SDSPA Newsletter- February 2025

This SDSPA newsletter features:

  • Mentorship Group Learning Series
  • Farmer Meet & Greet
  • Showcase Opportunities- Washington Pavilion Ag Day & Garden Discovery Festival
  • Ag Fest
  • Business Development Seminar
  • Annual Membership Meeting
  • Upper Midwest Urban & Rural Ag Innovation Conference (UMURAI) Conference
  • How Urban Ag Can Help S.D. be More Food Self Sufficient
  • Urban Agriculture in the Classroom
  • SD Specialty Crop Producer of the Year Announcement at UMURAI
  • SDSU Southeast Research Farm Crop Ranking Requested
  • SDSPA Membership
  • Find South Dakota Honey!
  • Upcoming Webinar: Grape Growing & Pruning; Korean Natural Farming Q&A
  • Black Hills Stock Show- USDA Program Open House & Women in Agriculture
  • Upcoming Webinar: Regenerative Flower Farming
  • Upcoming Webinar: Organic Red Meat Processing
  • Upcoming Webinar: Midwest Elderberry Cooperative
  • Upcoming Webinar: Developing a Land Management & Conservation Plan
  • Upcoming Webinar: Planning for a Market Garden: What to Grow & How Much
  • Upcoming Webinar: On Farm Business Management & Best Practices for Poultry
  • Upcoming Webinar: Seed Starting
  • Upcoming Webinar: Facility Construction and USDA Facilities & Food Safety
  • Upcoming Webinar: Natural Beekeeping
  • Upcoming Webinar: Developing a Soil Health plan for Regenerative Organic Farming
  • Upcoming Webinar: Organic Potato Production with SDSU Southeast Research Farm
  • SDSPA Cut Flower Growers Update
  • SDSPA Fruit & Vegetable Growers Update
  • S.D. Farmers Market Coalition Update
  • SDSPA Organic Operators Update
  • S.D. Farm to School Update
  • SD Local Foods Coalition Strategic Planning
  • Grants: Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops (FSCSC) Program
  • Video: Transition or Organic Dairy
  • SDSPA Organic Regenerative Office Hours
  • Help Wanted: SDSU Summer Research Assistants
  • SDSPA Seeking Board Member

SDSPA provides regular communications on current activities, news, events and trainings, resources and grant opportunities.