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South Dakota Community Foundation Awards $15,000 to Dakota Resources

Jul 22, 2013

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The South Dakota Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Dakota Resources has been awarded a $15,000 grant to assist with their Rural Housing Collaborative (RHC). This grant was presented through the South Dakota Community Foundation’s statewide grant program.

Common Sense Manufacturing moves to expanded headquarters

Jul 17, 2013

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Faulk County Record

in Communities, Workplaces

Common Sense Manufacturing has now moved its headquarters to a new building just off Highway 45 between Faulkton and Cresbard.

Opt out may be in Faulkton School’s future

Jul 17, 2013

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Faulk County Record

in Schools

The Board of the Faulkton Area Schools met on July 8. The biggest topic of discussion was the consideration of a general fund opting out as soon as the 2015 fiscal year.

Resources for rural communties, July 13, 2013

Jul 13, 2013

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Webmaster

in FiredUp!

The following is from Christine Sorensen, rural development coordinator for the U. S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development in Pierre, S.D. Read on for valuable resources for rural communities, including several grant opportunities.

FiredUp: From a nation of small farms to a nation of cubicle dwellers

Jul 5, 2013

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Heidi Marttila-Losure

in FiredUp!

In the loss of a connection to the land, we as a nation have lost something precious.

Acreage report shows few corn acres to beans

Jul 3, 2013

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Webmaster

in Farms, Land

USDA released its much-anticipated June Acreage report on Friday, June 28, 2013. Because of wet planting conditions across much of the Corn Belt, including Iowa and Illinois, many expected about 2 million fewer acres of corn would be planted than reported in the March Prospective Plantings report, with about half of those lost corn acres…

Toxicity of pesticides on pollinators must be minimized

Jul 3, 2013

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in Farms, Land

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a statement concerning use of pesticides and their unintended negative impacts on pollinator health.

Ownership of land affects rural communities and conservation

Jul 2, 2013

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Heidi Marttila-Losure

in Farms

Does it matter who owns farmland? It might, according to several recent surveys and studies, which suggest that land owned by the person who farms it can be better for local communities, and may be more likely to have in place conservation measures, than land that is rented.