The South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) is seeking nominations for the 2025 South Dakota Specialty Crop Producer of the Year Award. Producers, customers, and community members are ...

As National Ag Week was held March 16 - 22, Hunter Roberts, South Dakota Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, hit the road to celebrate the state’s largest industry.

The series will start on Jan. 6, 2026, with webinars from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday until ...

OKATON, S.D. (South Dakota News Watch) - When snow covers the frozen ground, and most South Dakota farmers have sold or stored their products for the season, the operators of Cedar Creek Gardens are ...

When snow covers the frozen ground, and most South Dakota farmers have sold or stored their products for the season, the operators of Cedar Creek Gardens are still able to grow vegetables and harvest ...

PIERRE, S.D. — At Dakota Lakes Research Farm near Pierre, South Dakota, South Dakota State University has a trial of field peas, consisting of around 35 different varieties of both green and yellow ...

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) is proposing to reissue general surface water pollution control permits for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). CAFO ...

South Dakota is known for its vast landscapes and its agricultural heritage which has undeniably been shaped through the tireless efforts of its agricultural producers. These individuals, often work ...

Signs are pointing to South Dakota having more serious talks about protecting the state's waterways from agriculture runoff.

John Peterson, founder of Dakota Hemp, an industrial hemp farm near Wakonda, is nearly ready to open the state's second hemp ...

At farm bill listening session in South Dakota members of the Senate Ag Committee expressed optimism about getting a farm bill done yet in 2024 and putting more farm in the farm bill. Senate Ag ...

BROOKINGS S.D. – South Dakota State University Extension will continue to assist farmers and ranchers with long-term planning through its Sustaining the Legacy conferences across South Dakota this ...