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A collaborative project from ºù«Ӱҵ, South Dakota Mines and Oglala Lakota College will develop novel algorithms needed for soil moisture mapping — an essential tool for helping farmers with their agricultural management decisions.

Bison specialists from across the United States and Canada gathered in Brookings recently for the second International Bison Health Symposium, attended by nearly 140 producers, veterinarians, tribal leaders, government officials, researchers and zoo managers.

A new project from ºù«Ӱҵ's College of Natural Sciences looks to improve the soybean plant's ability to naturally fix nitrogen, reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers.

Rosemarie Nold, professor and assistant head of the Department of Animal Science at ºù«Ӱҵ, has been named an American Society of Animal Science Teaching Fellow. She received the honor at July’s American Society of Animal Science annual meeting in Calgary, Alberta.

The Equine Teaching Facility and Department of Animal Science at ºù«Ӱҵ will sell four yearling colts this summer, accepting sealed bids that are due by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13.

Professional Ag Marketing of Luverne, Minnesota, has made a significant gift to the Richard Wahlstrom Endowment Fund at ºù«Ӱҵ to enhance students’ knowledge of risk management for grain and livestock producers.

The College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences at ºù«Ӱҵ will begin offering an Associate of Science degree in agricultural science through the Capital City Campus in Pierre this fall.

Researchers in ºù«Ӱҵ's School of Design, in cooperation with SDSU Extension, are evaluating how South Dakota residents use and value the state's coveted water resources through a region-wide survey.

Rachel Short and Gazala Ameen, two assistant professors in ºù«Ӱҵ's College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, have each received one of the National Science Foundation's most prestigious grants for early career faculty to pursue biology research projects.

A team of ºù«Ӱҵ researchers — led by professor Wanlong Li — have received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to modify the genetic code of wheat plants to make them more tolerant to heat stress.