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The Agricultural Leases Of Choice In South Dakota, John Cole, Larry Janssen

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.

Northeast Research Station Watertown, South Dakota Annual Progress Report, 2003, Agricultural Experiment Station, Plant Science Department

Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports

This is the 2003 annual progress report for the Northeast Research Station in Watertown, South Dakota. This report is issued by the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and the South Dakota State University Plant Science Department. This report includes weather data, yield comparisons, crop performance trials, corn trials, soybean trials, winter wheat performance testing, Barley Foliar information, weed and pest control, herbicide demonstrations, canola and flax variety trials and more.

Sunflower: 2003 South Dakota Hybrid Performance Trials, Kathleen Grady, Lee Gilbertson

SDSU Extension Circulars

No abstract provided.

On-Site Wastewater Treatment System, Phil Kappen, Russell Dickerson

SDSU Extension Circulars

Most rural homes in South Dakota are served by an on-site, wastewater treatment system or septic system, but many rural residents do not have the basic information they need to properly operate and maintain their septic systems. There is often a sense of "out of sight, out of mind" when dealing with an on-site system. The purpose of this manual to provide the homeowner with that information. If an on-site system is to fulfill its intended function and properly treat wastewater, three items are necessary. The first two items, proper system design and installation, are the responsibility of the system …

Segregating Transgenic Grains: Results Of A Survey Among Country Elevators In South Dakota, Bashir Qasmi, Clayton J. Wilhelm, Evert Van Der Sluis

Economics Research Reports

In 2002, cash receipts from crop production in South Dakota totaled $1.76 billion, accounting for 38 % of all receipts of agricultural producers in the state (South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service, 2003). The three most important crops grown in South Dakota are soybeans, corn, and wheat. In 2001, South Dakota ranked 8th in the production of corn and soybean and 9th in wheat production among the nation's crop producing states (South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service, 2003). These three crops accounted for 86 % of all cash receipts from marketing crops in the state. Due to the state's reliance on grain …

West River Ag Center Crops And Soils Research Annual Progress Report, 2003, Agricultural Experiment Station

Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports

This is the 2003 progress report of the West River Crops and Soils Research Projects, South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. This document includes reports on: weather and climate, wheat and grain variety trials, management and tillage, and weed and pest control.

Examining Economic Impact And Recovery In South Dakota From The 2002 Drought, Matthew Diersen, Gary Taylor

Economics Staff Paper Series

During the 2002 drought, farm sector economic factors were monitored to assess the likely statewide economic impacts. Timely moisture during the spring of 2003 resulted in a sizeable wheat harvest relative to recent years. Prices in the fall of 2003 have also been significantly higher for cattle and soybeans compared to prices in recent years. As a result, there have been inquiries as to the extent of economic recovery in the farm sector of South Dakota. The purpose of this paper is to outline the estimation procedure used to assess the drought in 2002, validate the extent of the impact, …

Central Crops And Soils Research Station Highmore, South Dakota: Annual Progress Report, 2003, Agricultural

Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports

This report of the Central Crops and Soils Research Station at Highmore, South Dakota reflects the 2003 growing season. This document includes data on: temperatures and precipitation, field evaluation of woody plant materials, alfalfa production, winter wheat, oat research, spring wheat breeding, resistance of sunflower germplasm to the red sunflower seed weevil, flax variety test, weed control, fertilizer and soil test on soybeans, aphid infestations, small grain variety test, and corn breeding.

South Dakota State University Graduation Exercises, December 13, 2003, Brookings, South Dakota, South Dakota State University

Commencement Programs

Please be advised that the names listed in the program do not constitute official confirmation of meeting the graduation requirements. The 2003 Graduation Exercises ceremony will commence with introductions by University President Peggy Gordon Miller. Honorary marshals for the occasion are Dr. Charles R. McMullen, Professor Emeritus of Biology and Microbiology, and Ms. Harriet P. Swedlund, Assistant Professor Emerita of Apparel Merchandising and Director of International Programs Emerita. Providing the graduation address titled "Now, What Are You Going To Do To Make Yourself Happy?" will be V.J. Smith, Executive Director of the SDSU Alumni Association. Dr. Carol J. Peterson, Provost …

Farm Sector Recovery Following The 2002 Drought, Matthew A. Diersen

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.

Small Grains: 2004 Variety Recommendations (2003 Crop Performance Results), Cooperative Extension Service, South Dakota State University

SDSU Extension Circulars

Variety selection is a fundamental element in a sound crop production program. This report contains variety recommendations, descriptions, and yield data for the spring-seeded small grains – hard red spring wheat, oat, and barley, along with the fall-seeded small grain –hard red winter wheat. Key factors in variety selection include yield, yield stability, maturity, straw strength, height, test weight, quality, and disease resistance. Yield is an important factor; however, a variety with good disease resistance, straw strength, and high grain quality may be more profitable in some cases than the highest yielding variety. Disease resistance information is based on reactions …

Soybeans: 2003 Crop Performance Results, Cooperative Extension Service, South Dakota State University

SDSU Extension Circulars

Successful soybean production in a given growing area is greatly affected by variety selection. This publication reports the agronomic performance of entries in the 2003 South Dakota performance trials for conventional (non-Roundup Ready) and Roundup Ready™ soybean varieties. Important factors in variety selection include yield, maturity, plant height, lodging resistance, and Phytophthora root rot resistance. In the case of public varieties, additional information including emergence, shattering, and iron chlorosis scores (Table A) are given.

Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm Annual Progress Report, 2003, Agricultural Experiment Station

Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports

This document highlights 27 crop and livestock research and demonstration reports from projects conducted at Southeast Research Farm in 2003. It is published by the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service at South Dakota State University in cooperation with the Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm Corporation. Reports in this document include information on: temperatures and precipitation data, corn production and performance, soybean research and planting, soil testing, alfalfa yield test, fertilizer testing, herbicide research, crop rotation, sorghum, small grains, livestock research, and pest and weed control.

2003 Precision Planted Performance Trials: Corn, R. G. Hall, K. K. Kirby

Agricultural Experiment Station Circulars

This publication reports the performance of entries in the 2003 South Dakota corn hybrid performance trials for both non-Roundup-Ready and Roundup-Ready hybrids. Information includes both the most recent 2-year and 1-year grain yields in bushels per acre; and 1-year bushel weight, moisture percentages of shelled corn at harvest, acre harvest population, and stalk lodging percentages. These performance trials are conducted by the South Dakota Crop Performance Testing ( CPT) program at South Dakota State University.

Farm And Home Research: 54-4, Lance Nixon, Marianne Stein

Farm and Home Research

Contents: [Page] 3- Director’s comments [Page] 4- Soybean aphids: Where do growers start to lose money? [Page] 6- Across the line, outside the box [Page] 8- Elevators at the crossroads [Page] 10- Putting fun back into the game [Page] 14- Royalties will be claimed on new varieties [Page] 16- Jump-start on the future [Page] 18- Infinite variety, infinite opportunity [Page] 22- Cyanide poisoning strikes cedar waxwings

Effects Of Fasting And Transportation On Pork Quality Development And Extent Of Postmortem Metabolism, J.M. Leheska, D.M. Wulf, R.J. Maddock

Animal Science Faculty Publications

One hundred seventy-seven pigs were used to determine the interaction effects of fasting and length of transport prior to harvest on pork muscle quality. The study design was a 2 × 2 × 3 factorial, which involved two genetic sources, fasting (F) or no fasting (N) of pigs 48-h prior to harvest, and three transport times (0.5, 2.5, or 8.0 h) on a semitrailer to the packing plant. Genetic source was a significant source of variation (P < 0.05) for most composition and muscle quality variables. Fasting reduced hot carcass weight 3.6% (P < 0.05), but length of transport did not affect hot carcass weight (P > 0.05). There were no differences (P > 0.05) in percent lean among fasting and transport treatments. Fasted pigs had higher longissimus dorsi (LD) ultimate …

Using South Dakota Grown Field Peas In Swine Diets, Bob Thaler, Hans Stein

SDSU Extension Extra Archives

Due to changes in crop rotations, field peas are now more commonly grown in central South Dakota. Depending on variety, they can either be sold for human consumption or fed directly to livestock. Beef producers can bale the entire plant and feed it as a forage to ruminants, and swine producers can use the seed as a protein and energy source.

Impact Of South Dakota Agriculture 2002, Martin Beutler

SDSU Extension Special Series

Primary data sources for this study are the South Dakota Department of Revenue and USDA’s South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service. Other sources include the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, South Dakota Office of School and Public Lands, and the Western Wood Products Association.
These data are combined to capture in a single group the impacts of industries that produce or utilize agricultural commodities in South Dakota. Similar aggregations of data are made for other industries in the state. Thus, Standard Industry Code groupings have been modified for this study. For example, South Dakota industries that manufacture agricultural items …

Role Of Physical Activity On Bone Mineral Content In Young Children, Bonny L. Specker

Ethel Austin Martin Program Publications

Previous studies identifying factors that influence peak bone mass have typically focused on older children, although it has been suggested that environmental factors early in life also may be important in optimizing the genetic potential for bone gain1 . Physical activity and calcium intake are considered major environmental factors influencing bone mass accretion. Longitudinal studies beginning in childhood show that high activity early in life is associated with high adult bone density2,3. The long-term effect between bone mass accretion and early calcium intake is less clear, with most trials finding that the beneficial bone effect of high calcium intake does …

South Dakota's Cropland Share Leasing Market, John Cole, Larry Janssen

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.

The Regional Impact Of Adding Additional Dairy Cows And Facilities To The I-29 Corridor Of South Dakota, Gary Taylor

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.

South Dakota Art Museum News, Fall 2003, South Dakota Art Museum

South Dakota Art Museum Newsletters and Publications

Jeff Freeman Cul De Sacs
Current Exhibitions
Battleground Conservation Update
Subsidized Site Survey
Film Series
Fall Workshops
Calendar of Events and Exhibits
Bead Extravaganza
Jack Stengel, Board of Trustees
Manchester to Manchester
New Curator of Education
Special Volunteer Projects
Members

Chemistry & Biochemistry Newsletter, Department Of Chemistry & Biochemistry, South Dakota State University

Chemistry & Biochemistry Newsletter: 2002-2015

Inside:

Page 2 New Graduate Students in Chemistry/Biochemistry

Page 3 and 4 New Faculty

Page 5 Alumni News; Faculty and Staff News; Foundation Donors

Page 6 Recent Faculty Publications

Historical And Recent Trends In South Dakota's Agricultural Land Market, Yonas Hamada, Burton Pflueger, Larry Janssen

SDSU Extension Circulars

Long-term (20th century) and recent (1991–2003) trends in South Dakota’s agricultural land values are the main topics of this report. It is written for farmers and ranchers, landowners, agricultural professionals (lenders, rural appraisers, Extension educators, and agribusiness persons) and policymakers interested, for various decision- making purposes, in agricultural land market trends. Topics covered in the first section are: (1) historical trends in South Dakota farm real estate values from 1910 to 2000, and (2) the distribution of current agricultural land use by region. The remaining sections are focused on trends in agricultural land values and cash rental rates from 1991 …

Fall Crop Insurance Decisions, Matthew A. Diersen

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.

Farm And Home Research: 54-3, Lance Nixon, Marianne Stein

Farm and Home Research

Contents: [Page] 3- Director’s comments [Page] 4- The backbone [Page] 6- making life easier [Page] 8- wildlife and fish come indoors [Page] 10- puzzling out what works [Page] 12- new insights [Page] 14- it’s a family issue [Page] 16- The NPBL [Page] 17- a vision comes true [Page] 18- space, flexibility, new ideas, new opportunities [Page] 20- a gift that keeps giving [Page] 22- a variable environment [Page] 24- we’ve changed our whole farming picture [Page] 26- countering stress on ranch, farm, and feedlot

Pynchon's Age Of Reason: Mason & Dixon And America's Rise Of Rational Discourse, Jason Mcentee

English Faculty Publications

By drawing upon astronomer Charles Mason and surveyor Jeremiah Dixon for the unlikely protagonists of Mason & Dixon (1997), Thomas Pynchon develops a revisionist history of these two Englishmen as they come to terms with America in the so-called Age of Reason, which was informed by a European philosophical movement with its roots in rational discourse aimed at cultural and political intellect that eventually served as the foundation for American independence and democracy. But as Thomas Paine suggests, time wields a stronger power than does reason, and what history calls the Age of Reason may remind one of an ideal …

How To Collect A Sample From Your Deer Or Elk For Cwd Analysis, David Zeman

SDSU Extension Extra Archives

You can find out quickly if your deer or elk has chronic wasting disease (CWD). During the hunting season, the SDSU Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Lab (ADRDL) at SDSU will provide results of testing for CWD of deer and elk within 72 hours of receiving a fresh (unfrozen) retropharyngeal lymph node. The test is highly accurate. Collect the sample in the field yourself or take the animal to a veterinarian for dissection. Specimens from the public must be forwarded to the ADRDL by a licensed veterinarian. Specimens can also be delivered directly to the lab on the SDSU campus …

Farmland Leasing: South Dakota Farmland Leasing 2003, L. Janssen, Xu Xuan

Research Bulletins of the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (1887-2011)

Nearly 40% of South Dakota agricultural land is operated under a leasing agreement. Presented in this report are recent and longer term trends in land tenure, ownership, and leasing, based on Census of Agriculture data and related materials. Also presented are findings from the 1 996 farmland leasing survey completed by 513 South Dakota farm operators: (1) characteristics of rental market participants and of the farmland leasing market, (2) detailed provisions of cash leases and share leases for cropland, and (3) economic evaluation of farmland leasing arrangements.
Information from the 1996 survey provides a comprehensive and statistically valid benchmark of …

Alternative Feeds For Horses, Koyla Kruse

SDSU Extension Extra Archives

Feeding a horse is probably the largest cost of horse ownership. The nutrition the horse needs and the availability (therefore, price) of the feed must be carefully balanced. Many options are available. Traditional feeds for horses typically are grass or alfalfa hay, corn, oats, and/or a molasses-based sweet feed of some type. Some years, good quality forage may be too expensive or unavailable. In other cases, you may want to cut costs or better utilize more readily available feeds. Following is a guide to the safety and efficacy of feeds not traditionally fed to horses.