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~ 01 /24/2012 Department of Agriculture Agriculture is South Dakota's #1 industry. $20.9 billion dollar economic impact. That is 1 /3 of the South Dakota Gross State Product! 1 ~ ~ ~ 01 /24/2012 SD Department of Agriculture The

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Department of Agriculture

Agriculture is South Dakota's #1 industry. $20.9 billion dollar economic impact. That is 1 /3 of the South Dakota Gross State Product!

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SD Department of Agriculture

  • The Department of Agriculture's mission is to

promote, protect, preserve and improve South Dakota Agriculture for today and tomorrow.

  • The Department is responsible for the

promotion and enhancement of South Dakota agriculture, and for the implementation of a variety of state laws relating to agriculture.

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Department of Agriculture

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture (SDDA) consists of seven divisions.

Office of the Secretary Agricultural Development Agricultural Policy Agricultural Services Resource Conservation and Forestry State Fair Park Wildland Fire Suppression Division 01 /24/2012

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  • SD Department of Agriculture

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0 ffice of Secretary

  • Ag Development
  • g Services
  • Ag Policy
  • RC&F

tate air Park Wildland Fire

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Department of Agriculture

2012 SDDA Budget 15,450,432

  • General Funds Budgeted
  • Federal Fund Authority
  • Other Fund Authority

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Governor's Ag Development Summit

Key Leaders' Roundtable

  • First agriculture industry lead discussion.
  • Comprised of forty-six diverse groups from across the

industry

  • Focused on the top priorities of the South Dakota

Agriculture industry. Key Areas Identified:

Improve infrastructure of rail, road , and townships Increase livestock production Increase awareness and education on water issues Attracting youth and providing opportunities for youth Local zoning Increase value-added processing Public acceptance and understanding of agriculture (Tell our story)

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Agricultural Services

  • Dairy Industry

Completion and dedication of the South Dakota State University (SDSU) Dairy Plant.

SODA has been working with SDSU and the Jackrabbit Council for the past 3 years on this project

Agricultural Development

  • Northern Beef Packers Plant

Nearing completion

Current opening date of February 9, 20 12.

Economic impact of over t\.vo billion dollars per year. SODA has been assisting the Northern Beef Packers plant in obtaining their South Dakota Certifiedm status.

  • Partnering w ith State Agencies

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South Dakota State Fair

Country Pride Statewide

Great Success!

2011 Attendance up 7.5% to 191,158 2011 Total exhibitors and exhibit entries up over 5% Total sales tax collected during the 201 1 Fair has increased over 19% Revenues from admissions, camping, carnival rides, food , and vending have increased over 2010 figures.

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State Fair: Trends of Success

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State Fair: Trends of Success

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lnteragency Fire Management Team

Responded to 5 large complex incidents.

  • Four were large Wildland fires

Whoop Up & Barrell - Black Hills National Forest Fire Coal Canyon - Southern Black Hills

Hole in the Wall - Wyoming & lvlontana Okreek - Rosebud Reservation

  • Flooding along the Southeastern portion of the

Missouri River was the 5th assignment.

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A levee 6 miles long and 11 feet tall l1ad to be constructed in 8 days. Supervised the construction of the levee system in Dakota Dunes and ensured that the $370 million of infrastructure was protected .

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  • Resource Conservation & Forestry

Governor's Black Hills Initiative

  • Initiative to address the mountain pine beetle

epidemic on state and private lands.

  • Aerial tour of the problem areas

followed by a bus ride with State Senators and Representatives to Hill City

  • Governor made a commitment of state funds to help

private forest landowners.

  • BeattheBeetles.com

Legislative Update - Wednesday, January 25th at 3pm in Room 414 on Mountain Pine Beetles

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Resource Conservation & Forestry

Governor's Black HiUs Initiative

Numbers as of Friday, January 6 , 201 1:

  • 50,587 acres for 572

private landowners have been surveyed

  • 143,954 infested trees

have been marked

  • 45 landowners have

been reimbursed $54, 142 for tree removal

  • Custer State Park has marked 61 ,832 infested trees to be

removed in the next 3 months

30,500 trees have already been cut and treated

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Legislative Interactions

Harvesting with the Ag Stars

  • 18 Legislators participated in the inaugural year
  • Paired legislators w ith corn and soybean farmers

from their district

East River Legislative Tour

SODA helped coordinate the East River Legislative Tour with DENR & GF&P.

  • Over 20 individuals participated in the tour
  • Featured 11 sites

Agriculture; Environment & Natural Resources; Game, Fish & Parks

  • Agricultural Services

Noxious Weeds

  • Over a million acre decrease in all noxious weeds

A new weed was added to the locally noxious list.

  • 28,000 acre decrease in State noxious weeds

Over 1 million bio-control agents given to private landowner for the control of Leafy Spurge, Mullein, Spotted knapweed, and the toadflaxes.

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  • Intergovernmental cooperation has improved the weed

control on our state owned lands and right-of-ways.

  • Distribution of an educational booklet and development
  • f an Early Detection web based reporting system
  • $450,000 in grants funds to the counties and others for

control of noxious weeds and pests

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Wildland Fire Suppression

  • 1,254 fi res on federal lands which burned 97,248 acres,

along with 52 1 fires on State and private lands w ithin the State of South Dakota that were responded to by SODA and/or local volunteer fire departments.

  • Hand crews treated 2100 acres of hazardous fuels,

burned 20,589 piles and used prescribed fire to burn 500 acres of forested and grass lands.

  • Conducted 57 training classes conducted throughout

the state for: Volunteer fire departments, Local fire agencies, Federal agencies, and State agencies.

  • Helped out other states in their time of need by sending

resources.

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Local Forestry

  • Provided 12 "Community Forestry Challenge Grants"

to South Dakota communities for a total of $40,180.

  • Recertified 36 communities as "Tree City, USA's."
  • Supported the international environmental education

program "Project Learning Tree."

  • Funded 24 "Coordinated Natural Resource

Conservation Program" grant applications totaling $865,869

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Wine & Cheese Pavilion

  • In 201 1, $39,250 grossed in wine, beer and cheese

products. In 2007, sales reached

  • nly $18,000.
  • 13 wineries and 33

varieties of wine

  • 2 breweries and 6

different South Dakota beers

  • 6 cheese plants provided 15 different varieties of

cheese for sampling and sales

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New Major Events Acquired

  • North Central Simmental Regional Classic - 2012
  • Wally Byam Caravan Club International - 2013
  • National Red Power Round-Up - 2014

Total number of off-season events has grown from 49 events in 2006 to 104 events in 2011

South Dakota's National Rankings

South Dakota consistently ranks in the top ten for production of several crops. SECOND FIFTH

  • Alfalfa

Ethanol

  • Sunflower Seed

SIXTH THIRD

All Wheats Oats

SEVENTH

  • Flaxseed

Corn

  • Proso MIiiet

Sorghum

FOURTH EIGHTH

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  • Soybeans

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South Dakota's National Rankings

As a leading livestock state, South Dakota ranks near the top in several production areas. FIRST

  • Bison
  • Pheasants

THIRD

  • Honey

SIXTH

  • Sheep & Lambs

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ELEVENTH

  • Hogs & Pigs

TWENTY-FIRST

  • Milk Production

SD Department of Agriculture

  • Secretary, Walt Bones - Walt.Bones@state.sd.us

Pierre Office Phone -605-773-5425

  • Deputy Secretary, Jon Farris - Jon Fanis@state.sd.us

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  • Ag Development, Lucas Lentsch- Lucas.Lentsch@state.sd.us
  • Ag Policy, Blair Dunn - B

air.Dunn@state.sd.us

  • Ag Services, Kevin Fridley - Kevin Fridley@state sd us
  • Resource Conservation and Forestry , Ray Sowers -

Ray.S01 rers@state.sd.us

  • SD State Fair, Jerome Hertel - Jerome.Hertel@state.sd.us

Huron Office Phone - 605-353-7340

  • Wildland Fire, Joe Lowe - Joseph.Lowe@state.sd.us

Rapid City Phone - 605-393-801 1 01 /24/2012

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SD Department of Ag

Thank you for your time and Thank you for serving our state Questions ???

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