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Where's the Beef? Its on Wheel of Fortune

9/14/2011 - Thanks to the dauntless efforts of a small band of beef-loving volunteers in South Dakota, lucky Wheel of Fortune contestants this winter may be heading home with the means to purchase $1,000 each in T-Bones, Sirloins and burgers. Beginning January 9, $1,000 in Beef Bucks-pre-paid checks and or VI... Read More

NBP Expected to have $2.5 Billion Annual Economic Impact

7/13/2011 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 13, 2011CONTACT: Jim Barringer, Aberdeen Development Corporation605.229.5335jimbarringer@midco.net    (Aberdeen, South Dakota) - In a study published today, an accomplished agricultural economist with deep roots in the meat packing industry has projected tha... Read More

South Dakotan Selected for National Leadership Class

6/8/2011 - For Immediate Release - June 8, 2011 For more information, contact  Michael Held - (605) 353-8051 Travis Gebhart from Meadow, South Dakota, is among ten young agricultural leaders selected to participate in the sixth class of the Partners in Agricultural Leadership honors program. "Travi... Read More

South Dakota’s Growing Wine Industry

5/23/2011 - PIERRE, S.D. – Wineries are popping up all over South Dakota, favorably impacting both the agricultural and visitor industries. South Dakota wineries have produced in excess of one million bottles of wine since 1997. When the first farm winery was licensed in 1997, the industry produced a ... Read More

Beef Council Supports Steaks for Troops

5/19/2011 - PIERRE, SD—(May 19, 2011) Approximately 185 members of the South Dakota National Guard’s 200th Engineer Company and their families enjoyed a steak dinner May 14 before leaving for a one-year deployment in Afghanistan. The Steak for Troops dinner, held at the National Guard Armory in Pi... Read More