Farming in South Dakota

South Dakota Agriculture Farm Crops
Annual Revenue
(past 5 years average)
Wheat: $215,021,551
Rice: $0
Grains: $272,953,262
Soybeans: $373,329,021
Sunflower Seed & Oil: $34,611,523
Peanuts: $0
Cotton: $0
Cotton Seed: $0
Tobacco: $0
Fruits & Juice: $0
Tree & Nuts: $0
Vegetables: $1,597,881
Livestock: $115,776,610
Hides & Skins: $10,135,064
Poultry: $8,401,116
Fats & Oils: $3,416,281
Dairy: $11,105,585
Feeds: $44,163,683
Seeds: $8,531,978
Other: $6,383,717
TOTAL: $1,105,427,272

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Ag producers asked about Internet service - Rapid City Journal

Ag producers asked about Internet service Rapid City Journal The state's Broadband Initiative, led by the Bureau of Information and Telecommunications, recently partnered with the United States Department of Agriculture Field Office in South Dakota to survey producers with the goal of increasing high-speed ... Farmers, ranchers asked about Internet serviceKCAU all 12 news articles »

Nominations sought for South Dakota Governor's Ag Ambassador award - The Republic

Nominations sought for South Dakota Governor's Ag Ambassador award The Republic AP PIERRE, SD — The South Dakota Department of Agriculture is seeking nominations for an award recognizing people or organizations that work to promote agriculture in the state. Nominations for the South Dakota Governor's Ag Ambassador Award are due ... Ag Ambassador Nominations SoughtChamberlain Oacoma Sun all 6 news articles »

Cellphone apps hold potential for agriculture - Grand Forks Herald

Cellphone apps hold potential for agriculture Grand Forks Herald He is assistant director for marketing and accountability at South Dakota State University, which has developed several apps for ag. “I run into people who think farmers will be the last ones to be interested in this kind of technology. and more »

OUR VIEW: Week in review: The best and worst - Daily Republic

OUR VIEW: Week in review: The best and worst Daily Republic A Creighton University economist said that farm income has driven much of the region's success, and he also said that despite what is predicted to be somewhat slower growth to begin 2012, South Dakota will continue to add jobs and businesses ... and more »

Scholar in Residence Fred Kirschenmann Speaks at Green Mountain College - MarketWatch (press release)

Scholar in Residence Fred Kirschenmann Speaks at Green Mountain College MarketWatch (press release) 6, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- At heart, Fred Kirschenmann is a farmer--he still runs a 2600-acre family farm in North Dakota. Ever since the 1970s, when he converted the farm to a certified organic operation, he began thinking deeply about ... and more »

New chief named for South Dakota's Wildland Fire Suppression Division; takes ... - The Republic

New chief named for South Dakota's Wildland Fire Suppression Division; takes ... The Republic AP RAPID CITY, SD — The South Dakota Department of Agriculture has named a new director for the state Wildland Fire Suppression Division. The Rapid City Journal reports (http://bit.ly/AuU1WE) that Jay Esperance will begin overseeing wildland fire ... and more »

Valuation, education among topics - AberdeenNews.com

Valuation, education among topics AberdeenNews.com Al Novstrup returned to a subject they discussed a week ago - the value of ag land and the amount paid in South Dakota taxes. Both men revised numbers that they discussed a week earlier. At Saturday's session, Dennert, D-Columbia, said agriculture ...

SD ag-mediation service could soon cover feds, too - AberdeenNews.com

SD ag-mediation service could soon cover feds, too AberdeenNews.com By Bob Mercer, American News Correspondent The state House of Representatives supported a major expansion of South Dakota's agriculture mediation program Tuesday. House members agreed that services should become available to people or organizations ... and more »

Funds available for specialty crop projects - Chamberlain Oacoma Sun

Funds available for specialty crop projects Chamberlain Oacoma Sun PIERRE, SD - Interested in on-farm hops research in South Dakota, getting kids to eat more fruits and vegetables, or learning about honey production? Those ideas have all been previously funded through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. and more »

THUNE: Traditional family farm operations threatened by new Department of ... - Rapid City Journal

THUNE: Traditional family farm operations threatened by new Department of ... Rapid City Journal Family farms are woven into the fabric and culture of life in South Dakota. Most of us visited or worked on a farm growing up, or had friends and family that did. While working on a farm during the summer months as a teenager, I learned countless life ...