SDSPA Newsletter- October 2024
This SDSPA newsletter features:
- Specialty Crop Marketing Tools Now Available
- Promotional Opportunity at Taste of S.D.
- Price Sharing Project- Late-Season Pricing Report
- Buyer Evaluation Findings and Summary
- Aggregation Opportunities and Resources
- Small Farm Stories- Resilience & Innovation (Videos)
- Roadside Stand Reflections
- Producer Feature: Homestake Flower Farm
- Lewis and Clark Lake Vineyard Hosts Tour
- Soil and Nutrient Management Field Day for Transition to Organic Producers Held at Venner Farm
- Dakota’s Best Seed Hosts Facility Tour
- Transition to Organic- Program Update- Sept. 2024
- SDSU Hosts a Field Day Focused on Specialty Production
- Pennington Co. Conservation Conference: Grasslands to Gardens
- The 3rd Annual Convergence: A Successful Gathering Of Indigenous Leaders and Advocates
- Sioux Falls Thrive: Pilot Produce Gleaning Program to Address Food Insecurity
- Pumpkins are in Season!
- Upcoming Event: Marketing the Whole Crop Rotation (Transitioning to Organic)
- Upcoming Webinar: Understanding Approved Materials for Use in Organic Crop and Livestock Production
- Upcoming Webinar: Combining the Two Largest Industries in South Dakota: Agriculture & Tourism
- Upcoming Event: Agritourism & Adventure Travel Workshop
- Upcoming Webinar: Identifying Organic Specialty Grain and Crop Markets
- Upcoming Event: SD Local Foods Conference
- Upcoming Event: Upper Midwest Urban & Rural Ag Innovation Conference (UMURAI)
- SDSPA Cut Flower Growers Update
- SDSPA Fruit & Vegetable Growers Update
- S.D. Farmers Market Coalition Update- Canning & Cottage Laws Video
- SDSPA Organic Operators Update- Benjamin Fahrer Urban Gardening Video
- S.D. Local Foods Coalition Update
- Farm to School- October is National Farm to School Month
- Grants: NC SARE Grants, Organic Cost Share Program; Community Food Projects, Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program; EQIP Program
- Video: Innovative Approaches to Specialty ProductionL Harnessing Drip Irrigation Systems
- Video: The Down and Dirty of Compost
- Video: Soil & Nutrient Management in Transitioning to Organic Crop Production
- Video: Maintaining Organic Integrity In Seed Grain Cleaning & Handling
- Podcast: Impacts of a Year Round Farmers Market on the Local Food System
- SDSPA Urban Ag Liaison Office Hours
- We are Hiring! Communications Coordinator Contractual Position
- SDSPA Seeking Board Member
- Producer Spotlights: Marla’s Marvelous & Coughlin Acres LLC
SDSPA provides regular communications on current activities, news, events and trainings, resources and grant opportunities.