Local Food Producers: Value-Added Product Development Resources

On March 2, 2021   /   Resources  
Local Food Producers: Value-Added Product Development Resources
Latest Resources Explore this collection of resources for producers who sell direct to consumers or to other local food markets. This collection focuses on value added product development. Video: Organic Red Meat ProcessingPresenters: Cindy Tolle, Sturgis Meats, & Angela K Jackson, SDSPA Description: This video explores theRead more →
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Local Producers: Cut Flower Resources

On August 15, 2023   /   Resources  
Local Producers: Cut Flower Resources
Latest Resources Explore this collection of resources for producers who are growing and marketing cut flowers. Video: Herbs- Growing, Drying, & Value Added ProductsDescription: During the Sept. 2025 SDSPA Fruit and Vegetable Growers meeting Grace Freeman from Prairie Moon Herbs in Vermillion, S.D. shared her experience andRead more →
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Online Courses

On April 9, 2019   /   Resources  
Online Courses
There are many sources of online learning for producers who sell direct to consumers or to other local food markets. Visit these sites for specific online training opportunities in production, food safety, entrepreneurship and more. Business Online Hospitality Training VISIT WEBSITERead more →
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Passive Solar Greenhouses

On February 18, 2021   /   Resources  
Passive Solar Greenhouses

Learn about Passive Solar Greenhouses in South Dakota with this series of videos, presented by Shannon Mutschelknaus, Wayward Springs Acres, Aurora, SD. Recorded Feb. 2021. Hosted by the SDSU Extension Master Gardener Program & S.D. Specialty Producers Association. Video 1: An introduction to passive solar greenhouses Video 2: A

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Pesticide Damage

On August 21, 2019   /   Resources  
Pesticide Damage
Pesticide Damage Pesticide drift is the aerial movement and unintentional deposit of pesticide outside the target area. There are two forms of pesticide drift, particle drift and vapour drift. Particle drift is the movement of pesticide droplets or solid particles outside the area being treated.  Vapour driftRead more →
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Podcast: Grow Your Green Farm Profitability

On June 27, 2025   /   Business Resources, Podcast, Profitability Podcast, Vegetable Resources  
Podcast: Grow Your Green Farm Profitability

Presenter: Kathy Zeman, Executive Director, Minnesota Farmers’ Market Association Description: Explore market garden profitability by learning important record keeping considerations, common mistakes made by specialty crop farmers, and how to utilize the Grow Your Green profitability resources created by the Minnesota Farmers Market Association. Check out the

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