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Join the ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences and the ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ Foundation to celebrate One Day for STATE on Sept. 4! Everyone who makes a donation to a unit or department within the college during the timeframes below will be entered to receive the corresponding unique experience, regardless of donation amount.

<Donation link will appear here at 12 a.m. Sept. 4, 2025>

All experiences must be redeemed by Sept. 1, 2026. Certain experiences will have additional limitations noted below. Time estimates for experiences are included when applicable. Winners will be notified in the weeks following One Day for STATE.

All questions regarding experiences may be directed toward Allie Arp, director of marketing and communications for the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences.

1. 12-12:59 a.m. – Select a college department or unit to be featured in the January 2026 issue of "Growing South Dakota"
   1. (Due to production schedules, the unit selection will need to be submitted by Sept. 30, 2025.)
2. 1-1:59 a.m. – Name a sheep at the ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ Sheep Unit
   1. The unit reserves the right to refuse inappropriate or offensive name suggestions.
3. 2-2:59 a.m. – Choose an FFA chapter to receive a college ambassador ice cream social
   1. Must be within South Dakota.
4. 3-3:59 a.m. – Bovine Physical Exam 101 with Lisa Lunn, DVM
   1. The winner and up to two guests will be invited to join Lisa Lunn, director of the Professional Program in Veterinary Medicine at the ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ Cow/Calf Unit, and learn the details of a bovine veterinary exam and what makes a cow healthy.
5. 4-4:59 a.m. – Exclusive tour of ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ Plant Diagnostic Clinic and meeting with Director/ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ Plant Pathologist Madalyn Shires
   1. For winner and up to two guests.
6. 5-5:59 a.m. – Private tour of the Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory
   1. For winner and up to three guests.
7. 6-6:59 a.m. – One-on-one with a weed specialist
   1. Winner gets a one-hour meeting with ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ Extension Weed Management Specialist Eric Jones.
8. 7-7:59 a.m. – Exclusive tour of a Department of Natural Resource Management collection of the winner’s choice
   1. Winner will choose one of the collections: mammal, bird, fish, educational herbarium or research herbarium.
   2. For winner and up to four guests.
9. 8-8:59 a.m. – Guided tour of ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ Swine Education and Research Facility
   1. For winner and up to four guests.
10. 9-9:59 a.m. – Request the ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ Extension Cybersecurity Trailer for a public event (West River)
    1. The event must be a public event.
    2. For this experience, the event must be in the western half of the state. An experience in the eastern half of the state is available from 7-7:59 p.m.
11. 10-10:59 a.m. – Exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ Meat Counter
    1. For winner and up to two guests.
12. 11-11:59 a.m. – Guided tour of ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ Cow/Calf Facility
    1. For winner and up to four guests.
13. 12-12:59 p.m. – Coffee with Cassady
    1. Winner gets a half-hour coffee with South Dakota Corn Endowed Dean Joe Cassady.
14. 1-1:59 p.m. – Guided tour of the Agricultural Experiment Station of the winner’s choosing.
    1. Options are Cottonwood Field Station (Philip), Dakota Lakes Research Farm (Pierre), Northeast Research Farm (South Shore), Oak Lake Field Station (Astoria), Southeast Research Farm (Beresford) or West River Research Farm (Sturgis).
    2. For winner and up to five guests.
15. 2-2:59 p.m. – Two-minute head start at a you-pick event held at the Local Foods Education Center
16. 3-3:59 p.m. – Choose an FFA chapter anywhere in the U.S. for the college ambassadors to virtually visit
17. 4-4:59 p.m. – Guided McCrory Gardens tour with ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ Extension Horticulture Specialist Sydney Trio
    1. Not eligible during special events.
    2. For winner and up to four guests.
18. 5-5:59 p.m. – One-on-one with an entomologist
    1. Winner gets an hour meeting with ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ Extension Field Crop Entomologist Adam Varenhorst.
19. 6-6:59 p.m. – Name a calf from the ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ Cow/Calf Facility
    1. The facility reserves the right to refuse inappropriate or offensive name suggestions.
20. 7-7:59 p.m. – Request the ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ Extension Cybersecurity Trailer for a public event (East River)
    1. The event must be a public event.
    2. For this experience, the event must be in the eastern half of the state. An experience in the western half of the state is available from 9-9:59 a.m.
21. 8-8:59 p.m. – Coffee with an economist
    1. Winner gets an hour meeting with Director of Ness School of Management and Economics Joe Santos.
22. 9-9:59 p.m. – Private tour of the Davis Dairy Plant
    1. Tour ends at the ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ Dairy Bar.
    2. For winner and up to four guests.
23. 10-10:59 p.m. – Visit to the ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ Horse Unit
    1. For winner and up to four guests.
24. 11-11:59 p.m. – Name the Department of Natural Resources Management display case cougar
    1. A beautiful taxidermied cougar was donated to the Department of Natural Resource Management for its entryway display case. The winner gets to choose the inaugural name of the cougar.
    2. Name will remain for a year.
    3. The Department of Natural Resource Management reserves the right to refuse inappropriate or offensive name suggestions.