Farm Beginnings Program Helps Launch the Next Generation of Growers, Foodies, and Agrarians 2022 FARM BEGINNINGS CLASS!!! 2022-2023 FARM BEGINNINGS Program will be different from anything before. This year we are expanding our focus on hands on, on farm, & … Continued
Crossover Day and the Unanimous Cottage Food Vote This week on Wednesday the legislative session hit an important milestone – crossover day. Crossover day is the deadline by which every bill needs to cross over from its chamber of origin … Continued
Cottage Foods Reform (HB 1322) passed its first hurdle last Wednesday, when House Commerce & Energy Committee gave the bill a 10-0 green light to send it to the House Floor. It’s time to contact your Reps and ask them … Continued
This Week’s Wins and Losses It was an action-packed week for DRA in week six of the legislative session! On Wednesday our Cottage Foods Law bill, HB 1322, passed the House Commerce and Energy committee with a unanimous 10-0 vote. … Continued
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