Maude family hosted by U.S. Secretary of Ag in Washington 

Father and son looking at map. (iStock │ #1158057935 - JulPo)

Make your summer vacation…different.

South Dakota State University

Nominees sought for SDSU awards

Spring, 2025 Dewey County, Oklahoma, fire: provided by Justine Anderson, Oklahoma Conservation Commission

Drought, cedar trees and wildfires

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Country’s midsection receives good dose of rain

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Varying temps and moisture on the forecast

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Midwest region received heavy rainfall

Hand of expert farmer collect soil and checking soil health. (Adobe Stock │ #479404040 - maxbelchenko)

80 South Dakota farmers needed for nationwide soil health project