SDSU researchers explore farmers' response to high fertilizer prices
In 2022, fertilizer prices reached an all-time high. In a new study, South Dakota State University researchers explored how farmers in the Upper Midwest are dealing with the increased costs.
Tommy John story to be featured at inaugural Innovation Conversations
The founders of clothing manufacturer Tommy John will be the featured guests at the inaugural Innovation Conversations, hosted Nov. 8 in Sioux Falls by the entrepreneurial studies program in South Dakota State University’s Ness School of Management and Economics.
Precision agriculture and profitability: SDSU researchers seek to understand farmers' viewpoints
Since the late 1980s, precision agriculture has become increasingly prevalent on farms across the United States, particularly in America's heartland, where adoption of these practices and technologies is more widespread. Past research has proven these practices and technologies help increase farming efficiency and crop production, enhancing economic viability and reducing environmental problems.
SDSU’s Ness School of Management and Economics establishes Ness School Downtown
South Dakota State University’s Ness School of Management and Economics has established Ness School Downtown, an outpost located at Startup Sioux Falls, 100 E. Sixth St. Through a partnership with Startup, the Ness School will use the outpost to host speakers’ series, workshops and career fairs, facilitate career coaching and academic advising, and otherwise serve as a point of contact with stakeholders in the metro area.
Barriers to adopting precision agriculture practices
Precision agriculture technologies help optimize returns on crops and livestock while using resources as efficiently as possible, but there are some barriers to the adoption of these technologies, SDSU researchers find.
SDSU celebrates patent, program that encourages innovation
South Dakota State University’s Rich Normality Design Collaborative (RNDC), a multiprogram collaboration at the university, celebrated a patent-signing event on campus April 19. The patent was issued in April 2022 for a connector device that promotes children’s building skills, and the event was used to highlight RNDC’s evolution at State and how the initiative helps build a pipeline of creative and innovative thinkers.
SDSU’s Rich Normality Design Collaborative to celebrate patent
As a part of a multi-program collaboration, South Dakota State University’s Rich Normality Design Collaborative (RNDC) initiative will celebrate the recent issue of a patent with a patent signing event on April 19th at 11 a.m. in the Harding Hall Atrium. The event is open to the public.