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Bison specialists from across the United States and Canada gathered in Brookings recently for the second International Bison Health Symposium, attended by nearly 140 producers, veterinarians, tribal leaders, government officials, researchers and zoo managers.

A new project from South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University's College of Natural Sciences looks to improve the soybean plant's ability to naturally fix nitrogen, reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers.

Rosemarie Nold, professor and assistant head of the Department of Animal Science at South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University, has been named an American Society of Animal Science Teaching Fellow. She received the honor at July’s American Society of Animal Science annual meeting in Calgary, Alberta.

The Equine Teaching Facility and Department of Animal Science at South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University will sell four yearling colts this summer, accepting sealed bids that are due by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13.

Professional Ag Marketing of Luverne, Minnesota, has made a significant gift to the Richard Wahlstrom Endowment Fund at South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University to enhance students’ knowledge of risk management for grain and livestock producers.

The College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences at South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University will begin offering an Associate of Science degree in agricultural science through the Capital City Campus in Pierre this fall.

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.