MISSION:
To provide a leadership role in educating, assisting, and guiding the public to foster opportunities to add real value to South Dakota agricultural commodities, including livestock and crops; to evaluate and foster development of markets for South Dakota agricultural commodities and agricultural products derived from such commodities; to sustain the viability of South Dakota agriculture producers by providing access to capital at rates producers can reasonably be expected to pay; to provide beginning farmers and ranchers access to capital at lower rates through the Value Added Finance Authority; to conserve, protect, improve, and develop the natural resources of South Dakota for its citizens; and to regulate and administer the South Dakota State Fair to the greatest public benefit.

	ACTUAL FY 2004	ACTUAL FY 2005	BUDGETED FY 2006	REQUESTED FY 2007	GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDED FY 2007	RECOMMENDED INC/(DEC) FY 2007
FUNDING SOURCE:
General Funds	$790,665	$1,285,857	$1,389,099	$1,389,898	$1,421,338	$32,239
Federal Funds	1,124,930	1,211,005	2,268,185	2,271,123	1,964,946	(303,239)
Other Funds	2,966,172	2,976,232	2,776,649	3,554,972	3,265,924	489,275
Total	$4,881,766	$5,473,093	$6,433,933	$7,215,993	$6,652,208	$218,275
EXPENDITURE DETAIL:
Personal Services	$1,828,668	$2,175,251	$2,178,224	$2,482,120	$2,478,015	$299,791
Operating Expenses	3,053,099	3,297,842	4,255,709	4,733,873	4,174,193	(81,516)
Total	$4,881,766	$5,473,093	$6,433,933	$7,215,993	$6,652,208	$218,275
Staffing Level FTE:	43.9	47.2	48.5	50.0	48.5	0.0

	ACTUAL FY 2004	ACTUAL FY 2005	ESTIMATED FY 2006	ESTIMATED FY 2007
REVENUES:
Rural Development Loan Interest	$265,324	$197,250	$350,000	$350,000
Junior Livestock Loan Interest	1,092	7,839	1,000	5,000
Livestock Loan Participation	41,975	35,370	100,000	100,000
Value Added Finance Authority	20,069	34,923	50,000	50,000
Certified Beef	0	0	0	128,100
Sales & Use Tax - Unrefunded Gas Taxes	560,410	505,145	450,000	395,000
State Fair	1,732,000	1,461,291	1,394,717	1,427,143
Total	$2,620,870	$2,241,818	$2,345,717	$2,455,243
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:
Division of Ag Development
New Loans Processed	23	21	30	30
Loans Serviced Annually	174	149	220	200
Applications for Mediation Service	222	119	250	200
Cases to Mediation	32	28	100	75
Cases Agreement Reached (%)	81	78	85	85
Marketing Consultations	280	240	300	300
Beginning Farmer Applications	11	15	25	25
Division of Resource Conservation & Forestry
Active Loans to Conservation Districts	17/$151,800	10/$59,350	12/$110,000	12/$110,000
Technical Assists/Cost-Share to Districts	5/$1,222,360	21/$780,954	10/$650,000	10/$650,000
Urban Forestry:
Community Forestry Assists	138	117	125	125
Forest Health:
Insect and Disease Individual Assists	430	373	500	500
Forest Pest Diagnostics	550	850	500	500
Agro-Forestry/Prairie Forestry:
Prairie Forestry Assists	222	304	250	250
State Fair Attendance	125,000	210,000	158,000	160,000
State Fair Exhibitors/Exhibits:	1,683/16,697	1,023/10,580	1,306/13,457	4,386/56,443

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