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8/3/2017 - By Sydney Sleep I visited home last weekend and was lucky enough to get in on planting some cover crops. My dad was planting a mix of turnips, radishes, pearl millet, and winter rye into a field of wheat that was recently cut and baled. We have never planted this mix of cover crops before, so it ... Read More
7/24/2017 - By Sydney Sleep Photos courtesy of Lacey Caffee of Caffee Ranch, located 13 miles west of Wessington Springs. Grass supply is sparse for grazing on Caffee Ranch. Throughout South Dakota, only 0.03 percent of the state is not currently considered to be in a drough... Read More
3/28/2017 - By: Allyse Steffen, mother, consumer & marketing specialist I learned about farming and agriculture at a young age on my grandparents’ century farm outside of Wagner, South Dakota. We would bottle feed calves, pick eggs, and ride horses. These were some of the best memories I had growin... Read More
1/9/2017 - Tractor with GPS. Photo Courtesy of Pete Bakken. At the beginning of every year it seems that most people are focusing on what is new, what changes can be made, and what the future will bring. Farmers are no different. Like most people, farmers are constantly looking to improve. ... Read More
11/28/2016 - More cold weather and snow is looming right around the corner. In our state most people have survived the first snowfall of the year. Although we’ve had one of the warmest falls I can remember, there’s no denying that winter is coming. Some might say it’s already here in full force... Read More
11/22/2016 - This week is Thanksgiving, and we’ve been thinking about what we’re thankful for. You can probably guess that this year, we are thankful for farmers! South Dakota farmers work hard year-round. During blizzards and on holidays while many of us spend the day inside, farmer... Read More
11/14/2016 - Do you love trying new foods? Are you interested in learning more about how farmers care for their animals? Join us tonight for the Sioux Falls Beef Crawl! The beef crawl is a progressive dinner, where guests will eat an appetizer, entrée, and dessert at three different restaur... Read More
11/7/2016 - Photo courtsey of Pete Bakken We’ve already finished a full week of November and the flurry of activity on the farm continues. Fall rains delayed harvest in many parts of our state, and near my hometown of Platte farmers are in the fields combining corn. Corn is one... Read More
10/31/2016 - By: Rebecca Christman Tonight many people are getting their Halloween frights by visiting a haunted house. The best haunted houses are empty farm houses in the middle of nowhere. You’ll find that farmers aren’t scared by simply by walking through an old farmhouse, becaus... Read More
10/24/2016 - By: Rebecca Christman It’s October, a month of cool weather, changing leaves, and pork. We know it’s not at the top of your mind when thinking about fall, but it should be! Every year in October we celebrate pork month and take a little time to say thank you to the 800 pig farme... Read More
