SDSPA Hosts 2023 Annual Membership Meeting SDSPA hosted their annual meeting at Drifters in Ft. Pierre, with a focus on aggregation on March 21, 2023. The morning of the event, updates were given from partner agencies. Rachel Frei gave an overview of NRCS and updates on Urban
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SDSPA Hosts Annual Membership Meeting The 2022 SDSPA Annual Membership Meeting took place at Drifters Convention Center in Ft. Pierre, SD on March 15, 2022. New and returning members were able to enjoy networking in person, learning on an array of topics, and having round table discussions
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SDSPA Legislative Action Committee Webpage Provides Summary of Activities Members of the SDSPA Legislative Action Committee follow activities during the legislative season to provide weekly or bi-weekly updates for distribution to membership. Members identify needed policy to move forward for legislative action and develop association position statements.
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This SDSPA newsletter features: National Farmers Market Week- Aug. 3-9, 2025 Value Added Ag Center Day at the S.D. State Fair Farmer Meet & Greet Sign Up SDSU Extension Welcomes New Extension Field Specialist Wool Experiment August Update USDA Ag Research Service’s Field Day Held in July
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This SDSPA newsletter features: S.D. Specialty Crop Producer of the Year Nominations Open Field Day: Getting Support for Regenerative, Organic Urban Ag Production Master Gardners Learn About Using Wool as a Soil Additive Small Farm Stories: 605 Flower Company Find South Dakota Christmas Trees! Webinar: Organic Seed
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This SDSPA newsletter features: Vote for the S.D. Specialty Crop Producer of the Year Producers Learn About Support for Regenerative, Organic Urban Ag Projects Small Farm Stories: Homegrown Pork & Poultry Exhibitors & Sponsorship Registration Now Open for the S.D. Producer Summits Developing School Menus for Farm
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This SDSPA newsletter features: Field Day at Haroldson Farm on Cover Crops in Organic Vegetable Production Value Added Ag Center Day at the S.D. State Fair SDSPA to Attend Black Hills Farmers Market Utilizing Wool as a Soil Additive Experiment Pasture Walks Teach Landowners About Management
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This SDSPA newsletter features: Lewis & Clark Lake Vineyard Field Day Country Apple Orchard’s Fittest on the Farm Event Prairie Coteau Farm- Transitioning to Organic Garlic Production Field Day Recap 465 Farmstead- Real Talk on Transitioning to Organic Field Day Recap Mazing Acres Lainey Wilson Corn Maze
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This SDSPA newsletter features: From Soil to Market: An Organic Farming Networking Event Farmer Meet & Greet Sign Up Specialty Producers Featured at the 2025 S.D. State Fair Blue Dasher Farm Hosts Field Day SDSPA Visits the Central States Fair Poss Ranch Hosts Field Day on Pathways
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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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