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Runner Up Ag Week Essay - Logan Hurlburt

4/24/2014 - The Surprising Places I Found Agriculture By Logan Clark Elementary   We all know where to find agriculture in the common places, but where are some of the surprising places to find agriculture? Would you believe you can find agriculture in your own home? Let’s take a trip to the gara... Read More

Runner Up Ag Week Essay - Matea Gordon

4/23/2014 - The Surprising Places I Found Agriculture By Matea Sturgis Elementary   When I hear the word agriculture, the first thing that comes to mind is farmers. Farmers grow crops and livestock and we get many products from them. Of course, the food we eat is a big thing we get from farmers, but th... Read More

Winning Ag Week Essay - Hamza Ali

4/22/2014 - Agriculture By Hamza Camelot Intermediate School               What is agriculture? Before this, even I didn’t know everything that agriculture was about. Agriculture has to do with farming, raising farm animals, and raising crops... Read More

Winning Ag Week Essay - Luke Jones

4/22/2014 - Agriculture and Baseball By: Luke Cheyenne School, Stanley County               When I first got the sheet for what this essay was supposed to be about, I didn’t know what to write about. Then I thought about how baseball was conn... Read More

2nd Annual Essay Contest Winners Announced!

4/22/2014 - Ag Week Essay Winners Announced South Dakota Third and Fourth grade winners receive recognition SIOUX FALLS, S.D.— National Ag Week which took place March 23-29, is a time to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture.  In celebration of Ag Week, over 125 third and fo... Read More

Featured Farmer - Jim Petrik

4/15/2014 - Featured Farmer:  Jim Petrik   Jim Petrik and his family are using a combination of new technologies and building relationships to reach out to young people across South Dakota and tell the story about agriculture.  Jim is the third generation to raise crops and livestock on the f... Read More

Oh, What's In A Label??

3/17/2014 - If you look at almost any product in a grocery store you will find the package covered in labels.  Just by looking at the package you can learn calorie content, ingredients, where the item was processed, and much more! What do all the labels on food really mean?  Genetically Modified Organ... Read More

Know Your Customer Tour

3/13/2014 -   SCHEDULE Lunch & Tour Overview   11:30 am    Lunch  -  Sioux Falls Convention Center – Rm 3 - Overview of Dairy Industry Laying Hen Farm Stop    12:05 – 1:00 pm           &n... Read More

Featured Partner Profile: Scott Early, Hyline North America

3/5/2014 - Scott Early profile 3-5-2014 Like many of the other products on the grocery store shelves, an egg’s packaging can make it difficult to see the true value of what’s inside. In contrast to the colorful boxes and packaging on many products, the simple white or brown shell doesn’t do... Read More

7th Annual Breakfast on the Farm @ Royalwood Dairy

3/4/2014 - Agriculture United is pleased to announce the Ode family will be hosting a lunch on the farm at their dairy, Royalwood Dairy near Brandon on Saturday, June 14 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.  Visitors can roam the dairy farm and enjoy a pancake breakfast.  Visitors can participate in g... Read More