Farm to Showcase Organic Crop Rotations, Buyers and Buffalo Dinner Albrecht’s Angel Honey Farm & Winery, in Huron, S.D. is hosting a field day focused on marketing organic row crop rotations essential for transitioning organic farmers on Tues., Oct. 1, 2024, from 2 – 6 p.m. CDT.
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Field Day to Explore Organic Ancient Grain Production and Milling Join the South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) for an educational field day at Belle Valley Ancient Grains in Newell, SD. The event is designed for transitioning organic producers interested in growing organic ancient grains, as well
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Field Day to Explore Small Scale Regenerative and Organic Practices Join the South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) for an immersive four-hour field day at Prairiesun Organics, a small scale Regenerative Organic Certified® (ROC) farm in Vermillion, S.D. on Fri., June 20, 2025 from 10 a.m. to
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Field Day to Feature Diversified Organic Farming at Berrybrook Organics Are you a farmer considering the transition to organic production? Curious about how to increase profitability while building soil health and farm resilience? Join S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) for a hands-on field day at Berrybrook Organics
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Infrastructure Grants Now Open for Producers **Update to post since original release. Applications are now open and will be accepted through March 10, 2024 at 11:59 pm CT. Please review the Request for Proposals here: https://danr.sd.gov/Press/docs/rfsi/SD%20RFSI%20RFP%20Final.pdf DANR will host two Office Hours meetings for interested applicants to
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Introduction to the NRCS Conservation Plan The Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) is a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) whose main mission to provide producers with knowledge and services to assist them in conserving their natural resources while still producing an agricultural commodity. NRCS
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Local Foods Conference 2022 Recap After two years of virtual conferences, attendees of the South Dakota Local Foods conference were excited to be back together in person for this year’s conference in Sturgis. SDSU Extension & the S.D. Department of Tourism kicked off the conference with a
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Local Producer Offers Flavorful South Dakota Hummus If you are looking for a delicious healthy snack or wanting to step up your charcuterie game, locally sourced hummus is a great choice. The Farm Stand at Bear Butte Gardens, 5 miles outside of Sturgis, S.D., makes hummus in
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Marketing for Vendors & Producers Class in Mitchell, SD Jan. 22, 2022 The S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) is excited to announce upcoming educational opportunities for local and niche producers to improve their digital marketing strategies. A day long in-person marketing class is scheduled for Sat., Jan.
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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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