Southeast Research Farm Family Evening

This new fun, family evening will include food trucks, hands-on educational activities for children, SDSU ice cream and field tours. It is from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on July 8, 2025, at the Southeast Research Farm by Beresford; field tours start at 6:30 p.m.

It is free to attend, but registration is requested. To register, visit extension.sdstate.edu/events and search “southeast”.

Activities will include:

• Hands-on sand table with Ali Nafchi, assistant professor and SDSU Extension Precision Agriculture Specialist.
• Soil health demonstration activity, interactive ecosystem Jenga set, water cycle craft activity, weather program using special equipment like anemometers and a soil aggregate activity with Christine Wood, SDSU Extension 4-H Science Technology and Math Engineering Field Specialist, and Kyle Beach, SDSU Extension 4-H Program Manager, Regional Youth Educator.
• Shooting Sports demonstration with John Keimig, SDSU Extension Youth Safety Specialist.
• Food preservation demonstration with Jessica Meuleners, SDSU Extension Nutrition Field Specialist.
• Agritourism display with Peggy Schlechter, SDSU Extension Community Vitality Program Director, and Kara Harders, SDSU Extension Community Vitality Field Specialist.
• Rainfall simulator demonstration with Shane Jordan and Eric Barsness with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service.
• A farm safety trailer from Farmer’s Union.