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AAF Ginger Post - March

3/2/2016 - 5th – February   4.L.3.1. Students are able to describe the flow of energy through food chains and webs. * Make a food web and explain how energy flows from the feed, to the cattle, to manure, back into the soil, to the plants, and back to the cattle. Discussion: Ginger metioned a... Read More

AAF Adam Mohrhauser - March

3/2/2016 - Video 5-March 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

AAF Pete Bakken - March

3/2/2016 - Video 5 – March 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 additiv... Read More

March Featured Farmer: Adam Prunty

3/1/2016 - New technologies are allowing today’s farmers and ranchers to do things they never imagined.  From using variable rate seed planting and fertilizer application to get the most of every acre of land, to being able to better track the diet and behavior of livestock, technology is helping fa... Read More

March Madness Burger Contest

3/1/2016 - The brackets won’t be out for another couple weeks, but you probably already have a favorite basketball team you’d like to see in the Final Four. We are celebrating March Madness with a tournament of our own. We are searching for the best burger in South Dakota! Because we can’t tr... Read More

February 2016 Agvocates

2/29/2016 - February 2016 Agvocates   February was filled with classroom visits, 8 farmers and ranchers visited classrooms across South Dakota. Students from Rapid City to Sioux Falls had the chance to ask questions to a farmer. We also hosted the Augustan Ethics of Food class for a day of farm tours... Read More

Farmer's Daughter Guest Blogger: Ana Ruiz

2/26/2016 - Our guest blogger for February is Ana Ruiz. A dairy girl at heart, Ana shares how she's staying involved with the industry.   Ana as a young girl, ready to show her dairy heifer during Codington County Achievement days. Hi I’m Ana Ruiz and I am a dairy farmer’s ... Read More

Farmer's Daughter: Calving Commonalities

2/22/2016 - By: Rebecca Christman Calving season is here again. Across South Dakota you’ll find new calves and tired farmers and ranchers in abundance. Each farm does things a little different, but everyone’s goal is making sure that every calf arrives safely and both the cow and the calf are hea... Read More

14 Reason's to Show Farmers Some Love

2/12/2016 - Valentine’s Day is this weekend, and as you’re reflection on who in your life you love, it should come as no surprise that we LOVE Farmers! There are so many reasons to be fond of the farmers in our state and nation. Below you’ll find 14 ways that farmers help make your valentines ... Read More