Farms After Five tour showcases local farms
SIOUX FALLS, SD – South Dakota Farm Families is hosting two Farms After Five tours in July. The evening tours will run from 5:30pm – 9:00pm, and a bus will take participants from Sioux Falls to the farms. Event participants will have the opportunity to speak with the families that work on the farm each day, and see how cattle, pigs, and dairy cows are raised.
At each location guests will tour the farm and have the opportunity to have their questions about farming answered. Farmers and other industry experts, such as vets, nutritionists and herd health consultants, will be in attendance to make sure no question goes unanswered. During the evening participants will also receive a free meal and have the opportunity to listen to a guest speaker.
Fuel Up to Play 60 kids activities – SDSU football players and Brandon High School football alumni will be hosting activity stations.Fuel Up to Play 60 kids activities – SDSU football players and Brandon High School football alumni will be hosting activity stations.
Fuel Up to Play 60 kids activities – SDSU football players and Brandon High School football alumni will be hosting activity stations.Fuel Up to Play 60 kids activities – SDSU football players and Brandon High School football alumni will be hosting activity stations.
Participating farms are the Dennis and Heidi Steineke Farm, Hartford; Cottonwood Ridge Dairy, Garretson; and BLAC-X Farms, Garretson. “We appreciate the families’ willingness to open their farm doors for a tour,” states Rebecca Christman, Outreach Director for Ag United for South Dakota. “The participating families are very excited to share how they care for the livestock and land on their farms.”
Tour Schedule
• July 12 – Dennis and Heidi Steineke Farm, Hartford
• July 19 – Cottonwood Ridge Dairy and BLAC-X Farms, Garretson
On the July 12th tour, guests will travel North of Sioux Falls to the Dennis and Heidi Steineke farm. The Steinke family raises cattle and pigs on their farm near Hartford. On the July 19th tour, participants will be traveling to Cottonwood Ridge Dairy and BLAC-X Farms outside of Garretson. At BLAC-X Farms, guests will see how the Bakken Family cares for their cattle in a feedlot. The final stop of the evening will be Cottonwood Ridge dairy, a robotic dairy owned by the Nussbaum Family.
The farm doors are open, but space for this event is limited. To sign up for these tours visit http://agunited.org/2016farmtours. To keep up with this and other events follow us at South Dakota Farm Families on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and Pinterest.
The event is sponsored in part by South Dakota Farm Families and Ag United, Midwest Dairy Association, the South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council and the Soy Check-off.
