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South Dakota Ag in the Classroom Announces Teacher of the Year

5/3/2016 - South Dakota Ag in the Classroom Announces Teacher of the Year   PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Ag in the Classroom has named Michael Burke, a fourth grade teacher at Valley View Elementary in Rapid City, South Dakota, as its 2016 Teacher of the Year.   Burke, who has been teaching for 23... Read More

AAF Jim Petrik-May

5/2/2016 - #6 May AAF Core Standard & Question: 4.OA.3 Solve multi-step word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unk... Read More

AAF Pete Bakken-May

5/2/2016 - #7 May AAF Pete Bakken Core Content 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 multiplicative comparison from addit... Read More

Planting Season...Almost

5/2/2016 - By: Rebecca Christman This is about how we are feeling on our farm.  Source: Spencer Agronomy Facebook Page It’s the beginning of May and that means that many farmers in our area are getting ready to plant their crops. Seed are selected and equipment is tuned up... Read More

Dinner Conversations Reveal Answers to Ag Questions

5/2/2016 - By Connie Sieh Groop Special to the Farm Forum Amid the clank of silverware on glass plates, diners at the Brass Kettle in Aberdeen focused on food last week. As dishes featuring succulent pork and fresh greens were served, a mix of leaders from Aberdeen met with people involved in the production ... Read More

April 2016 Agvocates

5/2/2016 - They say April showers bring May flowers, and we are definitely looking forward to sunny days ahead! Despite the rain we still kept busy by visiting classrooms, farms, and hosting Know Your Farmer Dinners in Watertown and Aberdeen. Thank you to all the Agvocates that made our April events possible... Read More

May Featured Farmer: Katy VanderWal

4/29/2016 - It is no secret that more and more consumers today make food decisions based on much more than taste.  From nutritional value to cost to dietary restrictions and questions about how the produce or meat were raised, food shoppers have more on their mind than ever before when they go to a grocery... Read More

Know Your Farmer

4/19/2016 - We all eat 3 times a day, which means that every person, all around the world is impacted by a daily by a farmer. When you sit down to eat, most people probably don’t give much thought to the people behind their meal. There’s a good chance that a different farmer grew each food you&rsquo... Read More

2016 Rapid City Beef Crawl

4/15/2016 -   **Tickets must be purchased by May 2!Rapid City, SD food lovers will have a unique opportunity on May 9. Not only will they be able to sample delicious beef dishes at Rapid City's top restaurants, they'll also be dining with the ranchers who made the meal possible.  The Fourth ... Read More

The FUTURE of Agriculture

4/12/2016 - By: Rebecca Christman Today in Brookings, the South Dakota FFA is hosting their annual convention. I’m fortunate yesterday I had the opportunity to host a few workshops and got to interact with some of these amazing students.   In our workshop we talked about strategies to be an advo... Read More