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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SDSPA Seeking Organic Regenerative Event Coordinator & Grant Reporter The South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) is seeking a part-time Event Coordinator and Grant Reporting Contractor for their Organic Regenerative Agricultural Practices Program (O-RAPP). This is a remote contractual position with flexible scheduling from approximately Oct. 27,
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SDSPA Shares Local Food Resources at SDSU’s Energize! 2024 Conference On May 21st and 22nd, leaders from across rural South Dakota descended upon Hot Springs for the South Dakota State University Energize! 2024 Conference. Energize! 2024 was created to empower rural South Dakota communities with the motivation,
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Specialty Crop Business Development Webinars Scheduled for September S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) is offering two webinars in September focused on business development. Join us on Tues., Sept. 23, 2025 at 2 p.m. Central for a discussion on ‘Seasonal Labor Hiring and Retention’ for specialty crop producers.
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Specialty Producers Featured at 2025 S.D. State Fair Aug. 28, 2025 was Value Added Ag Day at the South Dakota State Fair! Fair-goers were able to stop by educational booths, sample and purchase value-added local products including jellies, pickles, bread, and fresh cut flowers. S.D. Specialty Producer
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‘Minority’ Crop Growers and Beekeepers Suffer Defeat in Pierre A bill (HB 1202) heavily supported by specialty crop growers, organic growers, beekeepers and even conventional commodity crop growers was defeated by the South Dakota House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on Feb. 23, 2021. This simple to
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