News

MARK 8:34 "And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

During the summer months, St. Joseph’s bookmobile travels to reservation communities in South Dakota to distribute free reading material for all ages and interests. In addition to sharing books this summer, Alumni Liaison Andy Lepkowski is looking to connect with anyone who attended St.

The Farmers Market in Lake Andes will hold our first market on Tuesday, June 18. Hours are 4:00-6:00. We have moved from the Lake Front Park for this summer to the City Park located at the intersection of 7th Ave and Lake Street. Vendors can contact Mary Jo Parker at 481-0011 for more information.

As fishing heats up across the state, the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department is reminding anglers how to legally transport filleted fish. To legally transport fish, you must: • Not transport fish fillets unless those fillets can be readily counted.

SDSU Extension is hosting open house agronomy meetings in eight South Dakota locations, to address the current state of farming due to excessive moisture. These meetings will be come-and-go style, with no formal presentations.

The South Dakota National Guard will host its 35th annual Golden Coyote training exercise in the Black Hills June 8-22 to provide military units with relevant training opportunities in support of overseas contingency operations and homeland defense.

U.S. Department of Ag recently announced it has started taking offers for enrollment into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) on Monday, June 3.

Throughout the state, dandelions are running a couple of weeks behind normal, but they are starting to show. If herbicide wasn’t applied last fall, there are still a few things South Dakotans can do to control the yellow-flowered weed said Paul Johnson, SDSU Extension Weed Science Coordinator.

An environmental training session for operators of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO), is set for June 26, 2019 in Huron at the Crossroads Convention Center (100 Fourth St. S.W.). Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The program begins at 8:50 a.m. and concludes at approximately 4:45 p.m.

South Dakota’s native rangelands are a hearty, yet fragile, resource. When managed correctly, these grasslands provide the state’s livestock producers with a reliable forage source. “Native species are extremely resilient, and their longevity is phenomenal.