Specialty Producers Invited to Business Planning Workshop Specialty producers are encouraged to spend a day focusing on developing their business plan at a free upcoming workshop on Nov. 14, 2023 at the SDSU Extension Pierre Regional Center, in Pierre, S.D. The Business Planning Workshop will run from
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Specialty Producers & Value Added Ag featured at the 2023 S.D. State Fair During South Dakota’s State Fair in Huron, SD, specialty producers were among the many avenues of agriculture being celebrated at the Value Added Agriculture Center Day on Thurs., Aug. 31, 2023. The Value Added
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Bear Butte Gardens to Showcase South Dakota Mushrooms Celebrate South Dakota grown mushrooms at the upcoming Mushroom Festival at The Farm Stand at Bear Butte Gardens in Sturgis on Sat., Oct. 7, 2023 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mountain Time. The event will feature specialty mushrooms
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North Central Regional Food Business Center The North Central Regional Food Business Center (NC-RFBC) is a collaboration of stakeholders in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota who are working to build capacity and resiliency in the food value chain, including small and mid-sized producers, processors, aggregators, distributors,
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Fresh Bites- Grown Here: Profiting From Your Market Garden SDSPA’s 2023/2024 Fresh Bites podcast season will focus on how South Dakota producers can have a profitable market garden. Podcasts series from previous seasons can be found here. Find the podcast here, or listen through youtube here, and
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2023 S.D. State Fair to Showcase Specialty Producers The Value Added Agriculture Development Center (VAADC) invites you to attend the 24th Annual Value Added Agriculture Center Day at the South Dakota State Fair in Huron, S.D. on Thurs., Aug. 31, 2023 from 9:00 a.m.—4 p.m. Come visit
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Fresh South Dakota Sweet Corn Now Available As we move into South Dakota sweet corn season, shoppers will begin to see ears popping up on street corner markets, at highway farm stands, and in grocery stores across the state. One such retailer, RockValley Gardens Country Store and
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SDSPA Educational Webinar Opportunities We are thrilled to announce that the S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) is launching an exciting new initiative to support and empower producers like yourself. The live recordings started in June. SDSPA is hosting weekly producer training webinars via Facebook Live, aimed at
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Regional Commercial Kitchen Exploration July 6th A common theme at the regional meetings we held in early 2023 was a desire for more commercial kitchens, both on farms and for community shared use. As a result, we hosted a webinar with a panel discussing commercial kitchens (recording),
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SDSPA Offering Two Educational Webinars Next Week The S.D. Specialty Producers Association has coordinated two webinars next week based on educational topics requested by members. How to Accept SNAP/EBT Cards at Your Farm- May 9, 2023, 12:30 p.m. CT/11:30 a.m. MT Whitney Butler, MarketLink Regional Representative, will
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