CFAP Program Released, Questions Abound The US Department of Agriculture has released plans to open the $16 Billion Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) meant to provide aid directly to farmers and ranchers. Signup for the program begins next Tuesday, … Continued
Homegrown Resiliency Through Community Empowerment In the middle of a pandemic, grassroots community members are coming together to build resiliency. Homegrown Sioux Empire, the Sioux Falls area chapter of Dakota Rural Action that has been focusing on providing education, … Continued
A guide for local consumers and producers to navigate the COVID-19 outbreak. Dakota Rural Action creates a guide for both consumers and producers to continue to support our local food production. Spring is a time when we prepare gardens … Continued
Homegrown Sioux Empire is thrilled to be a 2016 host for the Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour, one of the largest environmental film festivals in North America, and we are bringing it back to Sioux Falls this September … Continued
Farm Beginnings Class Helps Kickstart New Operations Training program moves back to Sioux Falls After four successful years training new farmers on the western side of the state, Dakota Rural Action’s Farm Beginnings® course is moving back east and will be … Continued
Homegrown Sioux Falls Hosting 3rd Annual Tour de Coop on June 8th Sioux Falls, SD – Sioux Falls residents are invited to the 3rd Annual Sioux Falls Tour de Coop, a celebration of backyard chickens, on Sunday, June 8th, starting … Continued
Check out what our chapters have been up to for the past couple months… BLACK HILLS CHAPTER The Black Hills Chapter continues to actively oppose Powertech’s proposed uranium mining. Before the second week of the Large Scale Mine permit hearings, … Continued
EDITORIAL Written by Vaughn Meyer, rancher and member of Dakota Rural Action. Please share this article with your friends and neighbors. As an appointee to the 106 member Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) I often wonder if I/we are … Continued
Meet Your Neighbor’s Backyard Flock DRA’s Sioux Falls Chapter Hosts 2nd Annual Tour de Coop We hope you are as excited as we are to check out 5 local coops this Saturday, August 17 starting at 12:30 pm. Meet … Continued
Meet Your Neighbor’s Backyard Flock DRA’s Sioux Falls Chapter Hosts 2nd Annual Tour de Coop Sioux Falls residents are showing off their backyard chickens and coops on Saturday, August 17, starting at 12:30 pm. The tour will feature … Continued