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2/28/2018 - February is a shorter than average month, but was filled to the brim with Adopt A Farmer visits. Adopt A Farmer volunteers visited 39 classrooms this month, which equals about 900 students! Thank you to all our volunteers that made this possible and shared the story of South Dakota Ag in February. ... Read More
2/27/2018 - This week's Farmer's Daughter blog and radio segment are by Larissa Neugebauer, a Farmer's Daughter originally from Dimock, SD! Adventures and relationships are two words that can mean so many things – especially when it involves family, agriculture, and dairy farming! Growing up on a small... Read More
2/7/2018 - We're excited to introduce a new monthly feature - a Rural Dictionary! Every industry relies on terms and acronyms that are used a lot, but not always explained. Our goal is to share a term each month that you may have seen online or in news coverage and provide a little more background. Have ... Read More
2/1/2018 - We started off 2018 with one of our favorite activities - Adopt A Farmer classroom visits! At these visits students get to meet their Adopted Farmer in person, as well as touch, see, and feel items from the farm. Students enjoy getting to interact with their Adopted Farmers, it’s easy to forget th... Read More
1/30/2018 - Featured Farmer Profile – Rodney Elliott, Drumgoon Dairy There is often a great deal of discussion and news coverage when a South Dakota farm family applies for a permit to build or expand a livestock farm. What happens after their permit is approved and the animals move in? Regulations ... Read More
1/2/2018 - January Featured Partner Profile Roger Scheibe (L) accepts the 2017 AgVocate of the Year award from Ag United President, Richard Vasgaard (R). A collection of more than 50 milk bottles from South Dakota creameries dating back to the 1940s is just one of the ways that Roger ... Read More
12/4/2017 - December Featured Farmer We’ve all heard the saying that ‘dogs are man’s best friend,” but for many farmers and ranchers, their dogs are more than a friend or family member, they are as valuable as any employee on the operation. This is especially true for Tim and Sandy Naasz who... Read More
11/6/2017 - Thanksgiving dinner is one of the most anticipated and planned for meals of the year for many Americans. Whether it is the time-tested recipe for stuffing or a new turkey brine recipe discovered on Pinterest, traditions and new ideas often come together to make a meal that families and friends enjoy... Read More
10/31/2017 - My sister Sawyer and I on our own corn maze adventure. October is a time when lots of families head to the country. Apple orchards, pumpkin patches, and corn mazes give people from town the chance to enjoy the beautiful rural landscape we have in South Dakota. It’s fun to spen... Read More
10/23/2017 - Ashley with one of her piglets from her M.S. research Farmer's Daughter Guest Blog Growing up on a 4,000 head sow farm outside of Salem, SD, my passion for pigs started early in life. Farrowing (birthing of baby pigs) occurred everyday on our farm. Being the youngest of three c... Read More
