To foster a more stable agriculture for the state of South Dakota

South Dakota Crop Improvement Association (SDCIA) was formed in 1925 through consolidation of the SD Corn Growers and Breeders Association, founded in 1906, the SD Grain Growers Association, organized in 1910, and the SD Experiment Association, established in 1912. The Association has headquarters in Brookings, where it is housed within the SDSU Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (SDSU).