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Voices For Food

Resources for Food Councils to bridge the gap between food security and healthy food choices.

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Growing Connections: An Organizational Map of the South Dakota Local Food System

Behind every farmer’s market, community supported agriculture share, or local food event is a network of advocates, educators, and organizations that make it all possible. The South Dakota Local Food System map illustrates the organizations that strengthen local food through a variety of roles and functions.

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Regulatory Guidance for Selling Foods in South Dakota

Now more than ever, we are seeing food processors and entrepreneurs in South Dakota bringing their food products, not only to farmers markets, but also to retail stores. This article provides regulatory guidance and outlines the necessary steps required to allow for the sale of foods to retail stores.

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Freeze Drying Foods

This publication describes the freeze-drying process to help food entrepreneurs understand the process, highlighting food safety risks and relevant South Dakota regulations.

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A Guide to Drying Foods

Fact sheet about drying foods

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Cybersecurity Planning: Securing the Future

With reliance on digital technologies, precision agriculture requires securing data and implementing key strategies to safeguard digital assets and maintain operational integrity and confidentiality.

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Food Safety for Farmers Markets

Food safety bulletins for farmers markets and other direct marketing vendors

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Dakota Food Rx Recipes

Recipes for Dakota Food Rx patients

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SDSU Extension Beef Team Members Receive Training for the Secure Beef Supply Plan

The Secure Beef Supply Plan provides cattle producers and industry partners with the resources needed for business continuity in case foot and mouth disease infects the United States livestock industry.

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Food Safety Scientist: A Dynamic STEM Educational Adventure

Real-life situations provide some of the greatest opportunities for students to learn how science impacts their life. Explore the common science and technological concepts in the development of a safe food supply within the classroom through the Food Safety Scientist Curriculum.