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2/6/2017 - For Brandi Pravecek, the health of farmers, families and rural communities are all connected. Brandi and her husband Frank farm and raise livestock in southeastern South Dakota and she is also a nurse practitioner and an instructor in the College of Nursing at South Dakota State University.&nb... Read More
2/1/2017 - February Videos English Video Spanish Video Core Standard & Question: 4.OA.2 Multiply or divide to solve word problems involving multiplicative comparison, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem, distinguishing multiplicativ... Read More
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2/1/2017 - The opportunity to run their own business in rural South Dakota led John and Annelies Seffrood to leave jobs in suburban Chicago to build a new dairy farm from the ground up nearly 20 years ago. The Seffroods and their 20 employees at NorSwiss Dairy now milk 1,200 cows and produce milk that is... Read More
1/31/2017 - It’s hard to believe that we are already through the first month of 2017. Our Adopted Farmers continued to sent videos to their fourth grade classrooms, and a few met their students in person for the first time! This month we started planning for a year filled with exciting events. If you wo... Read More
1/11/2017 - POSITION TITLE: Intern, Summer full-time position located in Sioux Falls, SD (1/3 time with Midwest Dairy Activities, 1/3 w/ Ag United Activities, 1/3 w/ SD Corn activities) POSITION DATES: May – Sept. 4 *Weekend of SD State Fair is a required activity. Other start and end date... 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
1/5/2017 - “We’re making progress, but our job isn’t done yet,” is how Bruce Burkhart looks at the efforts that he and other farmers and ranchers are making to share their stories about modern farming and livestock production with consumers in South Dakota and beyond. Bruce and... Read More
1/1/2017 - January Video – Feeding the Cows Discussion: Cows and calves have a very specialized diet to stay healthy. What are foods that you should eat to stay healthy? Greg told us that many of his feed ingredients are by-products. Do you know what a by-product is? Can you thin... Read More
12/31/2016 - Our last event of the year was the Ag United Annual Meeting. The majority of our events rely on volunteer help, and this event was no different. Bill Even, CEO of National Pork Board, gave his time to speak about the future of animal agriculture in our state. Jim Woster lent us his voice and MC'... Read More
