Governor’s Ag Summit
Through educational speakers and agricultural tours, attendees will have the opportunity to make connections and build trusted, long-lasting relationships with those involved in agriculture from the field to the plate. Everyone will leave the 2021 Governor’s Agriculture Summit with a better understanding of how we all can work together to strengthen and grow agriculture in South Dakota.
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DATES: July 8-9, 2021
REGISTRATION: 7:30am-9:00am
VENUE: The District
4521 West Empire Place
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
Contact Us
South Dakota Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources
605.773.3151
danr.sd.gov
Thursday, July 8
• 8:00am-9:00am Registration | Breakfast
• 9:15am Depart from The District for the Farm Tour
Meet in the Lobby of the District
• 9:45am-11:00am Farm Tour Stop #1
Alderson Farms, Hartford, SD
• 11:30am-12:30pm Lunch at Cherry Rock Farms
• 12:30pm-1:30pm Farm Tour Stop #2
Cherry Rock Farms, Brandon, SD
• 2:40pm-3:00pm Summit Kickoff
Lt. Governor Larry Rhoden
• 3:00pm-5:00pm USDA Beginning Farmers Workshop
Friday, July 9
• 7:30am-9:00am Registration | Breakfast
• 9:00am-9:15am Welcome
Kristi Noem, Governor of South Dakota
• 9:15am-10:45am How Top Leaders & Organizations Drive Results Through Trust
David Horsager, Author & Leadership Speaker, Trust Edge Leadership Institute
• 10:45am-11:00am Break
• 11:00am-12:00pm Wild Times: Making Sense of the Ag Economy
David Widmar, Agricultural Economics Insights
• 12:15pm-12:45pm Lunch & Learn: Riparian Buffer Initiative
Hunter Roberts, Secretary, South Dakota Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources
• 12:45pm-1:30pm Exporting Resources
Paul Sorenson, Food Export-Midwest
• 1:30pm-2:30pm Dakota Pure Bison
Scott Assman & Alex Heim, Dakota Pure Bison
• 2:30pm-2:45pm Break
• 2:45pm-3:45pm Farm Service Agency Policy Update
Zach Ducheneaux, Adminstrator, USDA, Farm Service Agency
• 3:45pm Closing Remarks
David Horsager, Author & Leadership Speaker, Trust Edge Leadership Institute
• 4:15pm-5:00pm Networking Break
• 5:00pm-7:00pm Governor’s Agriculture Ambassador Dinner