SDSPA Launches Mentorship Program to Support New Producers
The SDSPA Mentorship group connects new and beginning producers with experienced producers and other statewide resources for production, processing, business management, and more.
In February the SDSPA Mentorship program will host virtual sessions on a variety of topics including seed starting, grape growing, business management, and more.
Greg Stach – Lewis and Clark Lake Vineyard
February 4th, 12 – 1:15 p.m. CST
- Grape Pruning and Grape Vine Trunk Disease
- Q&A on Korean Natural Farming
Chris Pratton – Midwest Elderberry Cooperative
February 12th, 10 – 11 a.m. CST
- Midwest Elderberry Cooperative
- A Closer Look at the Market for Elderberry
- Scaling Up Elderberry Production
Richard Greenman – FWO Meats
Feb. 18, 2025, 9-10 a.m. CST
- On Farm Business Management and Best Practices for Poultry
Michelle Grosek – Bear Butte Gardens
Feb. 18, 2025, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. CST
- Seed starting
Richard Greenman – FWO Meats
Feb. 25, 2025, 2-3 p.m. CST
- Facility Construction and Food Safety
- USDA processing facility details for chicken, beef, buffalo, lamb, pork and elk.
Specialty Crop topics are supported by the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture through grant AM22SCBGSD1128. Funding the meat and facilities programs are supported through the USDA Regional Food Business Center, made possible by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service. Program contents are solely the responsibility of the presenters and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.
If you are interested in receiving the correspondence for these meetings and other Mentorship Program communications, please email Morgan.