Dakotafest a place to kick tires, talk farm bill

Janelle Atyeo
Aug 11, 2023
Aug 11, 2023

Dakotafest 2022 (41).jpg — Dakotafest visitors take in some of the big equipment on display at the 2021 show in Mitchell, S.D.
Tri-State Neighbor file photo by Melisa Goss

Passing through Mitchell, travelers on Interstate 90 can see the bustling activity of Dakotafest from the road, but visitors will take it at a walking pace, strolling the dusty streets and visiting tents of the three-day farm show.

Dakotafest 2022 (52).jpg — Dakotafest visitors can check out new equipment and old. An antique tractor museum is located indoors at the northwest corner of the show grounds.
Tri-State Neighbor file photo by Melisa Goss

Justin Tupper speaks to a Dakotafest crowd about the Meat and Poultry Special Investigators Act, a bill that passed the Senate Ag Committee in June. The bill takes aim at anticompetitive practices in the meat and poultry industries.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

Farm Bill panel — Rep. Dusty Johnson, Sen. John Thune and Sen. Mike Rounds discuss the farm bill in a panel led by American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall, left, Wednesday, Aug. 17 at Dakotafest in Mithcell.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

Dakotafest 2022 (137).jpg — SDSU college of agriculture dean Joe Cassady serves ice cream at Dakotafest 2021. The afternoon ice cream social in the SDSU Extension booth is a popular event each year.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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Janelle is editor of the Tri-State Neighbor, covering South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, northwestern Iowa and northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at jatyeo@tristateneighbor.com or follow on Twitter @JLNeighbor.