Private applicator certification is required before an agricultural producer can purchase or use a restricted use pesticide. A producer who has the potential to produce more than $1,000 of an agricultural commodity must be certified to use any pesticide. There is no fee for a private applicator certification, which is valid for three years and expires on the last day of February.

Record $308 million amount provides lawmakers with spending choices in an otherwise tight budget Amid the widespread budget cuts that Republican Gov. Kristi Noem proposed during her recent budget address, there was one source of surging revenue that will provide legislators with spending decisions this winter: unclaimed property.

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The City of Colome won first place and will represent all of South Dakota in the Great American Water Taste Test in Washington, DC, in February 2026. The drinking water is judged based on three attributes: clarity, bouquet, and taste. They have received the artglass trophy, two Full-Conference registration passes for the 2026 Annual Technical Conference, recognition in ServiceLine magazine, and bragging rights for the next year.

BROOKINGS, S.D. - South Dakota State University Extension is hosting the third annual South Dakota Virtual Vegetable Short Course.