South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
DANR
South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources is the first-order subnational public authority responsible for agriculture in South Dakota.
- Jurisdiction
- South Dakota
- Government level
- State
- Authority type
- Department
- Status
- Active
Visit the official websitehttps://danr.sd.gov
Responsibilities
Each item below is recorded from the authority’s own published material, not inferred from its name.
- Farm policy
Agriculture is a named portfolio in the department’s official title.
Source: South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Land management
Natural resources is a named portfolio of the same department, published alongside agriculture.
Source: South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Why this body is recorded
Official name of the body responsible in South Dakota.
- Official source
- South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural ResourcesSouth Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Source page
- https://danr.sd.gov
- What the source says
- “South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources”(official name)
- Standing
- Verified against the sourcelast verified 2026-08-19
- South Dakota administers agriculture within a combined agriculture and natural-resources department; this record reflects that structure rather than implying a standalone agriculture department.
Evidence shows what an official source published and what AgricultureID made of it. The two are always shown separately: quoted text is the source’s own, and a normalised value is AgricultureID’s vocabulary, not a quotation.
Sources and verification
Official government site loaded in a real browser on 2026-08-19; it resolved with HTTP 200 identifying the body as South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Verified 2026-08-19 against https://danr.sd.gov · domain classification: Official government portal
Important limitations
- South Dakota administers agriculture within a combined agriculture and natural-resources department; this record reflects that structure rather than implying a standalone agriculture department.