SDState - Southeast Research Farm

02/27/2026

The Southeast Research Farm invites you to the 2026 Sioux Falls Organic Conference - March 12 beginning at 8:45am

Funded by the Organic Crop Improvement Association Transition to Organic Production Program, the program will bring together farmers, researchers, and extension specialists to share their insights on organic crop production. Sessions will cover topics such as soil health, w**d management strategies, reduced and no-till systems, as well as food quality and the human gut microbiome. Visit https://extension.sdstate.edu/event/organic-conference-sioux-falls to sign up and learn more!

11/10/2024

Winter programming will begin soon! Join us on Dec. 10 in Wagner for the 8th annual Managing Soil: Maximizing Profit conference!

09/21/2024

The Southeast Research Farm has released rye grain and winter forage variety trial results! Check out the data summaries here: https://extension.sdstate.edu/rye-variety-trial-results ; https://extension.sdstate.edu/forage-variety-trial-results

The 2024 Forage Variety Trial Results include data from two locations across South Dakota.

09/18/2024

The 2024 Forage Variety Trial Results include data from two locations across South Dakota.

08/30/2024

SDSU Southeast Research Farm Fall Tour Sept 12, 2024. Visit https://extension.sdstate.edu/events for more information

08/25/2024

Southeast Reseach Farm Fall Tour, Thursday September 12, beginning at 10 am. Program will be livestock focused with morning tour of forage plots and afternoon indoor presentations on feeding trials, livestock marketing, and weather outlook. Everyone welcome. Check back for complete program.

08/03/2024

07/26/2024

06/18/2024

SDSU Southeast Research Farm will be holding annual summer tour beginning at 1:30 pm, Tuesday, July 9 at the farm located near Beresford, SD (29974 University Road). For full schedule and free registration visit https://extension.sdstate.edu/events

02/06/2024

Thank you to everyone that visited the Southeast Research Farm booth at the Dakota Farm Show in January. The mystery seed for 2024 was "Barley".

02/06/2024

The SDSU Southeast Research Farm 2023 Annual Progress Report of research trials conducted at the farm near Beresford, SD is now available online. Use link to access the report https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/agexperimentsta_rsp/284/