Growing South Dakota (Fall 2026)

[Page] 2 Support from donors helping set SDSU dairy graduates above the rest[Page] 4 A decade of impact: Celebrating 10 years of cow-calf, swine education and research facilitates[Page] 8 98-year-old donor keeps decades-long scholarship going in honor of late husband[Page] 11 Looking back at Michele Dudash's tenure in academia[Page] 12Giving students opportunities, experience to build their futures[Page] 16 A Jackrabbit's journey in growing agricultural leadership[Page] 18 Building South Dakota's next generation of rural veterinarians[Page] 19 Conservation: A family affair[Page] 20 South Dakota Water Resources Institute finds solutions to South Dakota's water challenges[Page] 24 Marney hired as director of SDSU Extension[Page] 25 Putting Research into Practice[Page] 26 Creative 4-H communities help youth experience joy of raising livestock[Page] 27 Clover Classic brings together livestock Youth-in-Action opportunities[Page] 28 Jackrabbits now and then[Page] 29 What would you say you do here?