SDSU Plant Science Extension Crop Science

South Dakota State University

college of agriculture & biological sciences

Extension Crop Science

EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA SMALL GRAINS, CORN AND SOYBEANS

Small Grains: Wheat, Oats & Barley

Corn

Soybeans

Contact Robert Hall

This program conducts extension programming for the spring-seeded small grains, corn, soybeans, and some alternative crops grown in SD. It derives it resources from the South Dakota Crop Performance Testing Activity. This program is the resource for publishing (print and webpage) the results of the small grain, corn, and soybean crop performance trials every year. This program serves as the primary source for information on the planting, growth, physiology, harvesting, and post-harvest issues involved in these crops.

SUNFLOWERS AND MINOR OILSEED CROPS

Contact Kathy Grady

The oilseeds program conducts production research on sunflower and other minor oilseed crops to provide management information to producers that will help them increase their profitability. This program also conducts variety performance trials of sunflower, flax, and occasionally other minor/new oilseed crops, and collaborates with the extension entomology and plant pathology programs on oilseed-related research/extension activities.

WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA SMALL GRAINS AND ALTERNATIVE CROPS

Contact Thandiwe Nleya

This project conducts production research on winter wheat and a number of other crops including pulse, oilseed, and alternative crops; and also conducts small grain performance trials in western South Dakota. The long-term goal is to provide scientific management information to producers that will help enhance their profitability sustainability.