2025 Upper Midwest Urban & Rural Agriculture Innovation Conference (UMURAI) Don’t forget to register for the 2025 Upper Midwest Urban & Rural Agriculture Innovation Conference (UMURAI)! The conference dates have been set for Feb. 6-7, 2025 at Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center at Cedar Shore in Oacoma, S.D. This conference
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Small Farm Stories: Resilience and Innovation As we embark on this five-part series, Small Farm Stories: Resilience and Innovation, we aim to highlight the inspiring journeys of producers across South Dakota. Funded by a collaborative agreement between the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the South Dakota
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Webinar to Discuss Approved Materials for Use in Organic Crop and Livestock Production and the Role of OMRI Join SDSPA for this USDA TOPP (transition to organic) webinar on Oct. 2, 2024 at noon Central to understand approved materials for use in organic crop and livestock production.
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Seeking Vendors for 2025 Upper Midwest Urban & Rural Agriculture Innovation (UMURAI) Conference The 2025 Upper Midwest Urban & Rural Agriculture Innovation Conference (UMURAI) will be here before you know it! The conference dates have been set for Feb. 6-7, 2025 at Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center
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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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Producer Feature: Pleasant Ridge Produce One of SDSPA Urban Ag Liaison Malisa Niles’s favorite roles in the South Dakota Specialty Producers Association is developing relationships between specialty producers and the Natural Resource Conservation Service. Niles recently had the opportunity to visit a high tunnel in lower Fall
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The S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) is hosting a West River Bus Tour happening on Friday Aug., 16, 2024 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MDT. SDSPA and guests will hit the road to visit four SDSPA member’s operations. A full day of learning and experiencing agriculture
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2024 S.D. State Fair to Feature Specialty Producers The Value Added Agriculture Development Center (VAADC) invites you to attend the 25th Annual Value Added Agriculture Center Day at the South Dakota State Fair in Huron, S.D. on Thurs., Aug. 29, 2024 from 9:00 a.m.—3:30 p.m. CDT. During
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Presenters: Dr. Angela Jackson, SDSPA, TOPP Organic Ag Transition Advisor; Mike Badger, American Pastured Poultry Producers Association; David Schafer of Featherman Equipment; Dr. Jeff Mattocks, The Fertrell Company Description: On June 21st SDSPA hosted an USDA TOPP field day to discuss the production considerations for transitioning to
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New Support Program for Operators Transitioning to Organic Crop and livestock producers and processing and handling operators interested in transition to organic practices now have no cost resources available to receive technical assistance, education, and support for navigating the transition. South Dakota’s organic farming sector is receiving
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