Agriculture and Biological Sciences

Dunn selected for premier higher education leadership development program

Dean Barry Dunn, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences at South Dakota State University, has been accepted into the American Association of State Colleges and Universities 2013-14 Millennium Leadership Initiative. The Millennium Leadership Initiative is a joint effort between the AASCU and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. It is the premier higher education [...]

Farm Credit Services of America Donates $50,000 to the SDSU Swine Teaching and Research Facilities

Farm Credit Services of America has made a $50,000 donation to the proposed Swine Teaching and Research Facilities at South Dakota State University. The facilities are likely to be constructed in multiple phases where the existing buildings are located north of campus. Once completed, it would provide 44,527 square feet of modern educational and research space. The [...]

Fuel, low-cost battery: Johnson sees impact of Sun Grant Initiative

A visit to South Dakota State University’s biofuels laboratory in the Agricultural Engineering Building gave Sen. Tim Johnson a chance to learn how scientists are making cornstalks and switchgrass into fuel and using one of the byproducts to make low-cost batteries. University researchers also took the opportunity to thank Johnson for his support of the [...]

Conflicting views of animal agriculture aired in SDSU presentation

The proper treatment of animals raised for agricultural purposes and who makes those production decisions will be the topic of a presentation sponsored by the South Dakota State University Swine Club and Pre-Vet Club. Wes Jamison, a professor at Palm Beach Atlantic University, will be giving his keynote presentation, “Political Sausage Making: An Analysis of [...]

SDSU Ag Dean Named MVP by South Dakota Corn Growers Association

The South Dakota Corn Growers Association named Barry Dunn as this year’s Most Valuable Player in Agriculture. Dunn is the dean of Agriculture and Biological Sciences at South Dakota State University. The award was presented Jan. 7 during the organization’s 26th annual meeting at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. The MVP award is given to [...]

Cheesbrough named interim SDSU Plant Science head

Thomas Cheesbrough has been named the interim head of the South Dakota State University Plant Science Department. The appointment, effective Aug. 8, was announced by Barry Dunn, dean of the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences at SDSU. “Dr. Cheesbrough’s research in soybean genetics, combined with his leadership at the departmental and college levels give [...]

Brözel to head biology and microbiology at State

Volker Brözel has been named the head of the Department of Biology and Microbiology at South Dakota State University. The appointment, effective August 22, was announced by Barry Dunn, dean of the SDSU College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences. Brözel served as acting head of the biology/microbiology department for the past year. “Dr. Brözel is [...]