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All the state's a campus compliments of SDSU's research stations
Stations provide farmers, ranchers with information, results of homegrown research
Faith Moldan
Issue date: 10/18/05 Section: Front Page News
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South Dakota's number one industry is farming and ranching. The state is not lacking in industry, but there is no doubt what is number one.
The South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station System (SDAES) was created in 1887 through the Hatch Act as part of South Dakota's land-grant institution. Its mission is to conduct research to enhance the quality of life in South Dakota.
There are currently six research stations across the state, as well as on-campus stations including the beef, hog and dairy units. The field east of the Performing Arts Center is also used for research.
Interim Associate Dean/Interim Associate Director Chunyang (C.Y.) Wang said that the College of Agriculture was one of the first colleges at SDSU.
"Research is done to help producers, which in turn should help the economy," Wang said.
The stations are in every part of the state: northwest, central, northeast, southeast, west and west central. They span the state in order to reach all of South Dakota's producers.
"You can't believe the difference between east and west," Wang said. "Every part of the state is different."
Wang said the stations can be utilized for other purposes, as they are meant for people to teach and learn, discover research, and engage in extension services.
"The three areas work together," Wang said.
Professors in the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences and extension specialists head up many of the studies. Results of their studies are published in professional journals and extension publications. Every county in South Dakota has county educators. The county educators and extension specialists work together. Together, they create a more direct way for producers to get more information.
Studies sometimes produce results that farmers and ranchers can use right away, according to Wang.
"That's great incentive for producers to be there," Wang said of the field days and open houses that each research station holds annually. "There's direct interaction, and they can ask direct questions."
The South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station System (SDAES) was created in 1887 through the Hatch Act as part of South Dakota's land-grant institution. Its mission is to conduct research to enhance the quality of life in South Dakota.
There are currently six research stations across the state, as well as on-campus stations including the beef, hog and dairy units. The field east of the Performing Arts Center is also used for research.
Interim Associate Dean/Interim Associate Director Chunyang (C.Y.) Wang said that the College of Agriculture was one of the first colleges at SDSU.
"Research is done to help producers, which in turn should help the economy," Wang said.
The stations are in every part of the state: northwest, central, northeast, southeast, west and west central. They span the state in order to reach all of South Dakota's producers.
"You can't believe the difference between east and west," Wang said. "Every part of the state is different."
Wang said the stations can be utilized for other purposes, as they are meant for people to teach and learn, discover research, and engage in extension services.
"The three areas work together," Wang said.
Professors in the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences and extension specialists head up many of the studies. Results of their studies are published in professional journals and extension publications. Every county in South Dakota has county educators. The county educators and extension specialists work together. Together, they create a more direct way for producers to get more information.
Studies sometimes produce results that farmers and ranchers can use right away, according to Wang.
"That's great incentive for producers to be there," Wang said of the field days and open houses that each research station holds annually. "There's direct interaction, and they can ask direct questions."