iGrow is the teaching platform used by SDSU Extension to assure state of the art program delivery. It allows individual users to access Extension information and resources. To assure the quality and accuracy of the information, SDSU Extension invests 20 percent of its staff time in the ongoing development of iGrow information.
The iGrow model assures that SDSU Extension will be the indispensable outreach link of South Dakota's land grant university.
This free service gives producers all the information they need to monitor current developments in agriculture, research and trade; farm-specific agricultural weather; profitability calculators; and libraries of agricultural production and management information, podcasts and forums, all in a highly secure on-line environment that works on all computers, smart phones and mobile internet devices.
The iGrow effort is a continuation of SDSU Extension’s long-standing mission to help citizens convert data to knowledge. We live in an era of massive information overload. iGrow brings together in one-easy-to use portal all of the agricultural production information that producers need to make profit-oriented decisions.
SDSU Extension Field Staff
SDSU Extension Field Specialists
Aberdeen Regional Center
13 2nd Ave. SE, Aberdeen, SD 57401 | 605.626.2870
Laura Edwards, Climate Field Specialist
Karelyn Farrand, 4-H Character Education Field Specialist
Cheryl Jacobs, Community Development Field Specialist
Mark Rosenberg, Agronomy Weeds Field Specialist
Karen Slunecka, Family Resource Management Field Specialist
Marj Zastrow, Nutrition Field Specialist
Lemmon Regional Center
408 8th St. W., Lemmon, SD 57638 | 605.374.4177
Robin Salverson, Cow/Calf Field Specialist
Mitchell Regional Center
821 North Capital Street, PO Box 610, Mitchell, SD 57301 | 605.995.7378
Jack Davis, Economics Field Specialist
Carrie Johnson, Family Resource Management Field Specialist
Jim Krantz, Cow/Calf Field Specialist
Heather Larson, Cow/Calf Field Specialist
Megan Nielson, 4-H Youth Livestock Field Specialist
Pierre Regional Center
412 W. Missouri, Pierre, SD 57501 | 605.773.8120
Ruth Beck, Agronomy Crops Field Specialist
Rod Geppert, 4-H Livestock Show Management Coordinator
Suzanne Geppert, 4-H Youth Partnerships Field Specialist
Andrea Klein, 4-H Healthy Living Field Specialist
Rapid City Regional Center
1905 North Plaza Blvd, Rapid City, SD 57702 | 605.394.2236
Sharon Guthmiller, Food Safety Field Specialist
Adele Harty, Cow/Calf Field Specialist
Mindy Hubert, Small Acreage Field Specialist
Jonathan Nixon, Entomology Field Specialist
Dave Ollila, Sheep Field Specialist
John Rickertsen, Agronomy Crops Field Specialist
Peggy Schlechter, Community Development Field Specialist
Sioux Falls Regional Center
2001 E. 8th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57103 | 605.782.3290
Donna Bittiker, Family Resource Management Field Specialist
Heather Gessner, Livestock Business Management Field Specialist
B. Lynn Gordon, Cow/Calf Field Specialist
Lavonne Meyer, Food Safety Field Specialist
Geoffrey Njue, Specialty Crops Field Specialist
Kurt Reitsma, Precision Agriculture Field Specialist
Connie Strunk, Plant Pathology Field Specialist
Larry Wagner, Agronomy Crops Field Specialist
Chris Zdorovtsov, Community Development Field Specialist
Watertown Regional Center
1910 West Kemp Ave., Watertown, SD 57201 | 605.882.5140
Don Guthmiller, Crops Business Management Field Specialist
Paul Johnson, Agronomy Crops Field Specialist
Heather Moechnig, Food Safety Field Specialist
Sandra Namken, Aging Field Specialist
Tracey Renelt, Dairy Field Specialist
Audrey Rider, 4-H Youth Leadership Field Specialist
Warren Rusche, Cow/Calf Field Specialist
Deb Sundem, Nutrition Field Specialist
Winner Regional Center
325 S. Monroe St., PO Box 270, Winner, SD 57580 | 605.842.1267
Bob Fanning, Plant Pathology Field Specialist
Ann Schwader, Nutrition Field Specialist
4-H Youth Program Advisors
Aurora, Buffalo, Jerauld and Sanborn Counties: Audra Scheel
Beadle County: John Madison
Bon Homme, Clay and Yankton Counties: Will Kennedy
Butte and Lawrence Counties: Elizabeth (Betsy) Burtzlaff
Brookings County: Sonia Mack
Brown County: Becca Wolff
Campbell, Edmunds, McPherson and Walworth Counties: Jeff Mueller
Charles Mix and Douglas Counties: Stephanie Chambliss
Cheyenne River, Corson, Dewey and Ziebach Counties: Leah Holmes
Clark and Spink Counties: Kim McGraw
Codington County: Jodi Loehrer
Custer and Fall River Counties: Bradley Keizer
Davison and Hanson Counties: Alice Nickelson
Day and Marshall Counties: Jennifer Ringkob (beginning December 22)
Deuel and Grant Counties: John Keimig
Faulk, Hand, Hyde and Potter Counties: Falyn Hogg
Gregory and Tripp Counties: Megan Peterson
Haakon, Jackson, Jones and Mellette Counties: Carrie Weller
Hamlin and Kingsbury Counties: Aren Fields (beginning December 1)
Harding and Perkins Counties: Ida Schmidt
Hughes, Stanley & Sully Counties: Mark Rowen
Hutchinson and Turner Counties: Deanna Gall
Lake and Moody Counties: Amanda Stade (beginning November 28)
Lincoln County: Amber Lounsbery
McCook County: Alicia Reif
Meade County: Jennifer Voigt
Miner County: Maria Feldhaus
Minnehaha County: Eric Saathoff
Pennington County: Tiffany Meyer
Roberts County: Tracey Lehrke
Union County: Rachel Bonine