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The dates are set for the 2026 SDSU College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences Field Days! Join us at any of the Agricultural Experiment Stations this summer for local information you can use on your operation.

More information and registration to come. We’ll see you this summer!

Cottonwood Field Station Field Day

• Philip, South Dakota
• June 12, 9 a.m.-noon
• Tour the updated facilities and learn about precision livestock technology among other topics.

Dakota Lakes Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Farm Field Day

• Pierre, South Dakota
• June 26, 3 p.m.-dusk
• Hear about research being conducted on more than a dozen crops and the farm’s long-standing research on conservation practices.

Southeast Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Farm Grain and Horticulture Crops Field Day

• Beresford, South Dakota
• July 7, 1:30-8 p.m.
• From soybeans and corn to potatoes and peas, this field day will cover a wide range of crops.

Oak Lake Field Station Field Day

• Astoria, South Dakota
• July 9, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Learn about preserving native prairie and conservation practices being implemented across the state.

Northeast Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Farm Field Day

• South Shore, South Dakota
• July 9, 4 p.m.-dusk
• This area of the state has unique growing conditions, which is why the research conducted there is so important to local farmers.

West River Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Farm Field Day

• Sturgis, South Dakota
• Sept. 9, 3-7 p.m.
• Virtual fencing technology, stocking rate research and more will be covered at this field day.

Southeast Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Farm Forage and Livestock Field Day

• Beresford, South Dakota
• Sept. 10, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
• The name says it all! Many livestock topics to be discussed in southeast South Dakota.