South Dakota DBIA State Collaborator - South Dakota Department of Agriculture
- South Dakota Department of Agriculture
- Contact: Heather Rogers | Dairy Program Manager
Economic Development Financing and Resources
Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED)
- Contacts: Kyle Peters, 605-773-5652 and Curtis Egan, 605.360.9775
- For dairy farms:
- Rural Development Ag Loan Participation Loan, up to 80%, maximum of $500,000, low fixed rate
- Livestock Loan Participation, up to 50%, maximum of $200,000, low fixed rate, max. 7 years
- Conduit Bond Financing, tax exempt bonds for qualifying beginning farmers, ag processing business, or solid waste disposal expenses for livestock projects
- For dairy processing:
- Conduit Bond Financing, tax-exempt bonds for qualifying beginning farmers, ag processing business, ag businesses involved in processing or manufacturing
- Revolving Economic Development & Initiative (REDI) Fund, permanent financing for land, building, machinery, equipment, low, fixed interest rate, job creation required, but waived for multi-family workforce housing projects
- Dairy Farms and Processing:
- Reinvestment Payment Program, assists companies in offsetting the upfront costs associated with relocating or expanding operations and/or upgrading equipment, etc.
SBA 504 Certified Development Corporations (CDCs)
- South Dakota Development Corp. – Sioux Falls
- Black Hills Community Econ. Dev. Inc. – Rapid City
- Dakota Business Finance – Sioux Falls
- First District Development Company – Watertown
- Prairieland Economic Development Corp. – Slayton
USDA Rural Development – South Dakota State Office
Workforce Agency - South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation
- Post open positions in your company, wage rates, wage subsidy programs, employee handbook information, training program subsidies, regulatory requirements for hiring employees
Exporting Dairy Product Resources
- Contact: Teresa Miller, Strategic Partnerships Manager
Food Safety, Quality, Regulatory Resources
South Dakota Department of Agriculture
- Contact: Heather Rogers, Dairy Program Manager, 605-590-0285
State Statutes and Rules
- Chapter 39-6 and 40-32, Article 12:05 and 12:17
- Bottled raw milk for human consumption, Article 12:81
South Dakota Department of Health
- Contacts: John Osburn, 605.394.6064 and Dustin Larsen, 605.668.5422
South Dakota State University Food Safety
- Contact: Curtis Braun, 605.782.3290 ext 265
Recall Program (required by Food Safety Modernization Act-FSMA)
- Contact: Kristine Zuroski, FDA Regional Coordinator MN, SD, WI
Market Information and Planning, Branding Resources
- Marketing Contact: Megan Sheets, Marketing assistance
- South Dakota Contact: Tom Peterson, South Dakota Farmer Relations Staff
- Webinars
Product Development Resources
South Dakota Innovation Partners
South Dakota State University - Davis Dairy Plant
- Grade A plant and pilot plant, cheese, process cheese, butter ice cream, beverages, dried dairy product manufacturing, membrane processing, evaporation, spray drying, novel processing technologies; Institute for Dairy Ingredient Processing (IDIP), membrane filtration, spray drying, packaging at scale, Alfred Laboratory, compositional analysis of products and ingredients.
- Contacts: John Haberkom, Dairy Plant Manager and Steve Beckman, IDIP Manager