SDSPA Newsletter- March 2025

This SDSPA newsletter features:

  • Farmer Meet & Greet in Sioux Falls
  • Dan Paulson of 484 Selected as S.D. Specialty Crop Producer of the Year
  • Washington Pavilion Ag Day
  • Showcase Opportunities- Garden Discovery Festival
  • SDSPA Attends Ag Fest in Pierre
  • SDSPA Holds Annual Membership Meeting, Elects Board Members
  • UMURAI 2025 Brings Together Resources and Education for Local Producers
  • 2025 Black Hills Beekeeping Conference
  • Nevada Urban Agriculture Conference
  • Ask the Organic Advisor at NPSAS Conference
  • CSA Week
  • University of Illinois Research Study
  • SDSPA Membership
  • Find South Dakota Microgreens!
  • Business Development Seminar Canceled
  • 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
  • S.D. Farmers Market Coalition Update
  • SDSPA Organic Operators Update
  • S.D. Farm to School Update
  • SD Local Foods Coalition Update
  • Grants: Specialty Crop Block Grant, Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops (FSCSC) Program
  • Videos: SDSU Extension Vegetable Short Course
  • Video: Organic Red Meat Processing
  • Video: Developing a Land Management & Conservation Plan
  • Video: Local Food Aggregation: Exploring Models for Community-Based Supply Chains
  • Video: On Farm Business Management & Best Practices for Poultry
  • Video: Facility Construction and USDA Facilities & Food Safety
  • Video: Help! Assisting Urban Producers and Where to Find Resources
  • Video: Rotational Grazing
  • Video: Why & How to Plan a Silvopasture Program
  • Video: Starting a Large Scale Composting Operation
  • SDSPA Transition to Organic Office Hours

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