SDSPA Newsletter- October 2024

  This SDSPA newsletter features: Specialty Crop Marketing Tools Now Available Promotional Opportunity at Taste of S.D. Price Sharing Project-...
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SDSPA Newsletter- October 2024

SDSPA Seeking Communications Coordinator

SDSPA Seeking Urban Agriculture Communications Coordinator The South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA)  is seeking a part-time Urban Agriculture Communications...
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SDSPA Seeking Communications Coordinator

Reports: Market Survey Results

Buyer Evaluation Survey Flier (July, 2024) Brief summary of responses to SD Specialty Producers Association’s 2024 Buyer Evaluation. Buyer Evaluation...
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Reports: Market Survey Results

Dakota’s Best Seed Hosts Facility Tour

Dakota’s Best Seed Hosts Facility Tour On Sept. 20, 2024 Dakota’s Best Seed and 3rd generation owner and Todd DenBesten,...
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Dakota’s Best Seed Hosts Facility Tour

Lewis and Clark Lake Vineyard hosts Tour for Producers to Learn about Wholesale Production

Lewis and Clark Lake Vineyard hosts Tour for Producers to Learn about Wholesale Production On September 28th Lewis and Clark...
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Lewis and Clark Lake Vineyard hosts Tour for Producers to Learn about Wholesale Production

Roadside Stands Reflection

Roadside Stands Reflection One of Malisa Niles’s (SDSPA Urban Ag Liaison) fondest summer childhood memories was traveling across the state...
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Roadside Stands Reflection

Webinar to Help Identify Organic Specialty Grain and Crop Markets

Webinar to Help Identify Organic Specialty Grain and Crop Markets Explore the growing opportunities in organic specialty grains and crop...
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Webinar to Help Identify Organic Specialty Grain and Crop Markets

Pennington County Conservation Conference: Grasslands to Gardens

Pennington County Conservation Conference: Grasslands to Gardens Pennington County Conservation District (PPCD) board hosted the Grasslands to Gardens Conference on...
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Pennington County Conservation Conference: Grasslands to Gardens

Registration Open for 2025 Upper Midwest Urban & Rural Agriculture Innovation Conference (UMURAI)

2025 Upper Midwest Urban & Rural Agriculture Innovation Conference (UMURAI) Don't forget to register for the 2025 Upper Midwest Urban &...
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Registration Open for 2025 Upper Midwest Urban & Rural Agriculture Innovation Conference (UMURAI)

Producer Feature: Homestake Flower Farm

Producer Feature: Homestake Flower Farm Between Rapid City and Wall, nestled along the Cheyenne River is Wasta, a friendly little...
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Producer Feature: Homestake Flower Farm

Pilot Produce Gleaning Program to Address Food Insecurity

Pilot Produce Gleaning Program to Address Food Insecurity Food waste is a major issue in the overall food system. Approximately...
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Pilot Produce Gleaning Program to Address Food Insecurity

SDSU Hosts a Field Day Focused on Specialty Production

SDSU Hosts a Field Day Focused on Specialty Production  On Sept. 10, 2024 South Dakota State University invited the public...
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SDSU Hosts a Field Day Focused on Specialty Production

The 3rd Annual Convergence: A Successful Gathering of Indigenous Leaders and Advocates

The 3rd Annual Convergence: A Successful Gathering of Indigenous Leaders and Advocates Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota The 3rd Annual...
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The 3rd Annual Convergence: A Successful Gathering of Indigenous Leaders and Advocates

Small Farm Stories: Resilience and Innovation

Small Farm Stories: Resilience and Innovation As we embark on this five-part series, Small Farm Stories: Resilience and Innovation, we...
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Small Farm Stories: Resilience and Innovation

Deadline to Submit Initial Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Paperwork Approaching

The deadline to submit initial paperwork Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is approaching on November 3rd! Don't miss out on...
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Deadline to Submit Initial Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Paperwork Approaching

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