SDSPA Producers Featured at New AgritourismSD Training AgritourismSD is an intensive educational program designed to provide farmers and ranchers with the opportunity to create an enterprise that utilizes resources in different ways to generate new income streams. Agritourism links agricultural production and processing with tourism to attract
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On Jan. 27 the South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) participated in AgFest, an event that showcases traditional and innovative approaches to agriculture. This annual event takes place in Pierre during the legislative session. AgFest is sponsored by the Ag Unity Coalition, and it provides a great
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SDSPA Promotes Specialty Crops at Garden Discovery Festival SD Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) attended the Garden Discovery Festival at McCrory Gardens in Brookings, SD on May 19, 2024. There were a variety of booths and presentations where families and children could learn more about urban agriculture and
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SDSPA Promotes Specialty Producers at Lakota Food Summit 2022 SDSPA met with attendees at the 2nd Annual Lakota Food Summit in Rapid City on Feb. 15-16, 2022. At the conference, we met individuals doing new & exciting things in their communities to promote vegetable production, local foods,
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SDSPA Represents Producers at AgFest 2023 & Ag Stakeholders Meeting in Pierre S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) participated in AgFest on Feb. 6, 2023. This annual event takes place in Pierre during the legislative session and provides an opportunity to bring together South Dakota’s private, state and
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SDSPA Showcases Specialty Crops at AgFest 2024 AgFest, held on Feb. 5th in Pierre SD, is an annual event sponsored by the Ag Unity Coalition, serving as an important event for agricultural entities to converge and share insights with state legislators, lobbyists, and industry leaders. This year
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SDSPA Sponsors Chef Events to Promote Specialty Crops SDSPA provided funds for three S.D. Farmers Market Coalition members to host a ‘Chef Event’ at their farmers market in September. The markets received funds to bring a chef to their market to promote the use of local specialty
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SDSPA Represents Producers at AgFest 2022 in Pierre On Jan. 25, 2022 the S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) participated in AgFest. This annual event takes place in Pierre during the legislative session and provides an opportunity to bring together South Dakota’s private, state and federal agriculture entities to share
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SDSU & NDSU Conducting High Tunnel Needs Assessment Do you grow specialty crops in a high tunnel? High tunnel production has greatly expanded in the last decade in the Dakotas and the surrounding region. South Dakota State University (SDSU) and North Dakota State University (NDSU) received a
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SDSU Extension Welcomes New Extension Horticulture and Specialty Crop Field Specialist At the end of July, Nick Volesky joined South Dakota State University Extension as a new Extension Horticulture and Specialty Crop Field Specialist based at the West River Research and Extension Center in Rapid City, SD.
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