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Lunch on the Dairy Farm - MoDak Dairy - June 22

5/20/2013 - The Moes family invites you to MoDak Dairynear Goodwin. Enjoy a FREE lunch, ice-cream and tour the 5th generation dairyfarm. Date:  Saturday, June 22, 2013Time:  10am – 2pmDirections: MoDak Dairy is located 1 mile north on KranzburgAvenue and 1/2 mile east on 171st Street. 46516 171... Read More

6th Annual Lunch on the Dairy Farm - June 15

5/20/2013 -   Date:  Saturday, June 15, 2013 Time:  9am - 1pm   The Ode Family invites you and your family to their dairy farm between Brandon and Sioux Falls Saturday, June 15, 2013 for another fun filled day on the farm. FREE Lunch and icecream to start being serve... Read More

Lunch on the Dairy Farm at Old Tree Farms - June 1

5/20/2013 -   Join the Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce - Ag Relations Commitee for the Annual Lunch on the Dairy Farm event at Frido and Sonja Verpaalen farm near Volga. Enjoy a FREE lunch and ice-cream at the 1,650 cow dairy. Tour the farm and learn more about dairy farming in South Da... Read More

Featured Farmer - Dave Hansen, Irene

5/8/2013 - South Dakota dairy farmer Dave Hansen took a trip nearly 23 years ago that changed his life forever.  It has also changed the lives of thousands of children in one of the poorest country in the world.  In December 1989, Dave and his wife Jerilyn traveled to Haiti as part of a mission t... Read More

Featured Farmer - Todd Mortenson, Hayes

4/11/2013 - Todd Mortenson lives on a ranch located in west central South Dakota in the northwest corner of Stanley county, along the Cheyenne River.  His grandfather, Ben Young, started  the home ranch in the ‘30’s and added ground in Ziebach county when the Oahe dam was built and thei... Read More

"How Agriculture Impacts Me Every Day" Essay Contest Winners

3/18/2013 - WinnerBy Matea Gordon, Third Grade Sturgis Elementary "When I wake up, I put my blue jeans and t-shirt on. That is agriculture because farmers raise cotton. Then I eat Wheaties and drink milk for breakfast. That is agriculture because farmers raise wheat and dairy cows. When my dad drives me to sc... Read More

Featured Farmer - Justin Odegaard, Lake Preston

3/15/2013 -   Families work together on diverse operation Just like any other family business, a priority for one generation of a family farm is often to find a way for the next generation to become involved in the farming operation.  In many cases, that means looking for ways to sustainably expand ... Read More