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4/5/2016 - You know that it’s spring in South Dakota when you get a few beautiful days, then snow, then rain, a little more snow, and some more rain. As we switch from winter coats to T-shirts, then back again, we take comfort in knowing that warmer days will be here to stay soon. While the inconsistent ... Read More
4/4/2016 - Jenn Zeller "The South Dakota Cowgirl" For Jenn Zeller, sharing photos of everyday life on a South Dakota ranch has led to a spike in social media followers, features in national publications, and the opportunity to tell her family’s ranching story with thousands of people a... Read More
4/1/2016 - #5 April AAF 4.L.1.2. Students are able to differentiate between vertebrates and invertebrates, and classify the five groups of vertebrates (mammal, reptile, amphibian, bird, and fish) based on characteristics. Jim showed us a video of a new baby calf being born. Based on what you know ab... Read More
4/1/2016 - #6 April AAF 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 multiplicative comparison from additive comparison ... Read More
4/1/2016 - #6 April Planting Corn Core Content Standard & Question 4.L.2.2. Students are able to explain how a size of a population is dependent upon the available resources within its community. Bruce told us that they aim to have 33,0000 plants per acre. He told us that the plants need to have... Read More
4/1/2016 - #6 April AAF Pete Bakken Core Content Standard & Question 4.RI.4-Determine the meaning of general academic and domain- specific words or phrases in a text relevant to grade 4 topic or subject area. Use context clues and research to determine the meaning of the following words: G... Read More
3/31/2016 - March is one of our busiest months, and we definitely couldn’t do all these activities without our fantastic volunteers. Between our Adopt A Farmer videos and visits, National Ag Week school visits, and Ag Day at the Pavillion we reached 2,279 students with the story of agriculture! ... Read More
3/28/2016 - March is almost over and for South Dakota Farm Families that means we are wrapping up an entire month of celebrating agriculture and the farmers in South Dakota. If you haven’t taken part in an ag month program yet, don’t worry! We still have one opportunity left and it may be the most i... Read More
3/21/2016 - Greetings from the western South Dakota Prairie, I'm Robyn. I grew up around south central Nebraska on a cow/calf operation. Mom and Dad are still active in the ranching business. I have one younger sister who raises sheep in Iowa with her Husband and son. Sister and I are the 5th generatio... Read More
3/21/2016 - Clara, Plankinton School My Favorite South Dakota Grown Product Beef - eaten 70 million times a day across America. It is an important part of a healthy diet by providing vitamin 812, protein and iron. However, not all of a calf is steak. A 1,000 pound calf will provide about... Read More
