Regional Farm to School Buyer-Grower Summit @ Rapid City

Black Hills State University-Rapid City 4300 Cheyenne Blvd, Box Elder, SD, United States

SDSU Extension and Child and Adult Nutrition Services-Department of Education will host an in-person farm to school buyer-grower summit on March 6, 2024, from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Black Hills State University-Rapid City, in rooms 206 and 207. Pre-registration required. (Snow date March 20)

Free

SDSU Extension Specialty Crop ‘Crop Hour’

Online

The final week of the 2024 Crop Hour webinar series focuses on specialty crop production in South Dakota. SDSU Extension experts will present on grape production, horticultural diseases, research updates, and weed control. The event is free and online registration is required. March 5: Grapes Growing Grapes

Webinar: Growing Roses in South Dakota Mini-Series

Online

SDSU Extension and McCrory Gardens will host a free virtual miniseries dedicated to roses, a popular garden plant in the state on March 19, 20 and 21 from 12:30-1:30 CST/11:30-12:30 MT. Novice and experienced gardeners will each learn new tips and tricks for pruning roses, managing common

Webinar: Growing Roses in South Dakota Mini-Series

Online

SDSU Extension and McCrory Gardens will host a free virtual miniseries dedicated to roses, a popular garden plant in the state on March 19, 20 and 21 from 12:30-1:30 CST/11:30-12:30 MT. Novice and experienced gardeners will each learn new tips and tricks for pruning roses, managing common

Webinar: Growing Roses in South Dakota Mini-Series

Online

SDSU Extension and McCrory Gardens will host a free virtual miniseries dedicated to roses, a popular garden plant in the state on March 19, 20 and 21 from 12:30-1:30 CST/11:30-12:30 MT. Novice and experienced gardeners will each learn new tips and tricks for pruning roses, managing common

Maple Syrup Workshop

McCrory Gardens 631 22nd Ave., Brookings, SD 57006

SDSU Extension will host a maple syrup workshop on Saturday, March 23, 2024, from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in the Great Hall of McCrory Gardens in Brookings, SD.

Improving Efficiency and Building Soil Health Farmer-led Workshop

Venner Farm 28127 200th Street Pierre, SD 57501

Learn from SD farmers the how-tos of: Implementing Lean Principles to improve your farm operation efficiency-  Jamie Boley, Mayborn Acres Making your own biochar- Philip Eisenbeis, diversified producer in Turner County Introduction to Hugelkultur and Small-scale Composting- Chris Goldade of the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition Hosted

Webinar: Starting the Season Safely on Specialty Crop Farms- Part 1

Online

SDSU Extension is providing a 4-part webinar series to learn about how to keep yourself, your staff, and your produce safe on your specialty crop farm. The sessions will provide practical, science-based safety information for small and medium-scale commercial specialty crop farms from the field to the