Buyer Evaluation Survey Flier (July, 2024) Brief summary of responses to SD Specialty Producers Association’s 2024 Buyer Evaluation. Buyer Evaluation Survey Summary (Sept., 2024) Summary of responses to SD Specialty Producers Association’s 2024 Buyer Evaluation. Culinary Professional’s Use of Local Specialty Crops, SDSPA Results of 2022 survey
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Roadside Stands Reflection One of Malisa Niles’s (SDSPA Urban Ag Liaison) fondest summer childhood memories was traveling across the state to the S.D. State Fair in Huron. They would take in all the fair had to offer: rides, food, and exhibits. On the way home, they always
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Webinar to Help Identify Organic Specialty Grain and Crop Markets Explore the growing opportunities in organic specialty grains and crop markets within the Great Plains region during SDSPA’s USDA TOPP (transition to organic) webinar on Nov. 7, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. Central Time. Designed for transitioning and
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Pennington County Conservation Conference: Grasslands to Gardens Pennington County Conservation District (PPCD) board hosted the Grasslands to Gardens Conference on Sept. 25, 2024 at the Ramkota in Rapid City with a focus to foster relationships between urban agriculture and traditional rural agriculture. Roy Thompson spoke on how
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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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Pilot Produce Gleaning Program to Address Food Insecurity Food waste is a major issue in the overall food system. Approximately 40% of food finds its way into the dump every year. At the same time, one in nine people in South Dakota are food insecure. A grassroots
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SDSU Hosts a Field Day Focused on Specialty Production On Sept. 10, 2024 South Dakota State University invited the public to tour their two new high tunnels as well as their speciality crop trials. The afternoon event was kicked off by a welcome from SDSU and Ryan
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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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The deadline to submit initial paperwork Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is approaching on November 3rd! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to improve your farm’s efficiency and sustainability. This month on our Facebook News Feed, we’re highlighting several practices supported by NRCS EQIP, from extending your
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Soil & Nutrient Management Field Day for Transitioning Organic Producers Held at Venner Farm On Sept. 7, 2024, Denise and Mark Venner, of Venner Farm, hosted a field day focused on soil and nutrient management in transitioning to organic crop production. Venner Farm grows a variety of
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