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Value-Added Producer Grant funding helps agricultural producers, businesses grow 

By Kalee Olson, policy associate, Center for Rural Affairs On March 1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced the availability of $19.75 million...

Salvaging for Silage: Tips to Minimize Loss, Maximize Value

SDSU Extension Office Brookings, S.D. - With South Dakota rangeland and pastures rated 84% poor to very poor across the state, many cattle producers may...

South Dakota dairy industry expands to serve cheesemakers

Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch South Dakota dairy producers have undergone a rapid expansion over the past few years to meet the milk needs of...

Robotic milking is latest high-tech tool on dairy farms in S.D.

Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch Dairy farmer Rodney Elliott stands in a small room where part of his $12 million robotic milking system is...

Producers adapt to ripple effects of COVID-19

By Erin Schoenberg, project associate, Center for Rural Affairs As the coronavirus continues to spread and disrupt society, life on farms and ranches does not...
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