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Researchers in South ��ֱ���� State University's Department of Dairy and Food Science are developing an innovative solution to defeat listeria and other foodborne pathogens.

Please provide a story summary.For the second consecutive year, South ��ֱ���� State University finished just short of winning the International Quarter-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition. The SDSU Quarter-Scale Tractor Team, competing as the Jackrabbit Tractor Company, finished in a tie with Kansas State for second place. North Carolina State defended its 2024 title, finishing 26 points ahead of its Midwest competitors scoring 2,316 points out of a possible 2,405. The 28th annual event was May 30-June 1 at the Expo Gardens Fairgrounds in Peoria, Illinois, with 23 teams competing from across the United States and Canada.

Agronomy topics for crops of all kinds will be the focus of the 2025 South ��ֱ���� State University ��ֱ���� Lakes Research Farm Field Day. Oats, winter wheat, field peas, chickpeas and corn will all be discussed by university experts as part of the June 26 event from 3 p.m. until dark at 21310 308th Ave., Pierre.

Last month, for the first time in more than 20 years, the South ��ֱ���� State University Horse Unit held a public sale of horses from its herd. The unit, located within the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences on the university’s Brookings campus, has been recognized by the American Quarter Horse Association as a reputable breeder for 70 years and welcomes 10-13 foals each spring.

Students in the South ��ֱ���� State University Department of Dairy and Food Science brought home high honors in national collegiate dairy competitions this spring.

New precision agriculture technology designed to help farmers improve their field scouting and livestock grazing will be demonstrated as part of the West River Research Farm Field Day next week. The event will run 3-7 p.m. MT on Wednesday, June 11, at 13370 Alkali Road, Sturgis.

Representatives from South ��ֱ���� State University and the University of Debrecen came together in Hungary last month to sign an academic cooperation agreement, making official a partnership that will connect the precision agriculture programs of both universities.

Seventeen 2025 bachelor’s degree graduates of South ��ֱ���� State University recently celebrated their acceptance into veterinary school, including six who will attend the SDSU Professional Program in Veterinary Medicine offered in conjunction with the University of Minnesota.

After 10 collegiate competitions, hundreds of hours of practice and more than 5,000 miles traveled, six members of the South ��ֱ���� State University Rodeo team have qualified for the 2025 College National Finals Rodeo competition later this month in Casper, Wyoming.

South ��ֱ���� State University faculty members are fighting back against the state's most challenging invasive species.