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2024 4-H Camp Policies and Releases
View Policies and Releases for 2024 4-H camps and conferences.
South Dakota Farm to School Stories
South Dakota Farm to School Stories highlight the fact that farm to school is for everyone and can be done in many ways.
The New Food Label: What’s new? What’s the same? When can we expect to see changes?
The Nutrition Facts Panel, commonly referred to as the food label, that we see on all packaged foods, will be updated on all food items by 2021.
South Dakota Farm to School Network
The South Dakota Farm to School Network is an open group of individuals and organizations whose work or personal interests align with the components of farm to school. Learn how you or your organization can get involved today!
SDSU Extension encourages South Dakotans to join annual Crunch Off event
September 05, 2023
The South Dakota Crunch off celebrates local produce and SDSU Extension’s Farm to School programs with a friendly interstate competition to see which state’s residents can encourage the most residents to eat local fruits and vegetables from Sept. 18 to Oct. 13.
How did a Poultry Germ Change to Cause Severe Disease in Calves and People?
In 2015, a specific strain of a germ called Salmonella heidelberg made 56 people sick in 15 different states.
Food Safety for Farmers Markets
Food safety bulletins for farmers markets and other direct marketing vendors
Farmers Market Food Safety: Health & Hygiene
Health, hygiene and hand washing apply to all stages of production, processing and marketing. Ill food handlers can easily contaminate fresh produce with disease-causing microorganisms. Many of these organisms have the capability to survive on fresh fruits and vegetables for an extended time, from several days to weeks. Once the organism is established on fresh produce, it is very hard to remove.