Communities across the nation, including dozens in the Dakotas, are joining in a growing nationwide trend of forming markets with a very short farmer-to-consumer transportation system: goods go straight from the farmer’s hands to the consumer’s. Read More »
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. Read More »
Common Sense Manufacturing has now moved its headquarters to a new building just off Highway 45 between Faulkton and Cresbard. Read More »
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. Read More »
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. Read More »
In the loss of a connection to the land, we as a nation have lost something precious. Read More »
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 being switched to soybeans. However the report indicated that did not occur, said Darrell R. Mark, Adjunct Professor of Economics at South Dakota State University. Read More »
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a statement concerning use of pesticides and their unintended negative impacts on pollinator health. Read More »
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. Read More »
When it comes to housing, many would-be Kulm residents are finding non-residents literally hold the keys to their future. Read More »
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