations smaller expressed, “It was a good chance to 6. If you have more questions about the producers’ decision making for fall and appropriate care,” said Hope Kleine, a USDA’s Risk Management Agency staff, than 5,000. The format is unique in that showcase the many things happening event, contact Paul Thares at paul.thares@ into spring 2020,” Gessner said. Mental Health First Aid Instructor and local crop insurance agents and agri- breakout sessions are held at various in Lemmon. We have several young sdstate.edu or at (605) 374-4177. Attendees joined the dialogues in SDSU Extension Health Education and business people. businesses within walking distance of one entrepreneurs as well as a strong group of person at the Sioux Falls Regional Food Safety Field Specialist. “The open houses offered an another along Main Street. This provides artists and creators in our community.” Extension Center or via online webinar. Sydney Meyer Additionally, in 2018-2019, Bjornestad opportunity for producers to ask any and gave 23 presentations to a variety of all questions they had in an informal, Top Right: Kevin Wientjes and Bruce Brandner of the Herreid agricultural organizations and groups comfortable setting,” Bauder said. Field Days Community Foundation talked about getting the foundation started. The SDSU Extension Agronomy Team across South Dakota on farm stress. Her Many producers planted crops this hosts annual field days at five of the South Below Right: The group of participants in the 2019 Energize! presentation included education on signs year that they don’t typically plant, mainly Conference. Dakota Agricultural Experiment Stations and symptoms of stress and depression, as cover crops and forages, so Bauder said across the state to showcase and share Below: Kate Westphal, owner of Romancin’ the Range, shared her well as risk factors for suicide. they had a lot of questions about planting, experience of starting her own business in Lemmon at a young age. results of research trials being conducted “My goal is to bring awareness around harvesting and storing them, as well as on the farms. However, this year the team farm stress and mental health,” Bjornestad feeding them to livestock. Additionally, took a different approach. said. she said there many questions about crop “We started the field days with insurance, conservation programs, weed answering farmer’s questions first and Open House Meetings and pest management, and pre-planning to then looking at the research plots if The SDSU Extension Agronomy Team best manage crops next year. there was time left. Each farmer was responded to flooding and excessive “We want people to know that we are facing a different situation this year and moisture early on by holding winter available to answer questions and offer they came with many questions, so we agronomy meetings and open house resources. Everyone is at a different place wanted to make it a priority to help get meetings throughout eastern South Dakota this year because of the weather and their questions answered,” said Paul in January and April. The team held three we strive to answer questions for each Johnson, SDSU Extension Weed Science winter agronomy meetings in January in individual seeking assistance for what they Coordinator. Tyndall, Mitchell and Burke. These were are facing,” Bauder said. held in conjunction with private pesticide Sydney Meyer

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Unlike other design approaches, such as accessible, barrier-free, etc., universal design does not offer prescriptions to meet the needs of unique individuals. The goal is to ensure the solution for one user does not interfere with how another person interacts with the space or product. Despite consumer preferences and the high likelihood that a person with a disability will interact with most homes in the housing stock, universal design has not been implemented in the housing stock. Beyond the preference of older adults to remain in their homes and Workforce communities, the study showed increasing the availability of aging in place ready homes will likely benefit individuals, Development families and communities in a variety of ways. Eliminating the need for home modifications, specifically environmental adaptions to support activity performance Certifications HELPING LOVED ONES of people with disabilities, may reduce financial strain on nonprofits and • Certified Crop Advisors • Food safety 3rd party government agencies. • Commercial and private processing authority but implementation has been sparse. TRANSITION SMOOTHLY “By the time older adults need home applicators • HOSTA Brown said a discrepancy exists between modifications, many are living on a fixed • Concentrated animal consumer preferences and housing options income, meaning they are unable to afford feeding operations he SDSU Extension Gerontology stereotypes, etc.,” Brown said. available in the current stock of homes. the needed adaptations to their home,” Team is hosting Lunch and Learn More Lunch and Learn Webinars are Most homes are missing one or more of T Brown said. Webinars to provide opportunities for scheduled for January, February and the basic accessibility features, including Additional benefits may include South Dakotans to learn about aging and March, and topics that will be covered no-step entrance and single floor living; improved health and wellness among Continuing Education information to consider in order to age include 10 signs of Alzheimer’s disease, extra-wide hallways and doors; lever style older adults by enhancing their abilities well. The webinars also cover topics that financial exploitation and strategies to stay door handles and faucets; and accessible • Native American • Science of Agriculture to perform routine activities such as can be useful for people with concerns in the home. electrical controls. Even when these Beginning Farmer • Ag CEO meal preparation and personal cares like about older loved ones. features are present, a home may not be Rancher Development • Small Business Basics bathing, among other tasks. “Increasing age and end-of-life are Dakotas Housing Study aging in place ready. For example, the Program • Small Business is “We hope results of this report will help important times of life. The decisions SDSU Extension and NDSU Extension kitchen or laundry room may contain • Community and school Everybody’s Business to expand the discussion on housing in we make as younger people influence recently teamed up to conduct the Dakotas design elements that make performing South Dakota. Updating the housing stock gardens • Veterinarians: South the opportunities available to us as Housing Study, which showed that housing routine tasks difficult. in South Dakota will take a significant • Farm to school Dakota One Health, older people,” said Leacey Brown, SDSU appropriate for successful aging in place “Lack of consumer demand is a amount of time. This report provides • Food product Applied Reproductive Extension gerontology field specialist. is largely absent in both states. Over 600 common reason for aging in place ready recommendations and strategies that development, Strategies in Beef Cattle Five webinars were held in 2019. The people across South Dakota and North homes not being built. The results of communities might use to increase the processing and • Field days, including summer 2019 pilot of the Lunch and Learn Dakota participated in the study. this study suggest consumers may have availability of aging in place ready homes,” marketing integrated pest Webinar series covered family caregiving, “The purpose of this study was to greater interest than housing industry Brown said. • Community and management difficult conversations between aging explore how residents think about housing professionals realize,” Brown said. The report includes the results of the workplace wellness • Master Gardeners parents and adult children, aging well, and aging in place,” said Leacey Brown, Design strategies, such as universal research project and recommendations • Employee financial • Artificial insemination long-term care planning and myths about SDSU Extension Gerontology Field design, that can create aging in place ready for individuals, families and community literacy school the aging brain. The webinars are meant Specialist. homes without the stigma or limitations of leaders on how to increase the availability to be convenient so people can view the In South Dakota, 89 percent of older accessibility, are largely unknown to most of homes in South Dakota that allow older content over their lunch hour or watch the adults report a preference to remain in residents. South Dakotans to accomplish their goals. recordings at a later date. their homes and communities as they enter “What sets universal design apart from To view the full report, visit extension. Train the Trainer “Participants indicated they plan later stages of life. However, many older accessibility is that it is meant to meet sdstate.edu. to use the content in various ways, adults who plan to remain in their homes the needs of people taller than average, • Native American • 4-H Shooting Sports including discussing caregiving with may have a difficult time accomplishing shorter than average and with and without Traditional Games • 4-H Robotics Sydney Meyer family, reviewing personal long-term care this due to a lack of appropriate housing. disabilities,” Brown said. Most study • Yoga for Kids • Strengthening Families plans, writing wills, utilizing strategies to Strategies to build homes that are participants were unfamiliar with universal • Better Choices, Better Program 10-14 have difficult conversations, being more suitable for aging in place are known, design. Health® SD • Food preservation conscious of how language reinforces

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12,400 HRS. IN THE 2018-2019 YEAR

Above: From left to right: Faye Harris, Prairey Walkling; SDSU Extension Family and Community Health Field Specialist (back), Janet Speidel, Kiley Hump; Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Administrator for the South Dakota Department of Health, Angie Brown, Community Health Manager for Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield (front) pose with the $5,000 check given to the city of Martin.

SOUTH DAKOTA WELLNESS COALITIONS MAKE BIG IMPACTS IN SMALL COMMUNITIES 13 S.D. VISTA MEMBERS SERVED DSU Extension has been working schools, city representatives, food pantry recognized the Martin community for its S extensively to build wellness coalitions staff, and youth. accomplishments in health improvement across the state. These coalitions aim to Each coalition has assessments to initiatives within the community. The improve the lives of rural community engage the local community to help Martin wellness coalition has implemented AMERICORPS VISTA MEMBERS members by encouraging healthy lifestyle implement health initiatives. These health several school wellness initiatives, habits. The wellness coalitions are guided initiatives promote access to healthy purchased wellness equipment to be used EXPAND EXTENSION PROGRAMMING by SDSU Extension staff to implement foods, increase healthy eating behaviors at the Bennett County Fitness Center and nutrition, physical activity and gardening and encourage participation in physical in Bennett County schools, implemented or the third year, SDSU Extension has been the recipient of South Dakota’s communities,” Ladonski said. interventions. activity opportunities. Each coalition the Bountiful Backpack Program, built a F an AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) SDSU Extension AmeriCorps VISTA members that served SDSU Extension has been working with selects programs to implement based on community garden and more. grant that allows SDSU Extension to hire AmeriCorps VISTA during the 2018 – 2019 program year were: community members all across South the needs of the community. Initiatives “I’ve just seen so much growth, members to build the capacity of SDSU Extension programming. Dakota communities including Elk Point, included increasing healthy retail options, and there’s so much that has been AmeriCorps VISTA improves lives and strengthens communities • Monica Herrera - Gerontology Herreid, McLaughlin, Lower Brule, Crow community gardening, classes on safe food accomplished. From the nutrition while fostering civic engagement and building a stronger • Paige Madsen - Gerontology Creek, Lakota Homes, Dupree, Martin, preservation practices, and working with education that our children are receiving workforce through service and volunteering. • Benjamin Grubb – Wokini Tribal Outreach Kyle, Wagner, Lake Andes and De Smet. school lunch programs to offer healthier to young adults learning to cook healthier “AmeriCorps VISTA service members work with SDSU • Hunter Olson – Healthy Schools These coalitions are comprised of options for students. meals for their children. Also the Stock Extension staff to increase knowledge of and access to physical • Amanda Crawford – Health Outreach, Better Choices Better community members ranging from Across the state, 13 community gardens Healthy Shop Healthy program, the and financial health and wellness techniques in effort to bring Health SD individuals working in local healthcare, have been established, resulting in over free fruit for our children, the walking economically disadvantaged South Dakotans out of poverty,” said • Jackie Salono – Tribal Local Foods 7,000 produce items being harvested. and running path, our 5K run and the Aimee House Ladonski, SDSU Extension AmeriCorps Program • Nick Ciaramitaro – Tribal Local Foods A significant portion of the produce community garden,” said Nathania Knight, Director and Volunteer Development Field Specialist. • Patrick Hall – Tribal Local Foods AgrAbility harvested was donated to local SDSU Extension Family and Community These members dedicate a year to advance programming in • Matthew Smith – Communications food pantries. Three community Health Associate. tribal local foods, family resource management, gerontology, • Mackenzie Smith – Family Resource Management fitness zones have been established, Funding for the coalitions is provided health outreach and nutrition education. In exchange for a year of • Elizabeth Word - Family Resource Management increasing access to free physical by the 1416 and 1890 CDC High Obesity service, members receive a monthly living stipend, an education • Missy Korczak – AmeriCorps VISTA Leader activity opportunities. Prevention Grants, a Well Connected award that can be applied toward tuition or student loans, • Srilata Tipaji – SDSU Grant Program The city of Martin was recently Communities Grant, and the USDA’s Food professional development, healthcare benefits and noncompetitive presented the 2019 Healthy and Nutrition Services Supplemental eligibility for federal jobs. For more information about the program, contact Aimee Hometown Community Award Nutrition Assistance Program Education “During the 2018-2019 program year, AmeriCorps VISTA Ladonski at [email protected] or 605-782-3290. during the Chronic Disease Partners/ (SNAP-Ed). members served 12,400 hours. Since the program’s inception at Better Choices, Bette Health® SDSU Extension, members have served 19,200 hours, to benefit Sydney Meyer Meeting in October. The award Nicole Hudson

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Jason Schoch, Tribal Local Foods Associate – AgrAbility Program “The vision of AgrAbility is to enhance quality of life for farmers, ranchers and other agricultural EXTENSION PROGRAMS IN OUR OWN WORDS workers with disabilities, so that they, their families, and their communities continue to succeed in rural America. SDSU Extension’s Tribal Local Foods Program’s Tatanka Ki Owetu program is a pilot AgrAbility SDSU Extension programs are impacting the lives of people throughout South Dakota. project funded by USDA-NIFA that focuses on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Our program focuses on Here is a brief snapshot of some of the efforts taking place to benefit our stakeholders. developing service capacity through innovative educational programs designed to advance individual capabilities, adapt new technologies and deliver program content through appropriate educational venues. The South Dakota Tatanka Ki Owetu AgrAbility project is unique across the United States as far as John Ball, Forestry Specialist – Addressing Emerald Ash Borer AgrAbility projects go because we are focusing on new tribal farmers who are coming into agriculture with “Emerald ash borer, an Asian borer that kills ash trees, arrived in the U.S. in the early 1990s and existing disabilities, not established producers. Most AgrAbility programs in other states only work with has killed more than 100 million trees in 34 states. It was confirmed in Sioux Falls last year by SDSU established producers who have either suffered an accident or have been diagnosed with a chronic and disabling condition, primarily Extension. During the next few decades, South Dakota could lose 99% of its ash trees in communities, connecting them with assistive-technology resource providers such as state vocational-rehabilitation programs or business providers. riparian forests and windbreaks. With Tatanka Ki Owetu, we develop most of our assistive technology locally, only transferring a client to another resource provider SDSU Extension is working with the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the South when their level of disability is beyond our ability to assist them directly. The reason for this is because our clients lack developed or Dakota Department of Agriculture and communities to help slow the spread across the state, allowing existing infrastructure, struggle for access to land or capital and/or because the state of persistent-poverty and intergenerational trauma time to plan for the loss of this resource. We are also assisting communities in inventorying their trees often means that our clients live with both mental and physical disabilities, as well as behavioral or cognitive disabilities in many cases. and training commercial applicators in treatment methods.” As a result, our team spends significantly more time with clients on the ground than do other programs. USDA and the National AgrAbility project are watching our pilot program to see if our approach could be replicable not only nationwide in areas of high poverty, but also in working with Tribal Nations across the U.S. In the first year of the program so far, Amber Letcher, 4-H Youth Development Specialist – SDSU’s Tribal Local Foods AgrAbility team has assisted the startup of five new disabled tribal farm operations on the Pine Ridge Strengthening the Heartland Reservation and developed a Tribal New Farmers Guide, which will serve as one of the core elements of the next generation of South “The potential for experiencing injury or chronic pain is high in the Dakota AgrAbility in the future.” agriculture and manufacturing industries and one possible treatment for on- the-job injuries may involve prescription opioids. Without access to proper education, the risk of unintentional misuse or dependence on prescription Anthony Bly, Soils Field Specialist – Every Acre Counts pain killers may increase. “Every Acre Counts is a project that focuses on improving the profitability, diversity and ecosystem Strengthening the Heartland is a multi-state, collaborative program between SDSU Extension and NDSU Extension dedicated benefits of agriculture by using precision technologies to empower producers to help make informed to preventing opioid misuse in rural communities across the Dakotas. Strengthening the Heartland facilitates evidence-emerging management decisions for every acre of their operations. Every Acre Counts has a significant prescription opioid misuse prevention programs, while also providing educational resources such as webinars and print materials for opportunity to improve on-farm profitability through input/expense reduction on marginal lands in front line professionals who support rural communities. The program started in September 2018 and presentations began in January South Dakota. 2019. In the first year of programming, 1,518 youth and adults in South Dakota participated in the opioid misuse prevention programs. Marginal lands, which are field areas that continually have a history of losing money, will be Evaluation results indicated a significant increase in knowledge of safe prescription opioid use practices from pre-test to post-test.” identified with precision software using historical yield history and variable economic crop inputs. When farmers use alternative practices on marginal lands, they can improve on-farm profitability, soil health, water quality, wildlife habitat and other ecosystem services. Kari O’Neill, Community Vitality Field Specialist – Change Network and Emergency Every Acre Counts is currently seeking producers with eroded, salty or wetland soils interested in considering the program within Preparedness Training the 15 targeted counties, including Brown, Clay, Clark, Spink, Faulk, Potter, Walworth, Edmunds, Lake, Moody, Minnehaha, Buffalo, Change Network Jerauld, Brule and Aurora. We have secured the precision software to do the yield and economic analysis to identify marginal lands and “Sponsored by the Bush Foundation, the Change Network helps South Dakotans lead change within are currently analyzing 2,500 acres. Our acreage goal is 40,000 acres influenced over a five-year treatment period. their organizations and communities in a more equitable and inclusive manner. Now in its third round The goal is for the program to spread statewide and eventually nationwide. The supporting partners are South Dakota Soil Health of the year-long cohort, there have been over 45 participants from across South Dakota. Coalition, South Dakota Corn, Pheasants Forever, Ducks Unlimited and South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks.” The cohort meets throughout the year and participants attend educational trainings where they have opportunities to network with their fellow participants and other leaders across the state. The Change Network has an emphasis on leadership and works to build participants’ skills in diversity, inclusion Russ Daly, Veterinarian – One Health Program and equity. By doing so, the goal is to then equip the leaders to strengthen their own organizations and “South Dakota One Health is a collaborative effort that promotes a deeper understanding of the communities in which they live through grant-funded projects. connections between the health of people, animals and the environment. There might not be any place in the Each participant chooses a “champion” who serves as their mentor and supporter throughout their project. Additionally, each U.S. where the One Health concept is more important than in South Dakota. For example, rates of certain participant is assigned a confidant that serves on the leadership group for the Change Network and provides guidance throughout zoonotic, animal-to-people spread diseases, such as E. coli O157 and cryptosporidiosis in South Dakota the participants’ projects. citizens are among the highest in the country. We are also one of the largest farm and rural populations in Each member of the cohort is trained to fill out a logic model, a $5,000 grant application and a budget to carry out a project to the country, with a correspondingly high rate of contact with animals. Potentially deadly zoonotic diseases benefit their community or organization. Plans for a fourth cohort are underway and SDSU Extension hopes to serve as a conduit in such as rabies, tularemia, and plague are endemic in our state. Understanding these conditions and how to keeping alumni of this important program moving forward.” best approach prevention are of great importance to our citizens. SDSU Extension partners with the Sanford USD Medical School, the South Dakota Department Emergency Preparedness Training of Health, the South Dakota Animal Industry Board, and Area Health Education Centers to provide “SDSU Extension Community Vitality has been working with Partnership with Native Americans (PWNA) since 2015 in eight educational opportunities surrounding different topics important to those who live and work in the state and region. These educational reservation communities across four reservations to assist residents in planning for emergencies. opportunities include semiannual seminars open to the public and an informational website, www.onehealthsd.org. The seminars choose Community Vitality staff assist each community with asset mapping, forming action plans, updating action plans, and producing a One Health topic of interest to South Dakotans and enlist speakers and experts to explore the human health and animal health aspects a ripple map at the end of the project to show their progress. SDSU Extension conducted surveys and interviews for an assessment of the topics. Attendees include doctors, nurses, veterinarians, livestock producers, regulatory agency staff and members of the general of how the project has impacted their community. As the project unfolds, small reservation communities will add beneficial services public. Past programs have examined antibiotic resistance in people and animals, use of therapy animals in healthcare settings, influenza and equipment to better prepare for emergencies.” in people and animals, and many others. The South Dakota One Health seminars have inspired many other states to spur their own One Health efforts, including Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa and Montana, to name a few.”

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EXTENSION PROGRAMS IN OUR OWN WORDS SDSU Extension Hosts Summer Range Workshops CONTINUED... South Dakota outh and adults of the Sicangu identification in the pasture. Cultural and tracts of native rangeland in South Dakota, • FARM TO SCHOOL • Oyate (Rosebud Sioux Tribe) and medicinal uses were also discussed for participants gathered at the Lakota Trade Ythe Oglala Lakota Nation participated in each plant. Following plant identification, Center in Kyle, S.D. on June 7. Jennifer Folliard, Family and Community Health range workshops this summer put on by there were demonstrations on calculating The day began with classroom Field Specialist – Farm to School Manual SDSU Extension, the Natural Resources stocking rates and carrying capacities from instruction and demonstration of a “Farm to School enriches the connection between Conservation Service and partners. utilizing grass clippings and a grazing tabletop rainfall simulator. The afternoon agriculture, schools, parents, students and the community stick. Participants also learned how to consisted of traveling to a nearby range through food education, gardening or local food utilize a rainfall infiltration kit. Grazing unit for field activities. SDSU and NRCS procurement in the school setting. These activities as part of 4th Annual Rosebud Range kit bags with all the tools necessary to staff provided information on rangeland farm to school, have been shown to improve students’ health Workshop Youth from the Mission Boys and calculate stocking rates were provided to inventory, grazing systems, calculating and nutrition, social skills, leadership skills and behavior. Girls Club and local 4-H clubs, as well as the adult participants compliments of the stocking rates, carrying capacities, soil Also, South Dakota children directly benefit by having fresh, local adults, took part in the 4th Annual RST Tribal Ranch. health and plant identification, which also local food to eat during the day. Additionally, new markets Rosebud Range Workshop held in late July “Participants came from near and included cultural and medicinal aspects. can emerge for producers by selling directly to schools. at the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Ranch. far to attend this excellent educational “Participants expressed their This summer, SDSU Extension, the South Dakota “The youth learned differences in opportunity to learn more about the land. appreciation for the opportunity to learn Department of Agriculture and Dakota Rural Action, grasses, forbs and shrubs. They also The land has so much to teach us and more about the land and their interest in released the South Dakota Farm to School Guidebook. The learned if the plants were native to the physically being on the land is the best future informational activities. Next year, guidebook provides a roadmap for schools and producers prairie or introduced, cool season or classroom,” said Kelly. the team hopes to expand the learning on how to implement farm to school in their communities. warm-season, and perennial or annual The workshop was coordinated by the opportunities of the range workshops to Farm to School programs are emerging throughout the state growth periods. Medicinal uses for each Natural Resources Conservation Service the Pine Ridge and Oglala area in addition and the development of the South Dakota Farm to School Guidebook will help more communities launch or grow their program. plant were also discussed,” said Sean Kelly, (NRCS), SDSU Extension and the RST to the Kyle area,” said Kelly. Farm to School and the guidebook are tools to build on the rich connection that already exists between food production and SDSU Extension Range Management Field Tribal Ranch. NRCS staff included Trudy Ecoffey, communities in South Dakota. This program cuts across all sectors, engages communities in a new way to improve the health of their Specialist. Pine Ridge Tribal Liaison, and Mary children and highlights the importance of South Dakota producers and South Dakota grown and raised products.” T-shirts and backpacks filled with Kyle Range Workshop Scott, Rosebud Tribal Liaison. SDSU conservation information, activities and SDSU Extension and the Natural Extension staff included Sean Kelly, Range items were given to youth in attendance Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Management Field Specialist, and Jimmie Curtis Braun, Food Safety Field Specialist – Food Safety and Small Businesses “Food processors need to ensure that they are making safe and wholesome foods. Some small food compliments of the RST Tribal Ranch and partnered with Lakota Funds to host a Doyle, Natural Resources Extension Field processors are not aware of FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requirements, which shifts the South Central Resource Conservation and range workshop for the Oyate (people) of Specialist. focus of the nation’s food safety system from responding to foodborne illness to preventing it. Development Council. Oglala Lakota County. Located in the heart As a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI), I am qualified to write FSMA food safety The adult workshop started with plant of some of the most diverse and scenic Sydney Meyer plans. I work with small businesses throughout South Dakota to write food safety plans, as well as create prerequisite programs to support the plans. I also provide ongoing support to the small businesses to maintain their food safety plans. This work helps ensure that food is safe and meets regulatory Left: Deanna Eagle Feather discusses medicinal uses of native range requirements. It also allows processors to expand their distribution footprint outside South Dakota plants at Rosebud. borders by selling to wholesalers.” Below: SDSU Extension Range Field Specialist Sean Kelly discusses range plants at Rosebud.

George Perry, Beef Reproductive Management Specialist – Precision Livestock Production “Precision Livestock Production is the use of advanced technologies to optimize the contribution of each animal. When we put this into perspective of beef production, it is estimated that we need to double beef production by 2050 to meet the demands of the world’s growing population. Our laboratory is working on how to increase the percentage of beef cows that conceive early in the breading season and how to decrease embryonic losses. Previous research shows that animals that conceive early wean the equivalent of an extra calf in weaning weight during their life. Thus, by getting more cows to conceive early in the breeding season, we can have a huge economic impact on the state of South Dakota. Animals that conceive early in the breeding season will produce more pounds of calves over their lifetime. When they conceive to proven genetically superior sires through the use of artificial insemination, cows can produce calves that are faster growing and produce a higher quality product. Embryonic losses are the other major limitation to efficiency in beef production. If an animal conceives but loses that embryo, it is a minimum of 21 days until she has a chance to conceive again. This loss of 21 days is the equivalent of 40 to 50 pounds of weaning weight. If we could prevent embryonic loss in just five out of every 100 cows, it would be possible to wean up to an additional 2,100 pounds of calf for every 100 cows.”

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Foreign Animal Disease Preparedness Meeting

enter the United States. The Secure Pork Supply Plan was also ASF is currently the most harmful covered at the meeting. The goal of the swine disease in the world and is Secure Pork Supply Plan are to be able continuing to spread. FMD is also to determine where ASF or FMD has very prevalent in Asia, Africa and broken out, to prevent the diseases from DSU Extension, the South Dakota eastern Europe where it not only spreading across the country, and identify SPork Producers Council and the South affects pigs, but beef, dairy, sheep and non-affected areas as quickly as possible so SDSU EXTENSION BEEF-RELATED EFFORTS Dakota Animal Industry Board hosted goats. If the United States were to break exports from those areas could resume. Foreign Animal Disease Preparedness out in FMD, all of those livestock species “The National Pork Board, the South meetings to help South Dakota livestock would be affected as well. Dakota Animal Industry Board and the DSU Beef Extension specialists have bottom line. The program is designed to Franz, J & R Feeds, and Warren Rusche, producers understand consequences and If the United States were to break South Dakota Pork Producers Council S been working to educate and inform allow producers to consign a minimum SDSU Extension Beef Feedlot Associate. preparations for a potential foreign animal out in AFS, experts say the exportation need to get a lot of credit for being South Dakota Beef producers by hosting of five steer calves which will be fed in an “The course offered an opportunity disease outbreak. of pork would cease completely. This proactive,” said Bob Thaler, Professor and various training and educational programs accelerated finishing program at Vander for cattle feeders to learn strategies The meeting covered the current status would require 27 percent more pork to SDSU Extension Swine Specialist. “While throughout the year in an effort to Wal Yards located in Bruce, S.D. SDSU and management tips to improve their of African Swine Fever (ASF) and Foot be consumed domestically, which would it’s not popular to do and we hope we’ll continue to improve the South Dakota beef personnel will weigh cattle periodically operation from industry experts,” said and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the world, result in a decrease in the price for pork. never need it, at least now there is a plan industry. and send performance updates to their SDSU Extension Beef Feedlot Management the programs in place to prevent AFS and This would not only be devastating to the in place that can be rapidly implemented if owners. Cattle will be sold in truckload Associate Warren Rusche. FMD from entering the United States, pork industry but would also impact beef we do break with ASF.” AI School lots on a grid price system beginning on or Canada and Mexico and addressed what and poultry consumption and the price of SDSU Extension hosted a three-day around May 15, 2020. Beef Quality Assurance Certification would happen if ASF or FMD were to corn and soybeans. Nicole Hudson Artificial Insemination School at the SDSU SDSU Extension also hosted a BQA Cottonwood Research Station near Philip, Feeding Strategies certification course on November 21, in S.D., July 23, 24 and 25, 2019. This school A particular emphasis this year was Mitchell, S.D. Beef producers are required consisted of classroom training pertaining strategies to deal with feed challenges to be BQA certified before they can sell to AI techniques, reproductive-tract associated with late planting conditions, their cattle to many packers. This course anatomy, heat detection, AI equipment such as silage utilization and high- gave producers the opportunity to become and semen handling. moisture grain management and strategies certified. New on how to use the backgrounding phase Cattle Handling Workshop to manage cattle’s genetic potential more Beef Quality Assurance Exhibit SDSU Extension also worked in precisely. These segments were led by Transportation Certification ind the perfect venue the conjunction with Rosebud Sioux Alfredo DiCostanzo, Professor of Beef Another program hosted this year was for your next event at the owerto eople P P Tribe and the USDA Natural Resource Cattle Nutrition & Management at the a Beef Quality Assurance Transportation FEducation & Visitor Center. ELECTRIFYING RURAL SOUTH DAKOTA Conservation Service to host a free cattle University of Minnesota. certification training. This multi-state handling workshop on Sept. 19, 2019. workshop was offered by South Dakota pen all year-round, within a one-of-a-kind This workshop featured Ryan Sexson, a Feedlot Short Course State University Extension, Iowa State O Nebraska cattle producer with a passion Another opportunity offered at this University Extension and Outreach, and for holistic ranch management that focuses year’s Feedlot Shortcourse was the chance University of Minnesota Extension on Serene Setting. on low-stress stockmanship, stewardship to observe the consequences of improper Tuesday, Dec. 10, at Sioux Falls Regional of the land, and the importance of building implanting techniques. Brian Dorcey, Livestock. BQA Transportation is the latest relationships with people. The workshop DVM, with the Veterinary Medical certification needed for beef cattle haulers featured classroom and hands-on cattle Center in Worthington, Minn., lead an and producers who deliver cattle to major handling activities. Topics included cattle ear necropsy session showing exactly packing plants. The BQA Transportation th 977 11 Street behavior, low-stress handling techniques, what happens when proper procedures program focuses on transporter safety, SDSU Campus handling impacts on carcass quality and are not followed and how that can affect delivering cattle in a timely manner, Brookings, SD 57007 www.AgMuseum.com how to successfully implement these implant response. Speakers also covered cattle fitness of transport, cattle handling, 605-688-6226 techniques with your own cattle. topics focused on reducing cost of gain emergency preparedness and more. and improving outcomes, including bunk management and feed mixing, SDSU Extension’s efforts have made a Sponsored by: Calf Value Discovery Program Joseph & Coral Bonnemann SDSU Extension offered a Calf Value environmental stress mitigation and significant impact on beef producers Book Today! 605-688-6707 Discovery Program this year. This program growth promoting technologies. These across the state and region and will McCroryGardens.com allows cow/calf operators to gain valuable speakers included Zach Smith, SDSU continue to do so to improve our state’s 631 22nd Ave. | Brookings feedback to help improve the management Ruminant Nutrition Center Faculty beef cattle industry. [email protected] decisions that impact their financial Supervisor and Assistant Professor, Todd Nicole Hudson

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2019 SDSU EXTENSION YEARS OF SERVICE AWARDS

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING EXPERTS FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE TO SDSU EXTENSION

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25 YEARS OF SERVICE: 10 YEARS OF SERVICE: A. JACK DAVIS I. LINDSEY GERARD B. PAULETTE MORSE E. F. G. H. 5 YEARS OF SERVICE: 20 YEARS OF SERVICE: J. MARY CLAIRE BAUER C. KIMBERLY MCGRAW K. ANDREA BJORNESTAD L. AMBER ERICKSON M. MEGAN JACOBSON 15 YEARS OF SERVICE: N. KAYCEE JONES D. KIMBERLY CRIPPS O. DAVID KARKI E. RUTH BECK P. JONATHAN KLEINJAN F. KATHIE WEIGHT Q. NATHANIA KNIGHT G. LORNA SABOE-WOUNDED HEAD R. SARA KOEPKE H. VICKIE PRUSSMAN S. HILARY RISNER I. J. K. L.

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SDSU EXTENSION WELCOMES SOUTH DAKOTA 4-H SELECTS DR. TIMOTHY TANNER 2019-2020 STATE 4-H AMBASSADORS AS 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Dakota communities now and in the Prior to his position with the Ohio future. State University Extension, Tanner held “Today’s busy youth have access to various roles in youth summer camps, was numerous activities and distractions,” the Director of Education Ministries for a Tanner says. “They crave meaningful local church and was the part-time District connection and want to belong to Director of Youth and Young Adults for a something important. They are laser regional non-profit organization. -focused on building themselves toward Tanner received an associate degree in a better future. I am lucky that as the general studies from Hesston College in leader of South Dakota 4-H, I get to Kansas and a bachelors’ degree in youth offer these youth an opportunity for ministry and recreation management the connection, service and personal from Bluffton University in Ohio. Tanner imothy Tanner recently began his development that they desire.” also has a master’s in adult education T position with SDSU Extension Prior to being hired by SDSU from Penn State University and a Ph.D. in serving as the State 4-H Youth Extension, Tanner worked for the Ohio educational sciences from the University of Development Program Director. State University Extension for 11 years. He Kentucky. Tanner says he hopes to strengthen served as the Harrison County Director the program quality to continue to attract and 4-H Educator for ten years and Nicole Hudson youth, while continuing to produce transitioned into the roles of Area Leader meaningful outcomes for local South and Associate State 4-H Leader.

Back (from left ro right): Matthew Marrs, ReAnna Kotalik, Isaac Sousa, Kate DeVelder, Brianna Duerre, William Karels, Logan Tlam, Grant Gubrud Middle: Julia Ebbinga, Matea Gordon, Kayla Fischer, Hayden Niles, Danika Gordon, Hannah Frost, Elisabeth Kluin, Colton Wicks 2018-2019 State 4-H Far left: Front: Alisha McMartin, Jessemy Sharp, Taylor Storbakken, Teagan Miller, Tessa Erdmann, Jessica Kott, Hailie Stuck Ambassadors on the Teen Leadership Conference committee kick-off the Soles4Souls 4-H community service wenty-three teens from across the opportunity to grow as a leader,” said 2020 term include: Kate DeVelder, Clay project. Back row from left to right: state were selected to serve as the Hannah Frost, Minnehaha County County; Brianna Duerre, Day County; Julia Ebbinga, Taylor McMartin, Sydney T Hoffman, Nathan Linke, Emily Foiles, 2019-2020 State 4-H Ambassadors at the 4-H member and 2019-2020 State 4-H Julia Ebbinga, Turner County; Tessa Laura Bogue. Front row: Alisha McMartin South Dakota State Fair in Huron, S.D. Leadership Ambassador. “I was inspired to Erdmann, Brown County; Kayla Fischer, and Hailie Stuck. Youth were selected to serve as State use the opportunity to encourage younger Day County; Hannah Frost, Minnehaha Left: Delegates attending the Teen 4-H Ambassadors based on an application members and to pass on the joy of 4-H to County; Danika Gordon, Butte/Lawrence Leadership Conference formed assembly and interview process. Industry generations to come.” Counties; Matea Gordon, Butte/Lawrence lines to process and package donates SOLES4SOULS shoes. professionals assisted co-advisors Hilary Through the program, teens have Counties; Grant Gubrud, Deuel County; Risner, SDSU Extension Regional 4-H the opportunity to serve on either William Karels, Grant County; Elisabeth Youth Program Advisor and State 4-H the marketing committee or the Teen Kluin, Minnehaha County; ReAnna outh Dakota 4-H members collected learning experience that 4-H is known for through job creation in places like Haiti, Ambassador Program Co-Advisor and Leadership Conference committee. The Kotalik, Bon Homme County; Jessica Kott, S 8,413 pairs of shoes as part of a 2018- both nationally and globally.” Honduras and Sierra Leone. Amber Erickson, SDSU Extension 4-H marketing committee continues to build Brule County; Matthew Marrs, Butte/ 2019 statewide community service project. The shoes are sold for an average of At the end of the project, over 100 Youth Development Field Operations promotion and awareness of the 4-H Lawrence Counties; Alisha McMartin, Shoes collected by 4-H members were then $1 per pair to non-profit partners in South Dakota 4-H members sorted and Coordinator, in selecting the ambassadors. program while providing the ambassadors Turner County; Teagan Miller, Day donated to the international non-profit, developing countries that provide business packaged the shoes during the community This gave teens the opportunity to network with valuable skills in marketing and County; Hayden Niles, Day County; Soles4Souls, that creates sustainable jobs training to local entrepreneurs. The service session of the 4-H Teen Leadership with potential employers and leaders in the communications. The Teen Leadership Jessemy Sharp, Brown County; Isaac through the distribution of shoes and entrepreneurs purchase the shoes and Conference. This gave the 4-H members industry. Conference committee works closely with Sousa, Grant County; Taylor Storbakken, clothes around the world. are then able to start businesses of their the opportunity to see the impact their The State 4-H Ambassador program Risner and Erickson to plan the annual Marshall County; Hailie Stuck, Spink Lincoln county 4-H collected the most own selling the product in their local project will have on the world. Several was developed to the expand leadership conference while gaining event planning County; Logan Tlam, Davison County; shoes in the state with a total of 571 pairs. marketplaces. This allows entrepreneurs other counties organized their own opportunities for teens by engaging in experience. and Colton Wicks, Lake County. “Any chance we have to teach youth – the opportunity to earn a sustainable packaging efforts with their youth as well. hands-on leadership development 4-H “We are so excited to welcome this and even adults – about the importance income and ultimately supports the program areas, which include Agriculture, impressive group of teens to the team this of community service is a success,” said purchase of necessities like food, shelter Nicole Hudson Health & Wellness, Leadership and year. There is a lot of passion for 4-H and Andrea Schubloom & Nicole Hudson Hilary Risner, SDSU Extension Regional and education. Science. a desire to see it succeed and grow,” said 4-H Youth Program Advisor. Soles4Souls’ micro-enterprise programs “I was inspired to apply to be a Risner. “Projects like these give the hands-on offer a long-term solution to poverty State 4-H Ambassador, as I saw it as an Teens selected to serve for the 2019-

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The South Dakota Shooting Sports Hall These volunteers have demonstrated of Fame recognizes adults who have made the community impact that a lifestyle of significant contributions to the development Avoid taxes on transfers of up ‘doing’ can achieve,” reflected Dr. Timothy of shooting sports programs across the state. to $100,000 annually from Tanner, SDSU Extension State 4-H Program The 2019 Shooting Sports Hall of Fame your IRA to support our cause. Director. "The 4-H program relies on the inductees include Doug Kittelson of Hamlin investment of caring volunteers just like County, Dale Foiles of Brookings County, these eleven honorees and we sincerely Dean Balsinger of Brookings County, Bruce appreciate their service.” Eldridge of Tripp County, Mark Rowen of The South Dakota 4-H Volunteer Hall Hughes, Stanley and Sully Counties and of Fame was established to recognize and Mike Kraft of Marshall County. Satisfy some or all of celebrate adult volunteers in South Dakota your required minimum who have dedicated themselves to making Nicole Hudson distribution for the year. contributions to the development of the offered a much different success story. Insurance Agent. She and her husband, Being a young producer is difficult Tate, also operate a purebred Angus cow- and sharing my victory to aspiring calf operation near Letcher, S.D. Williams From left to right: Logan Wolter, Taylor McMartin, Governor Kristi Noem, Calli Williams, and John Eilertson. producers and industry leaders and her husband are considered millennial was a tremendous milestone,” said ranchers, as they are ranching on an McMartin. acreage they purchased and a cattle herd Reduce your taxable income, even if you do McMartin spoke about how they started from the ground up. tate 4-H Ambassador Taylor McMartin, not itemize deductions. S and 4-H alumni, Calli Williams, John 4-H inspired her to pursue a career “Looking at the list of speakers that Eilertson and Logan Wolter, discussed the in agriculture. 4-H and FFA instilled were presenting during the Ag Summit, future of agriculture as part of the Next in her a passion for public speaking I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect for Generation of Agriculture panel hosted and agriculture. She combined her a crowd that would be taking time out of by Governor Kristi Noem during the two passions by pursuing a degree in their day to listen to a group of ‘kids’. I Governor’s Ag Summit in July. agricultural communications. was blown away by the guests who were The panelists shared their insight into Eilertson is a senior animal science in attendance, the questions the audience Make a gift that is not subject to the deduction what it is like to be the next generation of major at South Dakota State University. had for our panel and the encouragement limits on charitable gifts. agriculturalists. The panel discussed what Eilertson grew up on a farm where he guests offered us,” Williams said. From left to right: Tim Tanner, State 4-H Program Director, Tanya Jacobson (accepting on behalf of the late James Wenzlaff), Joy Braun, Diana Jons and Evelyn Werkmeister. Not pictured: Mary Williams. older generations can do to help young helps his family raise row crops, small “I think it is extremely important to talk farmers and producers be successful, grains, hogs, cattle and sheep. Growing up, about the next generation of agriculture why younger generations are and are Eilertson was involved in 4-H, and showed to not only instill a positive image of our not pursuing careers in agriculture, sheep, goats, cattle and participated in generation wanting to be involved in as well as what is holding the younger other educational projects. agriculture and being willing to put in Use your rollover to generations back from being successful in “This panel was a great opportunity to the work, but also to encourage anyone make payments on an the agriculture industry and opportunities share the challenges and rewards of being considering a lifestyle of farming or existing pledge to us. available. a young person involved in agriculture,” ranching that it is possible,” she said. McMartin is a freshman agricultural Eilertson said. This panel gave agriculturalists an communications student at South Dakota The panel gave both young and older opportunity to have a candid conversation State University from Hartford, South agriculturalists the opportunity to learn about what the future of agriculture may Dakota. Despite not living on a farm, she from each other. The young agriculturalists look like. Attendees were given ideas about showed sheep in 4-H and now raises sheep were able to share their knowledge how to do their part to ensure the success SDSU Foundation on a family friend’s farm. and new ideas for the future. Older of the next generation of farmers and Office of Gift Planning “My goal for this panel was to share my agriculturalists were able to share their ranchers. 1-888-747-7378 non-traditional agriculture experience. experiences and wisdom with them. www.sdstatelegacy.org Williams works as a Farm and Livestock Nicole Hudson & Sydney Meyer Being the youngest of the four panelists, I From left to right: Back row - Bruce Eldridge, Doug Kittelson, Mark Rowen, Mike Kraft, and John Keimig, SDSU Extension Youth Safety Field Specialist. Front row - Dean Balsinger and Dale Foiles.

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NATIONAL FFA ORGANIZATION CODY WRIGHT RECEIVES USDA TEACHING AWARD RECOGNIZES ANDREW STREFF AS 2019 AMERICAN STAR

enior agricultural business student needs throughout the western half of Ohio S Andrew Streff has been chasing his and eastern Indiana. goal of being named an American Star “All three parts of my SAE helped me finalist in the National FFA Organization to gain a well-rounded education in the for more than seven years. Growing up on agriculture industry,” Streff said. “Working his family farm outside Salem, S.D., Streff for my dad and other companies gave was surrounded by agriculture and began me a more diverse knowledge of the working toward his goal at a young age. industry and the ability to look at it from As an involved member of the McCook both a farmer’s perspective and a sales Central FFA Chapter, Streff started keeping perspective.” records of his work on the farm as part of Streff submitted his American Star his Supervised Agricultural Experience application in May 2019 and reached (SAE) project when he was a freshman in his goal of being named a finalist for the Andrew Streff (center) recieving the American Star in Agricultural Placement at the National FFA Convention high school. According to the National award in July 2019. Each state is allowed and Expo. Photo courtesy of the National FFA Organization. Council for Agricultural Education, to nominate one member for the award SAE projects are student-led, instructor- and four are selected as finalists who then Streff has competed in parliamentary supervised and work-based learning advance to the National FFA Convention procedure and land judging at the or his engaging teaching methods helping them understand the key concepts one undergraduate course in the fall and experiences that help students to explore and Expo where they undergo a more in- national level, and also participated in the and commitment to students, South and practices that will be beneficial in their a graduate course every other spring. careers, learn real-world skills, get hands- depth interview process. extemporaneous speaking, agricultural FDakota State University animal science careers energizes me. There is nothing Then in 2011, his appointment changed on experience, put their talents to work “The star awards are very prestigious mechanics and agronomy leadership and professor Cody Wright is a recipient of the better than having a student experience an to what it is today with a large teaching and help them to earn an income while awards so the judges really look for how career development events. Additionally, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) a-ha moment.” appointment and smaller research finding their passion. well you know the nitty gritty details of Streff served as a state FFA officer for Excellence in College and University Wright’s teaching philosophy revolves appointment. Wright received his Upon receiving his American FFA your project,” Streff said. “I was asked very South Dakota as the 2016-2017 State FFA Teaching Award for Food and Agricultural around creating and fostering a positive bachelor’s degree from SDSU, master’s degree, the highest degree attainable specific questions about my application Treasurer. Sciences. The Association of Public and learning environment, establishing degree from Kansas State University, in the FFA, Streff was finally eligible to and the results of the work I completed “From the time he came in as a Land-grant Universities (APLU) presented high expectations and demonstrating and doctorate from North Carolina State apply for an American Star award. His and decisions I made along the way.” freshman, you could see and feel the the award to Wright on Nov. 10 in San the relevance and application of course University, all in animal science. combined years of working on the family After arriving in Indianapolis and determination he had to succeed and Diego, Calif. material. He is one of five regional awardees farm and completing two internships completing his final interviews, Streff the passion he had for the agricultural “Dr. Wright has a unique ability to “I believe that to be effective, the recognized as outstanding professors of qualified him for the American Star in exceeded his goal and was named the 2019 industry,” said McCook Central FFA contextualize course content into learning learning process needs to be a team effort agriculture, natural resources, veterinary Agricultural Placement category which American Star in Agricultural Placement Advisor Terry Rieckman. “Andrew was experiences to which students readily between the instructor and the students. and human sciences. Individuals are is meant for members who spend their as his name was announced on stage at the always such a positive role model and relate and value,” said Don Marshall, Indeed, effective teaching is much more nominated by their college/university for SAE hours working for an employer(s). 92nd National FFA Convention and Expo leader, but I think the thing that always associate dean for academic programs of about facilitating learning than imparting the award and are evaluated by a panel Other categories of the award include the at Lucas Oil Stadium. As the recipient, he stood out was how goal oriented he was.” the SDSU College of Agriculture, Food and knowledge. In my courses, I strive to help of nationally recognized teachers and American Star in Agribusiness, American received a total of $4,000, $2,000 of which At South Dakota State University, Streff Environmental Sciences. “He stays well students build bridges between basic and scholars. The panel chooses two national Star in Agriscience and American Star he received upon being a finalist and an continues to serve the FFA with his time informed of industry practices, trends and applied sciences and help them recognize recipients, two early career awardees and Farmer. additional $2,000 for winning the award. and assistance during the South Dakota issues, and brings that information into the relationships between theory and up to six regional awardees. Recipients For Streff, there were three parts to “Whether it was working on the farm or FFA State Convention that is held on classroom to illustrate real-life applications application,” Wright said. are chosen based on their ability as his SAE. The first being his work on the taking an internship 15 hours away from campus. He is also an active member of of important concepts.” He also likes to have fun in the instructors, educational innovation, family farm managing their acres of corn home to learn more about the industry, FarmHouse Fraternity, Agronomy Club, Wright teaches Ruminant Livestock classroom and hopes students enjoy it, too. service to students, professionalism and and soybeans from planting in the spring it was very humbling to see how the Little International and the College of Production, Livestock Feeds and Feeding, He strives to create an environment where scholarship. to harvest in the fall. The second was countless hours of work that I put into Agriculture, Food and Environmental Current Issues in Animal Science, Cow- students are comfortable asking questions Wright will receive $2,000 to be his work as a crop scout intern during my project and the amount of mentoring Sciences Prexy Council. Calf Management, and Vitamins and and conversing with him. disbursed to SDSU and used for the summer 2017 at his local cooperative, I received from so many different people Upon graduation in May 2020, Minerals. He also coordinates internships “Dr. Wright is an excellent professor purposes he designates in support of Central Farmers Coop, where he scouted paid off in the end,” Streff said. “It was a Streff plans to return home to his local for students in the Animal Science that will go out of his way to engage with strengthening instructional programs in 11,000 acres of crops for local farmers and big moment for everyone in my circle – I community and pursue a career working Department, works with students on students,” said Clay Baldwin, senior animal food and agricultural sciences. The award helped manage 16 test plots throughout wouldn’t have gotten there without the in crop insurance or commodity brokering independent study projects and assists science and agricultural science student. program is a partnership between APLU southeastern South Dakota. The third part support of my FFA advisor, my parents and so that he can remain active on his family students with undergraduate teaching “He is very approachable and always and USDA’s National Institute of Food and was his internship working for WinField the different mentors I had throughout my farm. experiences. willing to help.” Agriculture. United in Ohio over summer 2018 where community.” “The most rewarding part of being a Wright started working at SDSU he managed technology research trials, test Streff’s big accomplishment is not Andrea Schubloom professor is hands down the students,” in 2001 as an SDSU Extension Beef Sydney Meyer plots and serviced customer technology his first. Since he became a member, Wright said. “Getting to know them and Specialist. In 2007, he started teaching

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Left: Klein driving the Bummobile through a parade in Colton, S.D., during the Hobo Day Summer Parade tour. Photo courtesy of Kendra Mack.

really adopted the lifestyle of riding the rails because they enjoyed the spirit of wandering and exploring the country. Students can relate to hobos in that way because a lot of us are in a new place and we are really just exploring our passions, interests and figuring out where to go next in life.”

The Next Step Throughout her years at SDSU, Klein has been a member of Little International, Alpha Xi Delta Sorority, Choralia, State A Thon, served as an Admissions Ambassador and South Dakota FFA volunteer and worked at the SDSU Alumni Center. Upon graduation in May 2020, Klein plans to combine her love for the agriculture and hospitality industries and pursue a career in youth development and agritourism. “I have had some really awesome classes and professors that have encouraged me to pursue my passions, even if they are unconventional,” Klein said. “That encouragement and support Photo courtesy of Hope Gauger combined with my extracurricular involvement has given me confidence for Top center: The 2019 Hobo Day Committee members “The whole experience of parade my life post-graduation.” JEANETTE KLEIN LEADS surround Klein at the conclusion of the 2019 Hobo morning is super fun,” Klein said. “At the Day Parade. Photo courtesy of Paula Linke. Klein plans to return to campus and end we get to drive through and celebrate a help with the Hobo Day Parade in the BIGGEST ONE-DAY EVENT IN THE DAKOTAS Bottom center: Klein (right) and cousins Anna successful Hobo Week and see our friends Chicoine (left), 2017 Grand Pooba, and Corey future. She hopes to connect with future Chicoine (center), 2016 Grand Pooba, at the 2016 and family along the way.” Hobo Day Committee members and share or senior agricultural leadership joined the Hobo Day Committee. The in her family selected to serve as Grand Hobo Day. Photo courtesy of Josh Jaspers. Klein recently chose her fellow her stories like many alumni have done student Jeanette Klein of White, S.D., committee is comprised of the Grand Pooba to lead the Hobo Day Committee committee member, Kylee Donnely, to with her. FHobo Day is more than a long-standing Pooba who leads the group and three and the 107th Hobo Day on October serve as the 2020 Grand Pooba. The 108th Klein said her Grand Pooba “Even though my time on the South Dakota State University tradition – Assistant Poobas who manage events, 5, 2019. Her cousins, Corey and Anna Hobo Day will be held October 31, 2020. responsibilities included budgeting, committee is done, my experience with Hobo Day is a family tradition. parade and marketing teams made up of Chicoine, previously served as Grand conducting planning meetings, setting Hobo Day is not done,” Klein said. Since 1912, Hobo Day has been the another small group of students. Pooba in 2016 and 2017. “Wander On” deadlines, scheduling the summer parade “Hobo Day is one of the most unique biggest one-day event in the Dakotas and “Two of my older cousins were on the “It was fun to share the Grand Pooba Each year, the Hobo Day Committee tour, overseeing all committee teams, and homecoming celebrations in the country SDSU’s beloved homecoming celebration, Hobo Day Committee,” Klein said. “I experience with my cousins Corey and choses a tagline for the celebration. The maintaining connections with partners and I look forward to coming back to bringing thousands of alumni, students, saw how much fun they had and I was Anna,” Klein said. “We are all third- tagline is a phrase that ties back to Hobo across campus and in the community. Brookings and meeting those friends for supporters, community members and looking for a way to get involved with the generation Jackrabbits, so it meant a lot to Day traditions and is created together by Additionally, she was in charge of selecting years to come.” families from across the nation to campus traditions of the university, too.” my aunts, uncles and family to see all three the entire committee. The 2019 tagline the Hobo Day Parade Grand Marshall who each year. Throughout the week leading up During her first year on the committee of us serve in this role.” “Wander On” was a way for students to is usually a friend or alum of SDSU. She Andrea Schubloom to Hobo Day, students on the Hobo Day in 2016, Klein served as the coordinator To be selected as Grand Pooba, relate to historic hobos. also selected two alumni of the Hobo Day Committee host several events for SDSU for the Hobolympics event where students committee members go through “When people were coming back from Committee to return to campus and act students and the community to take part compete in a series of athletic and mind- two rounds of interviews, one with the Civil War, they would hop on trains to as the Hobo Day mascots, Weary Wil and in such as One Month Club, Bum-A-Meal, stretching games. She then served as the stakeholders and one with the Hobo Day get back to their hometowns,” Klein said. Dirty Lil, whose real identities are revealed Rally at the Rails, Hobolympics, BumFire Assistant Pooba of Events during 2017 and Committee where they present their vision “Many lived across the country and would during halftime of the Hobo Day football and more. 2018 where she oversaw all events during plan for the upcoming Hobo Day. The have to get off the trains and get odd jobs game. Hobo Week. two groups then give their input and the for a while to make some cash in order to Looking back on the day, Klein said her Hobo Day Committee After being on the committee for three decision is ultimately up to the current continue their journey home. They would favorite part was the morning of the Hobo Shortly after her start at SDSU, Klein years, Klein became the third member Grand Pooba to select his/her successor. meet new people along the way and some Day Parade.

30 GROWING SOUTH DAKOTA WINTER 2020 www.sdstate.edu/cafes WINTER 2020 GROWING SOUTH DAKOTA 31 College News SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY AKIMOTO AND TOMOKO 2019 FRIEND OF THE BEEF INDUSTRY ICHINOMIYA RECEIVE 20TH ANNUAL he First Dakota National Bank Franzén is responsible for all BUTLER HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD Agricultural Banking Team has aspects of agricultural relationship Tbeen named the 2019 South Dakota State banking at First Dakota. He grew University Friend of the Beef Industry. up on a diversified dairy, grain he City of Brookings honored SDSU for many years Agriculture has been in First Dakota’s and cattle farming operation near Akimoto and Tomoko Ichinomiya as • Encourage interfaith interaction blood since they opened their doors Langford, S.D. He joined First Tthe recipients of the 20th annual Dorothy and understanding in 1872. Their commitment to farmers Dakota in 1998. In 2011, Franzén and Eugene T. Butler Human Rights • Unselfish, intensive, daily care and ranchers through every calving and was appointed to the American growing season has allowed them to grow Bankers Association’s Agriculture From left to right: Joe Cassady, Larry Ness, Nate Award on Thursday, September 26. The giving for American friends Franzén, John Killefer, SDSU President Barry H. Dunn. Ichinomiyas are being recognized for with debilitating, challenging, into one of the largest agricultural lenders and Rural Bankers committee effectively advancing the cause of human long‐term health issues in the nation. and served as chairman in 2015. his commitment to SDSU and its students. rights by helping people from all around • Educate Americans to admire “First Dakota National Bank has He is a graduate of South Dakota This year, Ness will be honored as one of the world adapt to life in Brookings and the unique culture of their been a longtime supporter of SDSU and Agricultural and Rural Leadership six Distinguished Alumni of SDSU. by educating people in this region about native land Japan the College of Agriculture, Food and (SDARL) Class I and currently serves as First Dakota has also invested in Japanese culture. Their astounding ability Aki and Tomoko met in Environmental Sciences and has been chairman of the SDARL Foundation Board SDSU’s Cow-Calf Education and Research to bring together people from diverse Sioux Falls in 1990 when they instrumental in providing support in of Directors. He is also chair of the South Facility, eTrading Education Laboratory, cultures is a role model for American individually enrolled in an English developing a number of our program Dakota Ag Foundation Board of Directors. Swine Education and Research Facility, citizens in Brookings and across the as a Second Language program areas, specifically the beef program,” Larry Ness is CEO and chairman of and Raven Precision Agriculture Center. nation. offered by Augustana College. Upon said John Killefer, South Dakota Corn the board at First Dakota. In 2010, he was First Dakota National Bank was The Butler Human Rights Award completion of that program, each Endowed Dean of the College of named a Distinguished Alumnus by the honored on the field during the September presentation was held in conjunction with matriculated at SDSU when they Agriculture, Food and Environmental South Dakota State University Department 21, SDSU Beef Bowl football game. The the ABLE awards for Accessibility, the both earned bachelor’s degrees. Sciences. “Nate Franzén, president of the of Economics. In 2015, SDSU created Aki (left) and Tomoko (right) Ichinomiya accept the organization was represented by Larry Mayor’s Sustainability Awards, the Mayor’s They married upon graduation Butler Human Rights Award. Photo courtesy of Agricultural Banking Division at First the Ness Division of Management and Ness and Nate Franzén. Awards for Historic Preservation and the in 1996 and returned to Japan in City of Brookings. Dakota, has been a real champion of our Economics, now called the Ness School Mayor’s Generational Leadership Awards 2001. They returned to Brookings beef activities on campus.” of Management and Economics, to honor Sydney Meyer at McCrory Gardens Visitor Center on in 2005 so Aki could pursue a couple being selected to receive the Butler Thursday, September 26 from 5:00 to 7:00 master’s degree in dairy science. He was Human Rights Award.” p.m. hired by the department upon the degree Tomoko is a master gardener who SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY CO-HOSTS 51ST BEEF IMPROVEMENT The Ichinomiya's community service completion and now serves as Assistant volunteers at any garden and Aki plays to friends and organizations has been Manager of the Davis Dairy Plant. Aki has percussion in the Brookings Area FEDERATION RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM AND CONVENTION voluntary and unpaid. For years, Tomoko’s been recognized regionally for his cheese Community Band. The 51st Beef Improvement Federation co-hosts, the South Dakota Beef Breeds on Thursday, June 20, an evening social status as a student wife prohibited her and ice cream making abilities. Tomoko is The Dorothy and Eugene T. Butler Research Symposium and Convention was Council, to host nearly 500 of the nation’s and BBQ was held at the SDSU Cow/ from paid employment but she handled currently working for Aramark at SDSU. Human Rights Award is named after the held June 18-21 in Brookings, S.D. South leading producers and researchers in beef Calf Education and Research Facility. her volunteer activities with the zeal of a Both have a green card which can lead to Butlers in recognition of their lifelong Dakota State University served as a co-host cattle production for the 51st Annual Completed in 2016, the Cow/Calf professional. The Ichinomiya's stated goal American citizenship. advocacy in human rights issues on the for the event in partnership with the South Beef Improvement Federation Research Education and Research Facility was is to contribute to the community that “There is no way to estimate the local, regional, national and international Dakota Beef Breeds Council. The purpose Symposium and Convention,” Cassady designed to enable students to gain hands- embraced them to achieve their aspirations number of people whose lives they have levels. The annual award recognizes of the annual meeting and research said. on beef cattle production experience and for higher education and enabled them affected, but the list is long,” stated Harriet significant volunteer efforts on behalf symposium was to bring together industry The annual meeting began Tuesday, provide faculty with the ability to teach to build bridges between cultures. Here Swedlund, former executive director of of human rights. Previous honorees, in professionals, producers and researchers June 18, with a young producer and conduct research in a modern facility. is a listing ofsome of their wide range of the South Dakota World Affairs Council. addition to Dorothy and Eugene T. Butler, to discuss current issues facing the beef symposium and National Association Additionally, SDSU’s Ruminant Nutrition volunteer activities: “They light up the room with energy, Jr. are: Dr. Philip and Winnie Baker, First industry. of Animal Breeders symposium. Center is home to the university research • Volunteer and leaders in services enthusiasm and optimism,” she stated. United Methodist Church, the Rev. Carl The Beef Improvement Federation Following the symposiums, a variety feedlot and is capable of performing provided to international students by Aki and Tomoko’s examples for building Kline, the Rev. Scott Miller and Lisa Wolff, (BIF) was founded in 1968 and is an of general sessions, panel discussions, production-scale feedlot management U.S. Friends, including a week‐long relationships influence everyone they Margaret Denton, Dr. Steve Marquardt, organization dedicated to advancing presentations and breakout sessions were comparisons. orientation program each semester meet and are their way to make Brookings Lawrence Novotny, Dr. Charles Woodard, and coordinating all segments of the hosted throughout the remainder of “South Dakota is home to some of • Weekly English language classes and the friendly, comfortable and supportive Dr. Geoffrey Grant, Dr. Timothy Nichols, beef industry in addition to connecting the convention by researchers, industry the most premier beef cattle seedstock socialization for international wives environment they liked as students that Scott Nagy, Dr. Ann Marie Bahr, Phyllis science and industry to improve beef cattle professionals and producers from across producers in the U.S. and it was a pleasure and their children lured them back to be full-time residents. Cole‐Dai, Harriet Swedlund, Drs. MaryJo genetics. the United States. to highlight those operations along with • Acquiring, organizing and dispersing Dr. Philip Baker, a previous Butler and Richard Lee, Dr. Ruth Harper, Joe Cassady, head of the Animal While in Brookings, attendees had the the state-of-the-art facilities and learning the large collection of household award winner added “The Ichinomiyas Professor Doris Giago, and Dr. Allen Science Department at South Dakota opportunity to see and experience local opportunities we offer here at SDSU,” goods and warm clothing for free serve as ambassadors for Japan and to the Branum. State University, served as the BIF 2019 businesses and cattle operations on a guest Cassady said. distribution to international students United States with honor, compassion and Organizing Committee Chair for the 2019 tour Wednesday, June 19, or on the post- • Organizers and presenters in the love. The Butlers would be smiling with City of Brookings convention. conference tour Friday, June 21. Andrea Schubloom annual Festival of Cultures held on approval of this interactive and deserving “It was an honor to work with our At the conclusion of the convention

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Top Left: Sperry's brother, Mark, and students measuring a fish pond in Zambia after learning about SOUTH DAKOTA NATIVE NAMED GLOBAL fish farming in their Agricultural Sciences class at Mpande Secondary School.

F A R M F L U E N C E R Below left: Sperry and his fellow winner, Hannah Riensche, receiving their awards at the Farmfluencer Award Ceremony at the Iowa State Fair. ath, S.D., native Matthew Sperry changed the look of farming over the topic, Sperry also interviewed two of his grew up working on his family farm years. professors at SDSU and included their Below: Sperry presenting about his Farmfluencer B video on the Pioneer stage at the Farm Progress Show where he helps manage their acres of corn “It’s about improving and implementing comments in the video. in Illinois. and soybeans. As a former 4-H member new technology because that is where “The similarities between farmers and current junior at South Dakota State the future of agriculture is going,” Sperry across the world are bigger than their University studying precision agriculture said. “While on the surface agriculture differences,” said Elijah Kosse, instructor in and agronomy, Sperry found the perfect can appear similar from place to place, in the SDSU Ness School of Management and opportunity to combine his passions for today’s world, farming practices can differ Economics. “Whether it’s a two-acre plot agriculture, film, advocacy and technology. drastically, influencing inputs, yields and in Zambia or a 2,500-acre farm in South Sponsored by Corteva Agriscience profits.” Dakota, farmers are seeking the same in partnership with 4-H, the global When crafting the message for his goal – to grow more food with lower costs, Farmfluencer contest was created to video, Sperry drew inspiration from his both lower economic costs and lower inspire the next generation of farmers and older brother, Mark, who served as a environmental costs.” help young adults understand the role of Peace Corps volunteer in Zambia, Africa, With over 140 entries from young men innovation and technology in agriculture from 2017-2019 teaching fish farming and women worldwide, the top 30 video today. and improved agricultural practices to submissions were chosen based on a set In spring of 2019, Sperry heard about local village farmers. Because of a lack of of criteria evaluating how compelling the the Farmfluencer video contest asking electricity, running water and resources, message was and the uniqueness, creativity young men and women across the world, farming in Africa is much more labor and level of craft that went into producing ages 16-24, to answer the questions intensive than it is on Sperry’s family farm the video. Being one of the top 30 “what does farming mean to you?” and nearW Bath. However, Sperry wanted to participants, Sperry then had to promote “does an industry that’s been around for show how farmers around the globe are his own video to gain votes during a two- 10,000 years have a future for you?” These working to feed the growing population. week voting period where two videos were questions sparked Sperry’s interest and “Whether we are from Africa or South eliminated each day. prompted him to share his own personal Dakota, we are all working to put food on Sperry said he and his family reached message about how precision agriculture the world’s tables,” Sperry said. out to their friends and connections and emerging technologies have greatly To provide additional insight on the through 4-H, their local cooperative,

implement dealers, the township board “I was thrilled that he won,” Kosse said. University Students (FOCUS). He also and soil conservation service asking people “He put a lot of time and effort into the involves himself in many community to vote for his video. project and the message he shared is so service projects and serves as an adult 4-H At the conclusion of the two-week v it a l .” leader. voting period, Sperry’s video had 5,093 “It was really humbling to see the For Sperry, his future plans are to votes, making him one of two grand support that everyone gave,” Sperry work in the agricultural industry near his prize winners of the contest. As a result, said. “I’m glad that so many people were home while becoming the fifth generation Sperry and his fellow grand prize winner, interested and I hope that they watched involved on his family farm. Home is Hannah Riensche of Rochester, Minnesota, mine and the other videos to see what’s where his passion for agriculture began, each won $5,000 and attended the Iowa out there. That is what this contest was all and is where he plans to return and and Indiana state fairs where they were about – to introduce people to what the continue to fuel that passion. presented with their awards and spoke agriculture industry means to the young “Agriculture has really taken off,” Sperry about their videos. Additionally, Sperry generation.” said. “I can’t see myself being in any other presented about his video at the Indiana, While at SDSU, Sperry is heavily industry other than agriculture, because it Iowa and South Dakota state fairs, the involved on campus and is an active is where all of it comes together.” Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois, member of the Agronomy Club, Precision Sperry’s winning video can be viewed at and visited with Corteva Agriscience and Agriculture Club, Shooting Sports Club, farmfluencer.com. Pioneer executives at their international Golden Key International Honors Society, offices and research facilities in both National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Andrea Schubloom Indianapolis and Johnston, Iowa. Jacks for Life, and Fellowship of Catholic

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Below: Maslowski conducting a demonstration of the underwater pilot the drone using an Xbox 360 learned more about how agricultural drone at Dakotafest. UNDERWATER DRONE controller which is intuitive for students and biosystems engineers work OFFERS EXCITING WAYS TO STUDY WATER QUALITY who often have experience with video together to provide solutions. “I games. walked in with four semesters of The water quality sensor array on the college under my belt when I started rones flying through the sky assist The goal is to fill in the gaps left by grab repeatable measurements at many spatial system is most commonly used on its working on this project. SDSU Dthe agricultural world in collecting samples taken at a few points and provide points in the water body. own, with data downloaded after sampling provided me with the resources and data. At the 2019 Dakotafest, a drone in-depth, real-time data.” Funded through the SDSU Department from the boat. Masloski is working on guidance to use what I’ve learned to operating underwater drew a great deal The drone costs about $30,000 and of Agricultural and Biosystems integrating the drone and sensor array get real-world experience to develop of attention. The new tool offers a huge weighs 35 lbs. Tethered by a Teflon line Engineering, Masloski’s internship has to provide real-time water quality data innovative technology. Extension change in the way researchers can study with a 350-lb. load limit, it is battery- him working with Aaron Franzen, SDSU collection and visualization on a map provides a lot of research and water quality in lakes and streams. operated and it sends the information Assistant Professor of Agricultural and showing where the measurements are practical applications that people can South Dakota State University junior it sees to a laptop so the researchers can Biosystems Engineering, and Rachel located. use in agriculture. While working on Alex Masloski of Blaine, Minn. showed monitor the data as the drone moves McDaniel, SDSU Assistant Professor and “Doing this is really cool stuff. It the drone this summer, I also shared how the drone worked in a pool within the about. The team is working on mounting Water Resource Engineer, who will put the combines learning engineering to what I’ve learned through public tent. a cluster of electronic sensors used to test drone to work. develop the drone and programming the outreach at events like Dakotafest.” “Currently, grab samples are collected the water in real-time. Masloski began working on the drone drone for use underwater. I also learned Masloski said the drone offers at a few points in lakes and streams to Because the drone is submersible, it project in January 2019. Along the way, what environmental details to look for a whole different look at the determine water quality. In a lake that allows testing at different depths because with the help of Franzen, he used his underwater.” underwater world. “When you look good picture of water quality. We’ll use means you need a boat to drive to a the water quality can vary by depth. For engineering skills to build and program The drone can be used in any body of at a patch of weeds from the surface, it's it as a teaching tool and a research tool location, take a sample, then move to example, disturbance of sediments at the the drone which will be used McDaniel’s water that is deep enough to cover it. The hard to know what is in the water around to understand water quality in three another location, take another sample and bottom of a lake can decrease clarity near research team to study water quality. camera at the front of the drone provides a them. It's untouched territory that is so dimensions. This project emphasizes the repeat. With the drone, I can program the bottom, while changes to discharge The drone arrived at SDSU in kit form, real-time view of the scene in the system's much different from what we see from the diverse topics agricultural engineering it to use a GPS system designed to work rates can impact the clarity of streams and including an electronics bundle that front. The drone pilot can use the live surface. You can learn so much more when addresses by combining several topics underwater to follow a predetermined rivers. The cluster of water quality sensors contains much of the same electronic video feed to watch for unexpected events the drone can dive below the water and covered in the major including mechanical path. The drone will automatically drive can measure several indicators such as hardware that is used to control aerial or findings and mark the 3D location as a show you what's there.” engineering, signal processing, and along the programmed path, collecting salinity, turbidity (or clarity), nitrates, drones. Masloski assembled the drone as spot for future testing. It also has a grabber “The drone is very intuitive for college water quality data every few seconds with and chlorophyll levels. The sensors can an upgraded heavy-lift variant, configured that can take samples from plants or students who have played video games,” environmental engineering.” a cluster of sensors. We take the data back provide these measurements much more the software, and wrote manuals for future sediment found in the water body. McDaniel said. “Combining the drone to SDSU to visualize it, but we hope to rapidly than traditional grab samples, and researchers that need to pilot it after his In working on the project, Masloski with the sensors allows us to get a very Connie Sieh Groop map out the water quality data in real time. when integrated with the drone, will allow graduation from SDSU. Drone operators

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POET COMMITS $2 MILLION CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE COMMITS $600,000 TO SUPPORT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE TO SUPPORT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY PRECISION AGRICULTURE PROGRAM RAVEN PRECISION AGRICULTURE CENTER

OET founder and CEO Jeff Broin have a robust understanding of how Raven Precision Agriculture Center on orteva Agriscience recently will be able to house modern precision Engineering Department and the announced a $2 million gift for biofuels and agriculture can drive campus, will position the Jackrabbits to announced a $600,000 gift to farm equipment and provide collaborative Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science Pprecision agriculture at South Dakota State change across the globe. lead the way in making positive change Csupport the South Dakota State University learning spaces for student design projects. Department in the College of Agriculture, University. The stakes have never been higher to that impacts future generations across the precision agriculture program and Flexible space will be available so scientists Food and Environmental Sciences, as POET and SDSU have a strong history combat climate change. What was once globe. construction of the new Raven Precision from a variety of departments and industry well as the Jerome J. Lohr College of of collaboration on innovative research considered a problem for the distant future “We are grateful for the tremendous Agriculture Center on campus. The gift can collaborate in research and education. Engineering. projects and training the next generation is a real threat to all of us today. support POET has shown toward SDSU will sponsor the Corteva Student Atrium A groundbreaking ceremony for the SDSU's precision agriculture degree to use agriculture to solve the world’s most “A little over 100 years ago, we derived and our precision agriculture program,” inside the new facility. facility was held on the SDSU campus in provides students with access to cutting- pressing issues, like climate change. POET nearly everything in our society from the said SDSU President Barry Dunn. “We are very fortunate to have Corteva Brookings on October 6, 2018. edge developments in the rapidly evolving is proud to partner with SDSU on this surface of the earth. If we want to return to “Partnering with the leading biofuels Agriscience partner with us on this “The launch of a precision ag-focused intersection of agronomics, high-speed exciting venture. In addition: a healthy planet, we will once again need company in the world creates unique groundbreaking precision agriculture major is a big opportunity for the future of sensor technology, data management to lean on agriculture, in combination opportunities to not only grow precision facility and program,” said John Killefer, agriculture and can help make a difference and advanced machinery development. • POET’s gift will support construction with biofuels and bioproducts, to replace agriculture at SDSU, but also expand the South Dakota Corn Endowed Dean of the in the lives of farmers everywhere,” said Students will be prepared for lifelong of the Raven Precision Agriculture fossil fuels and their derivatives. This industry into areas where change and South Dakota State University College Jamie Williamson, Corteva Agriscience careers that support economically and Center; gift supports South Dakota’s future growth can have a positive impact on of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Area Leader – Northern Plains. “Precision environmentally sustainable agriculture. • POET and SDSU will enhance farmers, who will need to cultivate even the environment and society as a whole. Sciences. “The culture of innovation that is agriculture is just one in a long list of “We understand there are increasing research partnerships through more sustainable ag practices for future Educating and training the next generation shared between Corteva Agriscience and innovations that help us find the solutions needs of precision agriculture education,” dedicated POET office space at the generations.“ said POET Founder and of ag producers, scientists, engineers South Dakota State University makes for a needed to solve the problems of today and said Williamson. “As a champion of Research Park at South Dakota State CEO Jeff Broin. and others to meet the challenges and perfect partnership that will help ensure an anticipate tomorrow’s challenges. Corteva responsible agriculture and an industry University to help facilitate new, SDSU’s increasing commitment to opportunities will define the future of exciting and impactful future for precision Agriscience is focused on providing leader in digital technology, we look groundbreaking collaborations; and precision agriculture, including being agriculture and the biofuels industry in the agriculture as we work together to feed a farmers with complete solutions, and forward to what these capable students • POET and SDSU will partner to the first university to offer both a four- state, region and the world.” hungry world and conserve our precious digital agriculture is a key component to and this historic university can accomplish develop academic programs in year precision agriculture major and natural resources.” meet the needs of farmers.” going forward.” bioprocessing so SDSU graduates will minor and the construction of the new POET The Raven Precision Agriculture SDSU is the nation's first land-grant Center will allow South Dakota to lead the university to offer a bachelor's degree and Sydney Meyer & Andrea Schubloom nation in precision agriculture research, minor in precision agriculture. The degree Bottom: POET founder and CEO Jeff Broin announcing POET's $2 million contribution to the Raven Precision teaching and innovation. The building is a collaborative effort encompassing Agriculture Center and SDSU's precision agriculture has 129,000 square feet of floor space that the Agricultural and Biosystems program.

Below: SDSU President Barry H. Dunn gives remarks at the news conference after POET's gift was announced. Corteva Agriscience presents the SDSU Foundation with a check to sponsor the Corteva Student Atrium in the Raven Precision Agriculture Center.

38 GROWING SOUTH DAKOTA WINTER 2020 www.sdstate.edu/cafes WINTER 2020 GROWING SOUTH DAKOTA 39 INVESTING IN TOMORROW'S LEADERS TODAY THANK YOU! At South Dakota State University we expect to be a premier land-grant institution recognized for high value, innovation and bold impact. We are dedicated to the education, growth and success of all our students. Within the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences we embrace our land-grant mission as we prepare our graduates to feed the world, ensure the future of our natural resources, and shape the communities in which they live. For generations, our graduates have been The College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences would like to impactful leaders in their professions and home communities. We have an opportunity to build extend a sincere thank you to our friends at First Dakota National Bank for on this legacy of leadership. Moving forward, being our challenge donor during One Day for State. First Dakota National Bank we expect to enhance the impact the students matched $25,000 of the college's total for the day. of our college make on our state, region and the world. We are preparing our current and future students to be global citizens that fuel our We'd also like to thank all alumni, current students and their families, SDSU faculty and region’s work force. We are engaging at a deeper level with producers, business/industry leaders, staff, friends and past/present/future Jackrabbits from near and far for their generous and communities asking them to partner with support during One Day for State. Together WE raised over $109,000 for CAFES! us as we invest in the next great generation of Jackrabbit students. Our students have bold aspirations to lead All funds raised during One Day for State will help to provide our students with and change our world. Our university has scholarships, travel opportunities, hands-on learning experiences and much more! and will continue to be the launching pad for personal growth and professional development for our graduates. We are continually finding ways to enhance the resources we provide our students as they earn their degrees and prepare to enter the workforce. hour . donor . Scholarship support, quality facilities, One day for 24 3,744 internship opportunities, competition experiences, access to state-of-the-art technology and first-rate instruction are essential elements 2019 Results in preparing our students to have impactful, $1,348,477 personal and professional lives once they leave rai ed. South Dakota State. Thanks to a strong “culture of giving” at our institution, we have made great strides in recent years in providing these College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences Results: resources, but we are just getting started. If you are a current donor, thank you. Your SCHOLARSHIPS commitment to our mission is making an AT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY impact. If you are interested in exploring ways to invest in “Tomorrow’s Leaders Today”, we would enjoy discussing how you can make a 24 difference at SDSU. OUR STUDENTS HAVE BOLD DREAMS $109,455 209donor first-time donors We appreciate rai ed your thoughtful AND AMBITIONS FOR THEIR FUTURE. consideration and look forward Scholarships change their lives and to our next contribute to their success at SDSU. conversation. alumni74 donors friend donors faculty/staff4868 donors parent donors student811 donors Keith Mahlum, For more information on scholarships or to make a contribution, MS '93 please contact the SDSU Foundation: www.sdstatefoundation.org/odfs 605-697-7475 | [email protected] www.sdstatefoundation.org 815 Medary Avenue, Brookings, SD 57007 40 GROWING SOUTH DAKOTA WINTER 2020 The South Dakota State University bookstore is now your one-stop-shop for Jackrabbit apparel and SDSU Extension books.

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