AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoHighway Safety Planning: South Dakota DOT held a public design meeting in Deadwood on future reconstruction of US Highway 85 (Spearfish Canyon to the Wyoming border), with potential work like added shoulders, new grading, and curve reroutes as early as 2030—neighbors raised concerns about land, forests, and wildlife impacts. Space Tech Education: NASA named MIT’s Exploration-Class Lunar Integrated Power SystEm the first-place winner in its 2026 RASC-AL academic linkage competition, highlighting student systems concepts tied to Artemis. Agriculture Economics: SDSU researchers report the 2000s ethanol boom boosted Midwest farmland values by up to 44% after energy policy changes—new causal estimates published in an economics journal. Animal Health Watch: USDA confirmed a New World screwworm detection in Zavala County, Texas, and says a strike team is already on-site to find additional flies. Native Plants & Nutrition: SDSU Extension added two specialists—Allison Dollen (native plants) and Megan Block (nutrition)—to expand education and field programming across South Dakota. Rural Mobility Tech: DSU students helped build a customized electric ride-on for a child with mobility challenges through Lifescape’s Go Baby Go! program.
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