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Sustainability Topic of Panel Featuring SDARL Graduates
April 20, 2021 was Ag Day, and two SDARL alumni were featured on a panel discussing sustainability on the farm and ranch during a seminar …
Class XI Member Receives EmBe Honor
Cindy Heidelberger Larson (SDARL XI), pictured above, right, with Tim Olson of Groundworks, was among eight honorees selected from nearly fifty nominations on April 15 …
SDARL Graduates Join Farmers Feeding Families Event
(From the Ag United Newsletter) Six volunteers helped to prepare the meal and eight volunteers prepped and handed out the “to go” boxes filled with …
Sanderson Family Receives FFA Award
The Kathy and Brad Sanderson (SDARL III) family of rural Lake Preston has received the South Dakota FFA Foundation’s 2021 “Family of the Year” award. …
Freeland Featured in John Deere Publication as Mentor
Shawn Freeland (SDARL VIII and pictured above, right) is featured in The Furrow – a publication from John Deere. The article focuses on his role …
AgWeek TV has Strong SDARL Representation
The AgWeek TV program that aired locally on March 27-28 featured many SDARL alumni. Jason Mischel (SDARL V) talks about the dairy industry adapting …
Thaler Named Distinguished Professor
The annual South Dakota State University Celebration of Faculty Excellence recognized faculty members, researchers and scientists on March 25, 2021. The event honored faculty members …
SDARL Graduate Featured Presenter at Dairy Expo
When it comes to succession planning and transitioning a family farm or ranch to the next generation, Alan Hojer (SDARL VII) is a name you …
Bieber Red Angus Featured during National Ag Month
The Bieber Red Angus family-owned seedstock operation was featured in KELOLAND-TV’s “Faces of Farming” series during March – National Agriculture Month. The family ranch, located …
Trio of Dairy Organizations Endows Leadership Seminar for SDARL Program
With a vision for growing leaders for America’s dairy industry, three dairy organizations have joined together to endow the “Edge, Agropur, and Valley Queen National …
Webinar Focuses on Federal Ag Policy – Register NOW
Our “3 Big Thoughts” webinar series continues on Thursday, March 25 with an overview of 2021 federal ag policy. The featured speaker is Andrew …
National Broadcast Features South Dakota Agriculture
Veteran Farm Broadcaster Orion Samuelson spent some time on This Week in Agribusiness talking about National Agriculture Day, and sharing some South Dakota ag facts …