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Categories:Grassroots Policy Starts Here SD Farmers Union 2021 Policy Meeting
South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) will host the organization’s annual Policy Meeting July 22, at 8 a.m. When asked why he plans to participate in the 2021 Policy Meeting, Corson County rancher Jerry Petik references the Joe Diffie song, Third Rock from the Sun. “For every cause, there is an effect. If you want to […]
Read MoreFarmers Union Youth Choose New Youth Leaders
By Toby Kane This last year, we all learned new ways of staying connected. High school students were hit especially hard, as many missed milestones and school activities. Students were forced to adapt to new ways of learning, communicating and staying social. This year’s South Dakota Farmers Union State Camp brought back some of the […]
Read More2021 Camp Speaker Teaches Teens About Handling Stress
By Toby Kane for South Dakota Farmers Union Dr. Thomas Flamboe, Mental Strength Conditioning Coach from Black Hills State University, presented on the topic of healthy stress and how you can put it to work for you, instead of against you. “No Frettin’ the Stressing” was his message to this year’s South Dakota Farmers Union […]
Read MoreSD Farmers Union Hails Automaker Endorsement of High Octane Low Carbon Fuels “A Major Breakthrough for U.S. Corn Ethanol Industry”
HURON, SD – South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) President Doug Sombke called the recent letter from the auto industry’s major trade group to former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle a “major game changer” because it endorses the immediate use of high octane low carbon (HOLC) fuels like E30 to reduce carbon and toxics emissions. Sombke […]
Read MoreCFDC Salutes Orrie Swayze and his Vision for Higher Ethanol
Washington, D.C. – (June 15, 2021) – Following a memorial service held last week for long time ethanol supporter and pioneer Orrie Swayze, his legacy of promoting higher blends of ethanol to protect public health and support American Agriculture was praised by friends, family, and colleagues. Swayze spent more than four decades promoting the use […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota Farmers Union Says Competition & Fairness Are Needed to Keep Farmers and Ranchers in Business
HURON, S.D. – Monday, June 21, 2021 South Dakota Farmers Union urged the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to strengthen the nation’s food supply chain by restoring competition and fairness in markets that are dominated by a handful of multinational companies. In comments submitted to USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, Farmers Union called for greater […]
Read MoreNominate A Volunteer in Your Community for the South Dakota Farmers Union Rural Dakota Pride Award
Nominations are now open for the 2021 Rural Dakota Pride awards sponsored by South Dakota Farmers Union to celebrate rural volunteers. “Volunteers are how things get done in rural communities,” said Karla Hofhenke, S.D. Farmers Union Executive Director. “This award is one way our organization celebrates citizens who give of their time and talent to […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota Ag Groups Unite to Discuss Solutions for Cattle Industry
Leaders from six South Dakota agriculture groups came together in Pierre June 2, 2021 to unite behind solutions to help South Dakota’s cattle industry. The groups who met include South Dakota Livestock Auction Markets Association, South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association, South Dakota Farm Bureau, South Dakota Farmers Union, R-Calf and South Dakota Stockgrowers Association. After discussing […]
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