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The South Dakota State University Collegiate Crop Judging Team brought home numerous high scores at recent regional and national collegiate competitions.

Alysha Kientopf, who received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agricultural education from South Dakota State University, has received the Region III Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher Award from the National Association of Agricultural Educators.

More than 125 scholarships totaling more than $650,000 were awarded last week as part of the South Dakota State University College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences Scholarship and Recognition Banquet. The annual celebration of student achievement honored students representing every department within the college.

South Dakota State University undergraduates showcased their agriculture industry internship experiences at Precision Connect 2025.

Rakesh Kaushik, a recent South Dakota State University graduate from the Department of Dairy and Food Science, has received the 2025 Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award from the SDSU Graduate School.

South Dakota State University held its ninth annual Swine Day at Club 71 in Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium on Nov. 4. Organized by university swine research and extension personnel, the daylong event offered attendees a full day of learning and connection.

As part of a tradition that is uniquely South Dakota, the 2025 Dean’s Pheasant Hunt took place last week. The annual event highlights the relationship between agriculture and conservation, two topics important to the South Dakota State University College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, but also two of the main contributors to the South Dakota economy.

South Dakota Cattlemen's Foundation supports state's beef industry.

The South Dakota State University Soil Judging Team made an impressive showing at the recent National Collegiate Soil Judging Region 5 competition, garnering first-place awards in both the team and individual categories. Helping to bring home the team’s overall first-place score was individual top winner Luke Desmith, a senior agronomy major from Walnut Grove, Minnesota.

South Dakota State University researcher Swas Kaushal is part of a new generation of scientists blending technology and agriculture — and his work is gaining global attention through two major travel awards.