SDSPA Newsletter- April 2021 SDSPA’s April newsletter features: SDSPA Board Member Election Results Help Wanted: SDSPA Project Manager Contract Position Recipe to Reality Travel Sponsorship, June 2021 SDSPA Website- Farmers Markets- Time to review your listing! Producer Feature: Hoppy Trails Hop Farm S.D. Farmers Market Coalition Meeting April
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S.D. Specialty Producers Association Seeks Project Manager South Dakota Specialty Producers is looking for a Project Manager to join in the promotion of South Dakota specialty crops and products. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership and management skills. Candidates should be detail oriented and able to
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SDSPA Launches IPM Podcast Series SDSPA has announced their new podcast series. The first several episodes will discuss Integrated Pest Management for specialty crop producers. The podcast is an in-depth approach to discuss IPM, with experts from across the country visiting with Charles Riggins, SDSPA treasure and operator
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Recipe to Reality Travel Sponsorship for June, 2021 Got a great idea for a food product? Bring it from recipe to reality! SDSPA is offering travel reimbursement for two of our members to attend the “Recipe to Reality” Seminar at the Food Innovation Center on the University
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Producer Feature: Hoppy Trails Hop Farm “I can do that…!” Mark Bonnema had an epiphany (and a point of no return) while watching a news feature of a Midwest farm growing hops. With a love of craft beer and the desire to be involved in the craft
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Salad Washer Construction Workshop for Vegetable Producers April 17 Do it yourself! Join S.D. Specialty Producer Association members on April 17, 2021 to learn how to convert a washing machine to a salad spinner for your vegetable operation. Registration deadline is April 5. The ‘From Spin Cycle
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Webinar: Reaching Your Audience- Create a Digital Marketing Strategy The S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) is excited to announce an upcoming educational opportunity Thurs., April 1. Myrna Greenfield of Good Egg Marketing will present ‘Reaching your Audience: Create a Digital Marketing Strategy.’ During this session, Greenfield will
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SDSPA Newsletter- March 2021 SDSPA’s March newsletter features: SDSPA Annual Membership Meeting SDSU Requests Feedback on Vegetable Crop Research Website Sponsorship Program Winners Small Scale Meat Processing Expanding Across the State 2021 Farmers Market Signage Sponsorship Program Producer Feature: Belle Valley Ancient Grains Herbicide Drift Damage Survey
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Small Scale Meat Processing Expanding Across the State The year 2020 brought many changes to the agriculture industry in South Dakota, and many new opportunities as the result of these changes. The demand for locally grown foods has been rising steadily for years, but the pandemic increased
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‘Minority’ Crop Growers and Beekeepers Suffer Defeat in Pierre A bill (HB 1202) heavily supported by specialty crop growers, organic growers, beekeepers and even conventional commodity crop growers was defeated by the South Dakota House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on Feb. 23, 2021. This simple to
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