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4th Grade Essay Contest Honorable Mention, Bethany

3/21/2016 - Old West BBQ Sauce   The Best South Dakota Made Product Bethany, Homeschool       My favorite South Dakota product is Old West BBQ Sauce. It is made by the James Valley Company in Mellette, SD. The company was started 1982 by John Collins. James Valley also produces hunting... Read More

4th Grade Essay Contest Honorable Mention, Kathryn

3/21/2016 - Kathryn, Lennox      My Favorite South Dakota Grown Product    Mouthwatering, buttery, creamy, sweet, savory, light, frothy, chilly, and delicious. What do you think when you hear these words? If milk and all the wonderful products that come from it came to your mind, t... Read More

4th Grade Essay Contest Winner, Ashton

3/21/2016 - Lambs  By: Ashton, Menno School My favorite South Dakota raised product would be lambs. Lambs can be a fun project to raise, they have wool which can be made into sweaters and other woolen products, or they can be made into chislic, lamb chops, and many other meats. In fact did you know that ... Read More

4th Grade Winner: Ashton

3/17/2016 - Lambs By: Ashton, Menno School My favorite South Dakota raised product would be lambs. Lambs can be a fun project to raise, they have wool which can be made into sweaters and other woolen products, or they can be made into chislic, lamb chops, and many other meats. In fact did you know that chis... Read More

3rd Grade Essay Contest Runner Up: Rane

3/17/2016 - South Dakota is home to many agricultural products. I picked beef. FACTS l. 3.72 billion cow's impact to the state's economy. 2. Over 15,000 beef producers live in South Dakota. 3.    We are 8" in the nation with 3.65 million head of cattle.  4.    We are .1... Read More

3rd Grade Essay Contest Winner: Race

3/17/2016 - "My Favorite South Dakota Grown Product"   Some of my favorite foods are bread, pancakes, waffles, muffins, macaroni and cheese, and pudding. All of these foods I like to eat are made with wheat. Wheat is my favorite South Dakota grown product. My family plants and grows 1,000 acres of winte... Read More

National Ag Week 2016

3/14/2016 - This week is our favorite week of the year at South Dakota Farm Families. We are celebrating National Ag Week!   To celebrate our state’s farmers we will be visiting fourth grade classrooms. A dairy and hog farmer will talk about what they do on their farms, and how the ingredients from... Read More

Last chance to enter the Ag Week essay contest!

3/11/2016 - From bacon to honey and beef to sunflowers, South Dakota farmers produce many great products! This year for our Ag Week essay contest, South Dakota students have the opportunity to explore the many ag products that originate in our state.   With so many great ag products it might be hard to p... Read More

AAF Heidi Selken - March

3/3/2016 -   March #5 https://youtu.be/LGGdtNcpClg This month Heidi explains more about how they reuse the sand for bedding.  Standard & Question: 4.H.3.1 Compare and contrast life today with life in historical time periods  Heidi explained that sand is used instead of str... Read More