SDSPA Newsletter- August 2025


This SDSPA newsletter features:

  • National Farmers Market Week- Aug. 3-9, 2025
  • Value Added Ag  Center Day at the S.D. State Fair
  • Farmer Meet & Greet Sign Up
  • SDSU Extension Welcomes New Extension Field Specialist
  • Wool Experiment August Update
  • USDA Ag Research Service’s Field Day Held in July
  • Enthusiasm & Attendees in Bloom at Flower Farm Tour
  • Haroldson Farm Shares Experiences in Organic Vegetable Production
  • Find South Dakota Sweet Corn!
  • Owl Creek Organics & Natural Products Field Day
  • Field Day: Poss Ranch- Regenerative Organic Beef
  • Field Day: Prairie Coteau Farm- Transitioning to Organic Garlic Production
  • Field Day: 465 Farmstead- Real Talk on Transitioning to Organic
  • Webinar: Seasonal Labor Hiring & Retention for Specialty Crops
  • Webinar: Specialty Crop Business Development: Financing Basics & Tools with FSA
  • Event: From Soil to Market: A Regenerative Organic Networking Event
  • SDSPA Cut Flower Growers Update
    • August Meetup- Pollinator Habitats
    • Sept. Meetup- High Tunnel Cut Flower Production
  • SDSPA Fruit & Vegetable Growers Update
  • S.D. Farmers Market Coalition Update
    • Sept Meetup- Canning, Cottage Food Laws, DOH Requirements, Ready to Serve Food at Farmers Markets
  • SDSPA Organic Operators Update
    • August Meetup- Organic Policy Update
  • S.D. Farm to School Update
  • Grants: Organic Cost Share Program, Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops (FSCSC) Program
  • Podcast: The Host Calculator Tool with Purdue University
  • Video: Regenerative Organic Systems in Vegetable Production
  • Video: Developing a Regenerative Organic System Plan
  • Posters/Publications: IPM, Low Tunnels, Drip Irrigation
  • Publications: Vegetable Growing Guides
  • Videos: Soil Health Academy
  • SDSPA Organic Regenerative Office Hours

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