Producer Panel: Specialty Crop Work Experience Webinar On Feb. 20, 2024 at 11 am CST, a panel of four producers will share how they used work experience in specialty crops to prepare them for their current career, how that influenced the positions they hold today, and ideas
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Updates from Regional Local Food Meetups In January & February, 2023 producers across the state met for regional meetings. Held in Yankton, Chamberlain, Watertown and Rapid City, the goals of these meetings were for networking, discussing what challenges & resources exist in their region for local foods,
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Upper Midwest Urban and Rural Ag Innovation Conference March 21-22 Join S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for a two day, multi-state conference focused on producer education and small production operations, March 21-22, 2023 at Drifters Conference Center in Ft. Pierre,
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Value Added Ag Day was held August 31 at the State Fair in Huron, SD. Many thanks to Cheri Rath and SD Value Added Agriculture Development Center intern Charlie Stephenson, and the SDVAADC Board, for inviting SDSPA producers to showcase their products. Сheri was able to guide
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Value Added Agriculture Center Day was held Aug. 30 at the South Dakota State Fair in Huron, SD. This event, hosted by the Value Added Agriculture Development Center (VAADC) provided an opportunity for producers of specialty and niche foods to showcase their products to over 500 fair
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Vaughn Reints Selected 2021 S.D. Specialty Crop Producer of the Year Farmers across South Dakota have shown resilience and the ability to adapt as they rose to the challenges caused by the pandemic. In 2021, the S.D. Specialty Producers Association and S.D. Dept. of Agriculture and Natural
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Webinar: Reaching Your Audience- Create a Digital Marketing Strategy The S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) is excited to announce an upcoming educational opportunity Thurs., April 1. Myrna Greenfield of Good Egg Marketing will present ‘Reaching your Audience: Create a Digital Marketing Strategy.’ During this session, Greenfield will
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The S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) is hosting a West River Bus Tour happening on Friday Aug., 16, 2024 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MDT. SDSPA and guests will hit the road to visit four SDSPA member’s operations. A full day of learning and experiencing agriculture
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‘Superberry’ Aronia Now Available from South Dakota Farmers Aronia is a fruit native to North America, known for its outstanding nutritional value. These berries have high concentrations of flavonoids, which are considered potent antioxidants. South Dakota farmers are raising this superberry which is now in season and
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