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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 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 relati ng to ag riculture. Department of Agriculture The South Dakota Department of Agriculture (SDDA) consists of seven divisions. Office of the Secretary Agricultural Development Agricultural Po li cy Agricultural Services Resource Conservati on and Forestry State Fair Park Wildland Fi re Suppression Division 2

~ 01 /24/2012 ~ - SD Department of Agriculture ime Staff - 108 0 ffice of Secretary • Ag Development JI • g Services • Ag Policy • RC&F tate air Park Wildland Fire Department of Agriculture 2012 SDDA Budget 15,450,432 • General Funds Budgeted • Fe deral Fund Authority • Ot her Fund Authority 3

01 /24/2012 =--- SD Department of Agriculture Doing More with Less 8,000,000 7, .000 6,000,000 5,000,000 _ • General 4 ,00 0 ,000 • Federal 3,000.000 Other 2,000,000 1 ,00 0 ,000 0 201 G 2008 2009 010 l 11 20ll Rec 4

01 /24/2012 :..--- Governor's Ag Development Summit Key Leaders' Roundtable • First agri cu lture in dustry lead discussion. • Comp ri sed of forty-six diverse groups from across the in dustry • Focused on the top priorities of the South Dakota Agriculture industry. Key Areas Identified: Improve infrastructure of rai l, road , and townshi ps In crease livestock production Increase awareness and educati on on water issues Attracting youth and providing opportunities for youth Local zoni ng In crease va lue-added processing Publ ic acceptance and understanding of agriculture (Tell our story) 5

01 /24/2012 ~ Growing Agncu ure 1n Agricultural Services • Dairy Industry Completion and dedication of the South Dakota St ate University (SDSU) Dairy Plant. SODA has been working with SDSU and the Jack ra bbit Council for the past 3 yea rs on this proj ec t Agricultural Development • Northern Beef Packers Plant Nearing completion Current openi ng date of Feb ru ary 9, 20 12. Economic impact of over t\.vo billion do ll ars pe r year. SODA has been assisting the Northern Beef Packers plant in obtaini ng their South Dakota Certifiedm status. • Partner in g w it h State Agencies 11 South Dakota State Fair Country Pride Statew ide Great Success! 20 11 Attendance up 7.5% to 191,158 20 11 Total exhibitors and exhibit entries up over 5% Total sales tax co ll ected during the 201 1 Fair has increased over 19% Revenues from admissions, camping, carnival rides, food , and vending have increased over 20 10 figures. 12 6

~ 01 /24/ 20 12 ?-- .,a-- State Fair: Trends of Success SD State Fair Attendance 20 11 .. 2010 Z 2009 > 2008 2007 ............... 2006 . 130,000 1 40 ,000 150,000 160, 000 170,000 180, 000 190,000 200,000 Attendance 13 -state Fair: Trends of Success Total Exhibitors ~ O 1, 600 :t:: .c :c >< 1,400 w Ri 01 , 200 I- 1,000 +----------------~ 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Year 7

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 01/24/2012 ~ --- State Fair: Trends of Success Total Tax Co ll ected - -1..- . -,118 2011 2010 5121,0M82 ._ 2009 ~105 Ill 'Ill ns 2008 2007 575,:»131 2006 - !.5ti.551116 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ~ ... .... ~ ... "' ..... g: p . u, 0 0 z:: . 8 w !JI !=> $,11 N N "' .!JI 8 8 ·g 8 8 8 8 8 8 !"' !-" !::> !-" C> !-" !"' !-" !"' 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 C> C> C> C> C> C> 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 0 0 C> Tax Collected -- Wildli and Fire Suppression lnteragency Fire Management Team Responded to 5 large complex inc idents. • Fo ur were large Wildland fires Whoop Up & Barre ll - Black Hi ll s National Forest Fire Coal Ca ny on - Southern Black Hills Hole in the Wa ll - Wyomi ng & lvlontana Okreek - Rosebud Reserva ti on •Flooding along the Southeaste rn portion of th e Mi ssouri Ri ver was the 5 th assignmen t. A levee 6 miles long and 11 feet tall l1 ad to be constructed in 8 days. Supe rv ised the construction of the levee system in Dakota Du n es and ensured that t he $370 milli on of infrastructu re was protected . 8

~ 01 / 24 /2012 ?-:::: .,= - - Resource Conservation & Forestry Governor's Black Hills In itiative • I nit iative to add r ess the mountain pine beet le ep i demic on state and private l ands . • Aerial tour of the prob l em areas followed by a bus ride with State Senators and Representatives to Hill City • Governor made a co mm i tment of state funds to h elp pr ivate for est lando w ners . • Bea t theBeetles.com Legislative Update - Wednesday, January 25th at 3pm in Room 414 on Mountain Pine Beetles 17 -- Resource Conservation & Forestry Governor's Black HiUs In itiative Numbers as of Fr iday , January 6 , 201 1: • 50 ,587 acres fo r 572 private landowners have been survey ed •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 re mo ved in the next 3 mo nths 30,500 trees have already been cut and treated 18 9

01 /24/2012 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 & N atu r al Resources; Game, Fi sh & Parks 19 -- Agricultural Services Noxious Weeds • Over a million acre decrease in all noxious weeds A ne w w eed w as added to the l oca lly noxious li s t. • 28,000 acre decrease in State noxious weeds Over 1 million bio-control agents giv en to private l ando wner for the control of Leafy Spurge, Mullein, Spo tt ed knapweed, and the toadflaxes. • Intergovernmental cooperation has improved the weed control on our state owned lands and right-of-ways. • Distribution of an educational booklet and development of an Ear ly Detection web based re porti ng system • $450,000 in grants funds to the counties and others for control of noxious weeds and pests l.O 10

~ 01 /24/2012 Agricultural Services Pesticide Container Collection P· astic i de Containers Co · 11a-c t ed at All S it.es 1 993 • 2 011 2!00000 172. '9' 16 , 00000 1 00000 .. 1 40000 ..., __ ., I l :OOOCI I , 00000 ,, &17'11 H7 1 It 49 4 33 11:1271 -l!I O DCXI •no. ~is ,nu ,u 944 u o a1 = ~ ~~ ,,,,,,,,,,,,, . Wildland Fire Suppression • 1,254 fi res on federal lands whi ch burned 97,248 acres, along with 52 1 fires on State and private lands w it h in the State of South Dakota that were responded to by SODA and/or local volunteer fire depa rt men ts . • Hand crews treated 2100 acres of hazardous fu els, burn ed 20 ,589 piles and used prescribed fire to burn 500 acres of forest ed and grass lands. • Conducted 57 train in g classes conduct ed thro ug h ou t the state for: Vo lu nteer fi re dep artme nt s, Local fi re agenc i es , Fe d eral agenc i es , a nd State agenc i es . • Help ed out other states in their time of need by sendi ng resources. 22 11

01 /24/2012 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 tota li ng $865,869 23 Wine & Cheese Pavilion • In 201 1, $39,250 grossed in wine, beer and cheese products. In 2007, sales reached only $18 , 000 . • 13 wine ri es and 33 varieties of wi ne • 2 brewe ri es and 6 different South Dakota beers • 6 cheese plants provided 15 different varieties of cheese for sampling and sales ,. 12

~ 01 /24/2012 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 • Hay • Soybeans Spring Wheat 26 13