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Noem To Appear At Dakotafest

Noem To Appear At Dakotafest

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South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem will be attending Dakotafest scheduled next week at Mitchell.  Noem will be hosting the Governor’s Food and Farm Partnership forum in coordination with South Dakota Farm Bureau.  Niki Jones, Events Manager with Dakotafest farm show tells us more about the governor’s visit.  Jones says South Dakota Farm Bureau president, Scott Vanderwal will moderate the forum.  The forum will take place on Tuesday, August 16th at 12:00 noon in the Reaves Education Building located on the northwest corner of Dakotafest show grounds.  Several demonstrations are scheduled for the upcoming Dakotafest farm show including tractor demonstrations.  Admission to Dakotafest is set at $8 dollars at the gate, and $7 dollars in advance.  Jones says people can go online at Dakotafest.com to obtain tickets.

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