Tag: South Dakota
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Five Quotes to Note From the S.D. Housing Conference
The 2013 conference of the South Dakota Housing Development Authority celebrated the 40th anniversary of the organization. Here are some words from just a few of the speakers at the conference that might interest Dakotafire readers.
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Hunger in the Dakotas hides in plain sight
Are there hungry people in your community? Yes. But we may not see them because they look just like everybody else.
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Fitness centers a growing trend in Dakota small towns
Many area communities now offer an option that until a few years ago was only available in larger communities: A place to exercise, with specialized machines and sometimes classes available—and no need to exercise in the cold and snow.
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Mediation services give farmers options
By Lana Bandoim What happens when farm family members can’t agree about what to do with a family business or an inheritance? Both North and South Dakota offer mediation services than can help two parties resolve their issues. Mediation is a negotiation that is conducted by a neutral third party. Jodi Bechard, director of…
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STUDY: South Dakota on low end of participation in farm-to-school programs; North Dakota near national average
(NPN) – Though one of the most agriculture-dependent states in the nation, South Dakota is among a group of states that have the lowest percentage of schools participating in farm-to-school activities, according a new USDA report. Twenty-four percent of South Dakota school districts that reported to the USDA said they had some sort of farm-to-school…
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STUDY: Dakotans are ‘friendly and conventional’
South Dakotans and Midwesterners comprise a region that is “friendly and conventional,” according to a new social psychology study.
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FiredUp: Livestock losses come to one of the last independent links in our food supply
Sometimes this summer, our cow herd was grazing close enough that I could not only see them out our bedroom window, I could hear them eating. The sound of them ripping the grass from the ground, bite by bite, was pretty noisy from 30 feet away. My husband and I (mostly my husband, but I…
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REPORT: Heavy Snow, Rain Help Drought in S.D.
(NPN) – Though it was way too much of a good thing, recent snow and rains greatly improved South Dakota’s drought situation. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, heavy and record setting precipitation fell this past week in the High Plains Region. In South Dakota, a blizzard set several snowfall records, including in Rapid City, which had a snowfall measurement of 23.1…
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Groundwater levels are down in South Dakota
Groundwater depletion of the Ogalla aquifer has made headlines in recent years, but the Dakota aquifer has also gone down significantly since 1900, according to estimates by the U.S. Geological Survey.
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INFOGRAPHIC: The math of the Medicaid expansion
See how the two Dakotas would fare if they chose to expand Medicaid, and who is left out if they do not.