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Blair Elected SD Beef Council President

10/4/2011 - For Immediate ReleaseFor more information contact:Ron Frederick; executive director605-224-4722   *   rfrederick@sdbeef.org   PIERRE (October 3, 2011)-Ed Blair, Vale, SD, cattle producer, was elected president of the South Dakota Beef Industry Council (SDBIC) during its ... Read More

Which side of the story

9/27/2011 - In South Dakota, we're all too familiar with extreme weather conditions.  From blizzards to heat waves and floods to drought, we all take special precautions to protect our families, pets and property against the worst that Mother Nature sends our way.  South Dakota's livestock produce... Read More

Where's the Beef? Its on Wheel of Fortune

9/14/2011 - Thanks to the dauntless efforts of a small band of beef-loving volunteers in South Dakota, lucky Wheel of Fortune contestants this winter may be heading home with the means to purchase $1,000 each in T-Bones, Sirloins and burgers. Beginning January 9, $1,000 in Beef Bucks-pre-paid checks and or VI... Read More

Area City Moms Experience Farm Life

8/12/2011 - There are many misconceptions about how food today is produced.  The average consumer is bombarded with stories from animal activists, undercover videos, journalists who think they know about today's agriculture, misguided advertising and celebrities who decide they are dieticians and agr... Read More

Pride, Purpose, Passion

8/10/2011 - At last month's Moms Day on the Farm events, 60 Sioux Falls area moms toured  beef, hog and dairy farms to learn more about where their food comes from. While all the farmers, industry representatives and speakers did a fantastic job of talking to the moms, one thing said at lunch at last ... Read More

Mom's Day Out Wrap-up

8/5/2011 - The first “Moms’ Day Out on the Farm” event was a tremendous success. More than 100 moms applied to participate, and 40 were chosen to tour hog, dairy, beef, corn and soybean farms on July 13. It was a great day, with open dialogue and several questions asked about modern foo... Read More