Today’s hearing on HB 1322 in House Commerce Committee featured a line-up of South Dakota cottage food producers and organizations (including DRA, Institute for Justice, Center for Rural Affairs, and Americans for Prosperity) coming out in support of much-needed updates … Continued
Cottage Foods Law Reform Up Monday! HB 1322 will be heard in House Commerce & Energy Committee this Monday, 2/14, and we ask for your help to secure its passage. DRA worked with member-producers, consumers, and farmers market managers over … Continued
Many states have updated their cottage food laws in recent years, making South Dakota’s current law on selling homemade foods direct to consumers much more restrictive than that of our neighboring states. DRA members have helped draft an updated Cottage … Continued
Dakota Rural Action Weekly Legislative Update Session Week Four February 4, 2022 Why So Many Hogs in the Capital? On Wednesday we officially passed the final deadline for bill introduction. In addition to many extensive and detailed bills, the attentive … Continued
Dakota Rural Action Weekly Legislative Update Session Week Three January 28, 2022 To Kill a Bill Throughout the legislative session there are certain important deadlines that drive the schedule and pace at the capital. This week we hit an important … Continued
Have you ever considered trying to sell your produce to South Dakota schools but don’t know where to start? Would you be interested in a Farm to School Producer Training? Dakota Rural Action is considering helping implement the USDA’s Bringing … Continued
DANR Accepting Applications to Increase Access to Local Foods at Schools PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) is pleased to announce $80,000 in funding to help school districts use more local and … Continued
Dakota Rural Action Weekly Legislative Update Session Week One January 14, 2022 Let the Session Begin! The 2022 Legislative Session opened on Tuesday, January 11th with the Governor’s State of the State address. Although DRA’s staff lobbyist was unable to … Continued
2022 SD Legislative Session Begins with DRA’s New Lobbyist, Chase Jensen The South Dakota Legislative Session is upon us, and DRA’s new lobbyist is hard at work in Pierre and around the state, working with members on new legislative priorities … Continued
WATCH THIS MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Tanya Svec talks about protecting land and resources for the future of South Dakota https://www.homegrownstories.org/tanya-svec-protecting-land-and-resources-for-the-future-of-south-dakota Earlier this year East Dakota Beef LLC applied to rezone a parcel of land from Agriculture to Commercial/Industrial. Over the past … Continued