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For the second consecutive year, South Dakota State University finished just short of winning the International Quarter-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition. The SDSU Quarter-Scale Tractor Team, competing as the Jackrabbit Tractor Company, finished in a tie with Kansas State for second place. North Carolina State defended its 2024 title, finishing 26 points ahead of its Midwest competitors scoring 2,316 points out of a possible 2,405. The 28th annual event was May 30-June 1 at the Expo Gardens Fairgrounds in Peoria, Illinois, with 23 teams competing from across the United States and Canada.

The Child and Family Resource Network at South Dakota State University will hold four parenting classes throughout July to focus on helping parents discover what their children’s behaviors could mean.

The Child and Family Resource Network at South Dakota State University is hosting its next “Common-Sense Parenting” class series starting July 1.

Last month, for the first time in more than 20 years, the South Dakota State University Horse Unit held a public sale of horses from its herd. The unit, located within the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences on the university’s Brookings campus, has been recognized by the American Quarter Horse Association as a reputable breeder for 70 years and welcomes 10-13 foals each spring.

Prairie Repertory Theatre announces its 54th season, featuring a vibrant and entertaining lineup of musical classics, timeless drama and side-splitting comedy.

Free health screenings were provided in the Mitchell community via a pop-up event hosted by South Dakota State University and community partners. The event was made possible through a collaboration between SDSU, Lewis Drug, Southeast Technical College, the City of Mitchell and an endowment from Julie Stevens and Dale Evenson.

New precision agriculture technology designed to help farmers improve their field scouting and livestock grazing will be demonstrated as part of the West River Research Farm Field Day next week. The event will run 3-7 p.m. MT on Wednesday, June 11, at 13370 Alkali Road, Sturgis.

Weed management, virtual fencing and variety trials are just some of the topics that will be covered during the 2025 slate of Research Station Field Days presented by the South Dakota State University College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences. Events will be happening at locations across the state from June to mid-September, with each one focusing on local topics of interest.

The first law of thermodynamics is energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only change forms. Whether energy can be retired and what form it will take when retired is about to be tested by South Dakota State University physics professor Larry Browning, whose 35-year career at SDSU will officially wrap up May 21. This spring was the final semester in a 50-year career of teaching science.

College classes are done for the 2024-25 school year, but the South Dakota State University campus will be “flooded” with a much younger student population on Tuesday, May 13, as SDSU hosts the 33rd annual Big Sioux Water Festival. The event will draw 1,100 fifth graders from 24 schools in eastern South Dakota, including Brookings and Watertown. They will be accompanied by 180 teachers and chaperones from 53 classrooms plus 155 area volunteers.