Fairgoers Celebrate Local Producers at 2024 South Dakota State Fair
Aug. 29, 2024 was Value Added Agriculture Day at the State Fair! Fair-goers were able to stop by educational booths, sample and purchase value added local products. There were a variety of specialty crop products featured including cut flowers, jams, and honey!
A variety of S.D. Specialty Producer members were featured at booths including IrmaLea Fields, Farm Mom Phenom, Made by Black Ink Farms, Prairiesun Organics, and Abb-Bee’s Honey.
In addition to visiting the booths there were also seminars and demos taking place throughout the day with more specific information on topics including, nutrition, production, processing, and funding aggregation. The day had a sweet ending with an ice cream social!