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July 2020
			1 Pollinator specialist offers tips for pollinator habitat development SDSU Extension to host virtual Beef Feedlot Shortcourse	2 SD State Fair to honor in-state livestock entries first Tetanus vaccinations advised for horses & some livestock	3 SD soybean farmer promotes US beans at virtual conference Round bale storage conservation resources	4
5	6 SD Wheat Commission sets conservative 2021 budget Tips for mitigating heat stress in the feedlot	7 SD Beef launches “Great Faces, Great Places, Incredible Beef”! Follow the Fields updates tracks crop progress in SD	8 Conservation of US natural resources spurred by ag producers July climate outlook remains hot with active rain chances	9 Cover crop options following small grain harvest SDSU Extension to host webinar on advance care planning	10 Air quality benefits of biodiesel attractive during COVID-19 SDSU Crop Performance plots open to self-guided tours	11
12	13 SDSU wheat tours open to self-guided & virtual viewing Livestock Risk Protection insurance revisions announced	14 SD partners with National Beef Checkoff on “United We Steak”! Heat returns along with active storm system for week	15 2019 precipitation sustaining drier SD grasslands in 2020 Record keeping tips to aid in rangeland management	16 Firewood advisory: Buy it where you Burn it! White mold management begins at soybean flowering	17 Applications open for Young Leader Program from ASA/Corteva Farm field insect scouting reveals numerous pests to watch	18
19	20 Soybean checkoff welcomes new soy-based synthetic motor High heat & dry conditions can impact corn pollination	21 Winter wheat harvest 2020 going strong with good results August climate outlook holds moisture & uncertain heat	22 Tips for successful cover crop seeding after small grain harvest Learn the value of calving season interval benchmarks	23 Soil sampling for chemical, physical and biological health Pencil out creep feeding returns to find value	24 Build Your Base with Beef, Season 3, launches in SD schools Tips for fly control in beef feedlots	25
26	27 Wheat harvest opens fields for cover crop planting SD Pesticide Contain Recycling Drive underway	28 SD Beef hosts Sturgis Beef, Brews & Bikers promotion SD drought conditions vary, but weekend rains were helpful	29 Window after small grain harvest great for cover crop sequence Research looks at perennial sequence in crop rotations	30 Prescribed fire beneficial to prairie plant community Insect activity ramping up in SD farm fields	31 Soybean insect/disease updates from regular field scouting Cover crop considerations for planting after small grains

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