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 »
Fewer people are calling themselves “farmers,” and it’s not just because there are fewer of them. Read More »
What first comes out of the Prairie Idea Exchange process looks a little chaotic: A messy pile of sticky notes record the essence of the ideas that come out of the small-group conversations. Read More »
One blessing of being back on the farm where I grew up is that I’m reminded often of the family members who lived, raised their families, and made their living on this place. Read More »
When a large-scale agriculture project is proposed, people often get their armor on before the second word is spoken. Read More »
Getting local foods into local hands is a task much more difficult than setting up a produce stand. Read More »
The topic for our June Prairie Idea Exchange gathering was building connections between agriculture and our communities. Read More »
The report presented the results of an economic analysis of the Dakotafire region, which caught the numbers at a phenomenal peak: Read More »
The second question in the Prairie Idea Exchange invited participants to consider what assumptions might be impeding new ideas. Read More »
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