Raven Industries announced today that it is awarding South Dakota State University (SDSU) with a historic gift of $5 million for the establishment of its Precision Agriculture Facility within the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences on its main campus in Brookings, S.D.

The Ag Engineering Department will leave the Ag Engineering building and move into the Precision Ag Lab building when the project is complete.

The South Dakota Board of Regents this week approved a new undergraduate degree program in precision agriculture at South Dakota State University, while making adjustments to several other academic programs at the Brookings, S.D., campus to better reflect emerging employment trends.

The South Dakota Board of Regents has approved a request from South Dakota State University to develop plans for an undergraduate ag degree that officials say isn't offered anywhere else in the country.

SDSU Extension and area partners will host the 16th Annual Precision Ag Conference in Aberdeen on Feb. 17.