Researchers in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University's School of Design, in cooperation with SDSU Extension, are evaluating how South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã residents use and value the state's coveted water resources through a region-wide survey.
Rachel Short and Gazala Ameen, two assistant professors in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University's College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, have each received one of the National Science Foundation's most prestigious grants for early career faculty to pursue biology research projects.
A team of South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University researchers — led by professor Wanlong Li — have received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to modify the genetic code of wheat plants to make them more tolerant to heat stress.
Adam Devlin, a recent master’s graduate in the South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, worked on a collaborative project with faculty in the School of Design to bring awareness to the hardships of South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã farmers and the effects of soil composition in various subjects.
Young people with an interest in swine learned more about swine production and career opportunities at the second annual South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Swine Summit on June 13, presented at South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University by SDSU Extension and the South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Pork Producers Council.
Carbon programs in the region will pay farmers to adopt "climate-smart" farming techniques — like no or reduced tillage, cover crops and nutrient management — but recent studies have found that only a small percentage of eligible farmers choose to enroll in these programs. A new study from SDSU's Ness School of Management and Economics — led by associate professors Tong Wang and Hailong Jin — examines the barriers to enrolling in these carbon programs.
By the narrowest of margins — two points out of more than 2,000 — the SDSU Quarter Scale Tractor Team came up just short of winning its third consecutive national title. Competing at the 27th annual International Quarter-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition at the Expo Gardens Fairgrounds in Peoria, Illinois, the South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University team placed third out of 21 teams.
Twenty-four students from South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences traveled to Vietnam in May through an agriculture-focused education abroad program.
In the heart of the Midwest, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University is guided by the leadership of President Barry Dunn. He brings expertise from his time as a farmer, rancher, researcher and academic to the state’s land-grant university.
The South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Agricultural Experiment Station hosts research station tours for the public every summer. Each station, part of South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University and supporting programs in several colleges and SDSU Extension, will be the site of field days with guided tours and presentations showcasing research being conducted there. These tours are led by SDSU research and Extension staff.
