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10/1/2014 - (Gettysburg, SD.) – Support local FFA chapters and create a positive future for rural SD; that is the goal of the 2014 "I believe in the future of Agriculture" campaign. FFA develops our future farmers, ranchers, agriculture employees and community leaders. The ag industry recogniz... Read More
9/9/2014 - As the fall election season heats up, debates on a number of important issues are happening all around South Dakota. But there is at least one thing that Republicans and Democrats alike can agree on . . . the hot beef sandwich is a South Dakota staple! South Dakota Farm Families would like to... Read More
7/11/2014 - TOM AND KATY VANDERWAL HOST FEEDLOT OPEN HOUSE TO SHOWCASE NEW HOOP BARN VanderWal family opens doors to community VOLGA, SD – South Dakota Farm Families and Tom and Katy VanderWal, will be hosting an open house at VanderWal Feedlot on Saturday, July 19 from 10:00am to 1:00pm.&nb... Read More
6/5/2014 - BRANDON, SD – The Ode family is celebrating June Dairy Month by hosting an open house on their farm, Royalwood Dairy near Brandon, on Saturday, June 14 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. The free, family-friendly event will provide guests with an opportunity to see first-hand where the d... Read More
6/2/2014 - The Reuvekamp family of Elkton, is hosting a tour of their farm, Hilltop Dairy, on Saturday, June 7th from 12:30 to 2:30. A bus will leave from the Swiftel Center every half hour. The tours are being held in conjunction with Dairy Fest, in celebration of June Dairy month. The free bus tours will p... Read More
4/25/2014 - The Surprising Places I Found Agriculture By: Kirstie Gettysburg Elementary I found out things like paper, plastic, cloth, and many other things are made from crops. A good example is corn. You can make fuel that runs your... Read More
4/24/2014 - The Surprising Places I Found Agriculture By Logan Clark Elementary We all know where to find agriculture in the common places, but where are some of the surprising places to find agriculture? Would you believe you can find agriculture in your own home? Let’s take a trip to the gara... Read More
4/23/2014 - The Surprising Places I Found Agriculture By Matea Sturgis Elementary When I hear the word agriculture, the first thing that comes to mind is farmers. Farmers grow crops and livestock and we get many products from them. Of course, the food we eat is a big thing we get from farmers, but th... Read More
4/22/2014 - Agriculture By Hamza Camelot Intermediate School What is agriculture? Before this, even I didn’t know everything that agriculture was about. Agriculture has to do with farming, raising farm animals, and raising crops... Read More
4/22/2014 - Agriculture and Baseball By: Luke Cheyenne School, Stanley County When I first got the sheet for what this essay was supposed to be about, I didn’t know what to write about. Then I thought about how baseball was conn... Read More
