Country Apple Orchard’s Fittest on the Farm Event On Sept. 21, 2025 S.D. Specialty Producers Association had a table at The Country Apple Orchard’s “Fittest on the Farm” themed Fall Festival. The weekend-long festival had a fittest on the farm competition, pedal pull, apple and raspberry picking,
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Lewis and Clark Lake Vineyard Tour Highlights Organic Management Principles On Oct. 13, 2025, SDSPA hosted a Plains Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP) hands-on educational field day at Lewis and Clark Lake Vineyard in Yankton, S.D., featuring vineyard expert Greg Stach and organic transition advisor Dr.
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Marketing the Whole Crop Rotation TOPP Field Day at Albrecht’s Angel Honey and Winery SDSPA’s Oct. 1, 2024 field day discussed key topics on organic crop rotations essential for transitioning organic farmers. The event began with a discussion on row crop rotations, focusing on strategies for farmers transitioning
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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
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Tour Explores Diversity of West River Farms On August 16th, NRCS staff, South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) members and garden lovers, loaded up the van and hit the road to visit four SDSPA member operations. Our first stop was Serendipity Farm, located south of Hot Springs.
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Vineyard Field Day to Explore Organic Transition, Certification and Grape Production S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) will host a hands-on educational field day on Mon., Oct. 13, 2025 at Lewis and Clark Lake Vineyard in Yankton, S.D., featuring vineyard expert Greg Stach and SDSPA Organic Transition Advisor
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Webinar to Explore Low Tunnel Organic Strawberry Production Organic strawberry production in the Great Plains presents unique challenges, including extreme temperature fluctuations, wind exposure, and shorter growing seasons. Join the S.D. Specialty Producers Association for an informative webinar on Low Tunnel Organic Strawberry Production in the Plains
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‘Superberry’ Aronia Now Available from South Dakota Farmers Aronia is a fruit native to North America, known for its outstanding nutritional value. These berries have high concentrations of flavonoids, which are considered potent antioxidants. South Dakota farmers are raising this superberry which is now in season and
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