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South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum

Inspiring a passion for the diverse history, culture and science of agriculture in South Dakota.

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977 11th St. Brookings, SD 57007 | 605-688-6226

Who We Are.

The South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of South Dakota's agricultural history and rural heritage.

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South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum

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Come experience the history of South Dakota's agriculture and settlement, as well as, learn about the technology of farming and life on the northern Great Plains at the Agricultural Heritage Museum!

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Students walking in front of the museum

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Learn more about our educational programs and internship program! Or to schedule a tour of the museum!

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Students interacting with the weather exhibit.

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South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum

Physical Address: 977 11th Street, Brookings, SD 57007

Mailing Address: SDSU Box 601, Brookings, SD 57007

Phone: 605-688-6226

Toll Free: 1-877-227-0015

Fax: 605-688-6303

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Free Admission!

Hours:

Monday - Saturday: 10 a.m.– 5 p.m.

Sunday: CLOSED (winter hours observed Jan. 1 - March 31)

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Marvin and Marilyn Steinback of Brookings County donated a Wiard X130 hillside wood beam reversible walking plow to the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum.

Steinbacks donate plow to S.D. Ag Museum

The South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum received the donation of a Wiard X130 hillside wood beam reversible walking plow from Marvin and Marilyn Steinback of Brookings County on Sept. 26. The Wiard Plow Co. patented the X130 plow on July 14, 1896. The plow is designed to easily change the direction of the moldboard. It also has a removable front plow share, allowing the farmer to replace it when it becomes dull.

SDSU Archives, S.D. Ag Museum support budding historians through grant

Sioux Falls middle school students in the National History Day (NHD) program will be able to strengthen their research projects and become familiar with a university library and archives, thanks to an SDSU Connect Challenge Grant awarded to the SDSU Archives and Special Collections and the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum.

South Dakota students excel at 2023 National History Day Contest

Fifty students from nine South Dakota school districts recently competed in the National History Day Contest, held in College Park, Maryland, June 10-15.