MEDIA ADVISORY

August 12, 2025

Contact: Josie Harms

Gov. Rhoden to Attend Ag Export Summit and Spartan Groundbreaking

PIERRE, S.D. – Tomorrow, Governor Larry Rhoden will attend the Midwest Ag Export Summit in Sioux Falls and an expansion groundbreaking at Spartan Emergency Response in Brandon.

The Midwest Ag Export Summit Dinner convenes farmers, ranchers, and elected leaders from across the Midwest to promote our most important industry: agriculture! Ag is king in South Dakota, and expanding our trade capacity will help keep our number one industry Open for Opportunity.

Governor Rhoden will also attend a groundbreaking for an expansion at Spartan Emergency Response. This company manufactures fire trucks, playing a key role in keeping South Dakotans strong, safe, and free. Governor Rhoden previously visited Spartan on his Open for Opportunity tour.

WHAT: Governor Larry Rhoden to Attend Ag Export Summit and Spartan Groundbreaking

WHEN: Wednesday, August 13, 2025

WHERE: Sioux Falls and Brandon, SD

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