SDCL § 1-53-21: Farm link program established.

The farm link program is hereby established and shall be administered by the Governor's Office of Economic Development and the South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service. Under the program, the Governor's Office of Economic Development shall create a directory of prospective beginning farmers and ranchers and a directory of available or potentially available farms and ranches, which shall be used in matching the two groups. The Governor's Office of Economic Development may, if practicable, use the resources of the South Dakota ag enterprise program. In administering the Farm Link Program, the Governor's Office of Economic Development shall attempt to cooperate with similar programs in surrounding states to provide a greater opportunity for matching the interests of entering and retiring farmers and ranchers. The Governor's Office of Economic Development shall also make available information on farm lending opportunities.