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Categories:Family Farmers & Ranchers Travel to Pierre to Lobby During 2022 Farmers Union Legislative Day
Family farmers and ranchers from across South Dakota traveled to Pierre to visit with legislators about policy important to their farms, ranches, families, and rural communities during South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) Legislative Day, Feb. 7. “This is the one day during session that Farmers Union is the focus,” explained Doug Sombke, SDFU President and […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota Farmer Runs for Vice President of National Farmers Union
Fifth-generation crop and cattle producer and small business owner, Jeff Kippley announces his candidacy for Vice President of National Farmers Union. “It is my hope to serve Farmers Union through this role because ultimately it is my goal to see my children, and the children of other family farmers and ranchers, be able to return […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota Farmers Union Recognizes Union, Aurora, Brown, and Faulk County Youth with the 2021 Torchbearer Honor
South Dakota Farmers Union honored a group of devoted youth for their commitment to community, involvement and leadership development during the 2021 S.D. Farmers Union State Convention held in Huron Dec. 16-17. The Torchbearer Award is the highest achievement in the S.D. Farmers Union Education Program. To receive the award, a camper must complete five […]
Read MoreNational FSA & RMA Administrators Speak to Members
Like most family farmers and ranchers Zach Ducheneaux understands what it’s like when profits are tight. To emphasize this point, the Farm Service Agency Administrator and fourth-generation South Dakota rancher shared this story with Farmers Union members during his State Convention talk. “Growing up a child of the farm financial crisis, I remember one day, […]
Read MoreFamily Farmers & Ranchers Put Policy in Place for A Better Future for South Dakota Agriculture
During his keynote address, South Dakota Farmers Union President, Doug Sombke, challenged family farmers and ranchers to take a moment to reflect and ask themselves: “What am I doing to help mankind?” Of course, the answer is unique for each of the many South Dakota family farmers and ranchers gathered in Huron December 16-17 for […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota Farmers Union Elects Leadership During 2021 State Convention
True to South Dakota Farmers Union grassroots philosophy, as an organization focused on family farmers and ranchers, leaders of South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) are family farmers and ranchers. During the 2021 State Convention held Dec. 16 and 17 in Huron, an election was held and members re-elected Conde farmer, Doug Sombke to serve as […]
Read MoreSD Farmers Union Honors Jim Woster and Joel Keierleber as 2021 Ag Ambassadors
by Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) recognizes Jim Woster and Joel Keierleber for their dedicated service to South Dakota agriculture. The state’s largest agriculture organization named them the 2021 Ag Ambassadors during an awards ceremony held December 16 and 17 in Huron during the organizations 106th State Convention. […]
Read MoreIndustrial Hemp Won’t Save Family Farms but it has A Future In South Dakota
By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union Experts on industrial hemp drew a crowd of farmers and ranchers for a panel discussion hosted by South Dakota Farmers Union during the organization’s 106th Convention held in Huron Dec. 16-17. “Industrial hemp is a crop I do not know a lot about, so I wanted to […]
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