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  • SDSPA Newsletter- October 2025
    SDSPA Newsletter- October 2025
    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...
  • SDSPA Organic Newsletter- September 2025
    SDSPA Organic Newsletter- September 2025
      This SDSPA Organic Update features: EQIP Grants Organic Certification Cost Share Program Regenerative Organic Field Day Held at Prairiesun Organics Haroldson Farms Shares Experiences in Organic Vegetable Production Poss Ranch Hosts Field Day on Pathways to Organic Beef SDSPA...
  • SDSPA Newsletter- September 2025
    SDSPA Newsletter- September 2025
    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...
  • SDSPA Newsletter- August 2025
    SDSPA Newsletter- August 2025
    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...
  • SDSPA Newsletter- July 2025
    SDSPA Newsletter- July 2025
      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...
  • SDSPA Organic Newsletter- June 2025
    SDSPA Organic Newsletter- June 2025
      This SDSPA Organic Update features: Growth in Organic Agriculture Tour Highlights Growing and Selling Ancient Grains Organic Field Day Features Diversified Revenue Streams SDSPA Organic Producers Chapter Update March Video: Masting Record Keeping for Organic Crop Inspections April Video:...
  • SDSPA Newsletter- June 2025
    SDSPA Newsletter- June 2025
      This SDSPA newsletter features: Open House & Producer Training at Cedar Creek Gardens Showcase Opportunity at the S.D. State Fair SDSPA Features Local Cut Flower Production at McCrory Garden Event SDSPA Rolling Out Specialty Production Lesson Plans Find South...
  • SDSPA Newsletter- May 2025
    SDSPA Newsletter- May 2025
      This SDSPA newsletter features: Field Day: Diversified Organic Farming for Sustainable Revenue Showcase Opportunity at the S.D. State Fair Brand Scripting Workshop with Dakota Growth SDSPA Attends Rapid City Earth Day Expo SDSPA Offering Urban Ag Lesson Plans Urban...
  • SDSPA Newsletter- April 2025
    SDSPA Newsletter- April 2025
      This SDSPA newsletter features: Brand Scripting Workshop with Dakota Growth Washington Pavilion Ag Day Recap Farmer Meet & Greet in Sioux Falls Recap USDA NASS Census of Horticultural Specialties Researching Another Use for Wool Vertical Gardening Upcoming Urban Ag...
  • SDSPA Organic Newsletter- March 2025
    SDSPA Organic Newsletter- March 2025
      This SDSPA Organic Update features: Organic Program Update- Quarter 1 Regenerative Organic Agriculture Track Featured at 2025 UMURAI Conference Ask the Organic Advisor at the NPSAS Conference SDSPA Organic Producers Chapter Update March Organic Chapter meeting featuring Harriet Behar,...
  • SDSPA Newsletter- March 2025
    SDSPA Newsletter- March 2025
      This SDSPA newsletter features: Farmer Meet & Greet in Sioux Falls Dan Paulson of 484 Selected as S.D. Specialty Crop Producer of the Year Washington Pavilion Ag Day Showcase Opportunities- Garden Discovery Festival SDSPA Attends Ag Fest in Pierre...
  • SDSPA Newsletter- February 2025
    SDSPA Newsletter- February 2025
      This SDSPA newsletter features: Mentorship Group Learning Series Farmer Meet & Greet Showcase Opportunities- Washington Pavilion Ag Day & Garden Discovery Festival Ag Fest Business Development Seminar Annual Membership Meeting Upper Midwest Urban & Rural Ag Innovation Conference (UMURAI)...

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