Hey, community leaders: Having trouble helping your entrepreneurs? It may be time to map out the market
Treating all entrepreneurs as if they are the same may be an efficient approach to facilitating entrepreneurship, but it is not effective.
A word about Faulk County from Jim Moritz, longtime editor of the Faulk County Record
“Faulkton has been blessed with people who want to make things happen,” says Record editor Jim Moritz.
Candidates vying to represent the Dakotas tell how they will help rural communities
Dakotafire asked candidates for major offices in the Dakotas how they would help rural communities.
Corrections for Summer 2012 issue
The name of Trevor Samson was misspelled in the “Ask an Ag Banker” section of the summer issue of Dakotafire. In the “Disappearing Middle” story, the names of Diane Bell Mayerfeld and Dean MacCannell were misspelled, and Mayerfeld’s title is…
Where can small towns find the money for water and sewer projects?
The size of a water or wastewater project can sometimes dwarf the entire budget for the town. There are a variety of sources out there for funding for rural water and wastewater projects, but the rewards to go to the…
Cattle genetics and good care of the land are Koprivas’ strategies for success
The Koprivas raise registered and commercial Angus cattle on about 1,200 acres of native grassland, seeded pastures and hayland. Jim and Lee each have their own operations but share labor and equipment, which lowers costs for both of them. The arrangement also gives them a level of freedom that is tough to come by when working with livestock.
POSTCARD
The 2010 spring snow goose migration at Sand Lake was upon us, but something was missing. By Bill Schultze, Wildlife Biologist, Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge The arrival of a white jeep driven by the “snow goose lady” from Duluth…
From The Editor
Belonging In this inaugural issue of Dakotafire, our editor shares her story of homecoming. When I was growing up on this farm in Savo Township, rural Frederick, South Dakota, I was quite certain I was going off to college and…
COLUMN: Population pyramids show trouble ahead for Dakota counties
By Michael McCurry, South Dakota State Demographer We’re all time travelers, traveling at the same speed-one hour per hour. We age at the same rate, and then look with surprise at an old person staring back from the mirror.…
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