Registration open for the S.D. Local Foods Conference The South Dakota Local Foods Conference is back in person this year at the Sturgis Community Center on Nov. 17-19, 2022. This year’s conference will kick off Thursday evening with a mixer at the Sturgis Brewing Company, followed by
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Buyer Evaluation Survey Summary (Sept., 2024) Summary of responses to SD Specialty Producers Association’s 2024 Buyer Evaluation. Buyer Evaluation Survey Flier (July, 2024) Brief summary of responses to SD Specialty Producers Association’s 2024 Buyer Evaluation. Value Added Production Facility in Central South Dakota, SDSPA Results of 2023
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Researching Another Use for Wool SDSPA is teaming up with South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to research the benefits and potential issues with using wool as a soil amendment. The team is planning to create an experiment with a
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Just in time for the growing season a new resource is available on the S.D. Specialty Producers website! Vegetable Growing Guides can be found for a variety of garden vegetables. Each vegetable guide includes information to help plant, raise and harvest a variety of vegetables. These resources
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Retail Sites Selected for Specialty Crop Promotion Project SDSPA was awarded a specialty crop block grant to support South Dakota retail sites that purchase specialty crops from at least three different South Dakota producers. Eight retailers who completed the application have been selected to work with HenkinSchultz,
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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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RockValley Gardens Celebrates Local Sweet Corn Life is sweet- and on August 17th RockValley Gardens celebrated with their Fresher is Fun! Sweet Corn Event. The Fresher is Fun campaign supported events at eight retail store in the state promoting the purchasing of South Dakota grown specialty crops.
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Root Washer & Salad Spinner Event Held in June A goal for SDSPA, through a Specialty Crop Block Grant it received, was to provide producers with practical tools for production and processing of their specialty produce. One avenue we used to reach this goal was hosting in-person
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S.D. Farm to School Update- Sept. 2025 The S.D. Farm to School Network Core Team, consisting of S.D. Department of Education, SDSU Extension, Dakota Rural Action, and the S.D. Specialty Producers Association, are taking a moment to understand what the biggest barriers are to farm to school
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S.D. Local Foods Conference to Feature Winter Greenhouses Carol Ford, a Minnesota vegetable producer specializing in Deep Winter Greenhouse (DWG) production, will provide the keynote speech on Sat., Nov. 2 at the South Dakota Local Foods Conference (SDLFC) at the RedRossa Italian Grille conference area in Pierre,
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