{"id":251714,"date":"2026-05-21T15:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T19:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/retired-south-dakota-state-professor-gifts-millions-for-livestock-technology-research\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T15:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T19:20:09","slug":"retired-south-dakota-state-professor-gifts-millions-for-livestock-technology-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/retired-south-dakota-state-professor-gifts-millions-for-livestock-technology-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Retired South Dakota State professor gifts millions for livestock technology research"},"content":{"rendered":"

Retired South Dakota State professor gifts millions for livestock technology research<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-05-21 15:18:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.thedakotascout.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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A multimillion gift from help South Dakota\u2019s land grant university engrain itself as a leader in the world\u2019s most advanced farming technologies.<\/p>\n

And South Dakota State University is doing with a new endowed faculty position focused on applying automation and data systems to livestock operations.<\/p>\n

The Brookings-based university announced that a $2 million land gift from retired professor Richard \u201cDick\u201d Nicolai and his wife, Jeune, will fund the Richard and Jeune Nicolai Endowed Professor in Precision Livestock Systems \u2014 a position university leaders say will help close a growing gap between crop and livestock technology education.<\/p>\n

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