CHS Foundation Donates $1.5 Million to South Dakota State University Precision Ag Program

The CHS Foundation announced a $1.5 million grant to support the South Dakota State University precision agriculture program.  The funding will support the construction of the new Raven Precision Agriculture Center on campus.

A university spokesperson called the gift from the CHS Foundation “pivotal” in allowing the campus to make a “globally preeminent precision agriculture program a reality.”  SDSU is the nation's first land-grant university to offer a bachelor's degree and minor in precision agriculture.  School officials say the degree will provide students with access to cutting-edge developments in the intersection of agronomics, high-speed sensor technology, data management and advanced machinery development.

Final construction plans are in-progress of the new facility. Some ground work is expected to begin this fall, with construction starting in the spring of 2019.

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