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A century of education, service and research was celebrated by the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at South Dakota State University at a gala at Club 71 in the Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Nov. 6, 2025. The event drew 150 alumni, current faculty, staff and students, friends of the college and former department heads Darrel DeBoer, a three-time acting head, and Van Kelley (2000-22).

The South Dakota State University Collegiate Crop Judging Team brought home numerous high scores at recent regional and national collegiate competitions.

Selections for the fourth class of Future Innovators of America Fellowships have been announced by the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering.  The eight recipients and the department which selected them are:  • Maxwell Donelan, mathematics and statistics  • Tennille Eremas and John Akujobi, both computer science • Keaton Ranslem, civil engineering • Connor Matthies and William O’Connell, both mechanical engineering • Eli Otten and Gabrielle Robbins, both construction and concrete industry management.

Alysha Kientopf, who received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agricultural education from South Dakota State University, has received the Region III Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher Award from the National Association of Agricultural Educators.

AeroFly, a Brookings-based aerospace company bred from South Dakota State University research, has been selected by NASA to test and advance its innovative technology. If successful, it could help enable the first long-term presence of humans on the moon and may even allow for deep space exploration.

A controlled feeding study led by Moul Dey, professor in the School of Health and Human Sciences at South Dakota State University, shows that older adults who ate fewer ultra-processed foods naturally consumed fewer calories and lost weight and abdominal fat. They also showed improvements in insulin, nutrient-sensing hormones and inflammation.

More than 125 scholarships totaling more than $650,000 were awarded last week as part of the South Dakota State University College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences Scholarship and Recognition Banquet. The annual celebration of student achievement honored students representing every department within the college.

South Dakota State University held its ninth annual Swine Day at Club 71 in Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium on Nov. 4. Organized by university swine research and extension personnel, the daylong event offered attendees a full day of learning and connection.

As part of a tradition that is uniquely South Dakota, the 2025 Dean’s Pheasant Hunt took place last week. The annual event highlights the relationship between agriculture and conservation, two topics important to the South Dakota State University College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, but also two of the main contributors to the South Dakota economy.

South Dakota Cattlemen's Foundation supports state's beef industry.