Agriculture is the backbone of South Dakota’s economy and culture. And Gov. Kristi Noem wants to keep it that way for generations to come. But that means more than planting and harvesting. Sometimes it involves lawyers, accountants and estate planners. That’s why South Dakota’s outgoing governor is asking state lawmakers to expand the Keep Farmers Farming program, an industry undergoing operational shifts as demand grows with the state’s aging ag-producer population.
Read MorePIERRE, SD – This week in her State of the State Address, Governor Kristi Noem announced a plan to keep farmers farming in South Dakota. This plan features an agreement between the State of South Dakota, the South Dakota Ag Foundation, and First Dakota National Bank to transfer First Dakota’s Keep Farmers Farming program to the South Dakota Ag Foundation. The partnership provides additional resources to the program and makes critical estate and transition planning assistance available to South Dakota ag producers.
Read MoreThe SD Ag Foundation is going places.
As Chairman of the Board, I’d like to share some updates. The Foundation has much to be proud of with our short history. We are still a very new Foundation accepting endowments for the benefit of South Dakota’s number one industry, agriculture. To date, we have built an endowment in excess of $3 million. This makes us viable for the long term. We thank all our investors and early supporters for helping make this happen. We also thank Chris Maxwell and the Maxwell Strategies team for helping us along the way.
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