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If the old adage that “as goes the farmer, so goes the farm town” holds true, making ag work is important to everyone in our rural culture. Read More »

Some drought-weary Californians are seeking greener pastures—and at least a few are looking toward the Dakotas. Read More »

Almost all 22 Arlington residents in attendance at the Dakotafire Café held there to discuss visions of a “wildly successful Main Street” May 27 thought a coffee shop would be successful on the city’s Main Street, even though coffee can be purchased at a variety of other local businesses and eateries. Read More »

During the last several years, I have engaged in a series of interviews and on-site farm visits with members of the South Dakota Grasslands Coalition. Read More »

Some world leaders have set aside 2015 to make sure we aren’t treating our soil like, well, dirt. Read More »

Thanks to one local foods project, the consumer and the grower are literally seated at the same table. Read More »

When “value” is added to local crops, the value is added to more than just agriculture. Read More »

Sometimes, all it takes to get something done in a community is a few Young Guns. Read More »

The County Site Analysis Program, developed by South Dakota Department of Agriculture in 2013, provides counties with information on where ag development could take place, based on zoning rules, water availability and other factors. Read More »

Why do we see more water (sloughs, etc.) in the Dakotas than in Minnesota or Iowa? My grandparents used to have cows, pigs, sheep, dairy and chickens. Why do most farmers now have only one of those, or none? Read More »