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By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union Wessington Springs FFA members win the South Dakota Farmers Union State Fair Farm Safety Quiz Bowl championship today, August 31 during Farmers Union Day at the South Dakota State Fair. “These teens understand the dangers associated with farm and ranch work and how to stay safe – […]
Read MoreFarmers Feed 1,000 State Fair Fairgoers Lunch for .48 Cents
Fair food has a reputation for being fried and expensive. But today, Saturday, Aug. 31 during the South Dakota State Fair, fairgoers can buy lunch for only .48 cents – the share farmers and ranchers receive for the ingredients. “Farmer’s Share Lunch is an easy and tasty way to educate consumers about the profit challenges […]
Read MoreRanchers Weigh in on Farm Bill During National Farmers Union President Visit
By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union Tables were packed at a Buffalo restaurant where nearly 50 Harding County ranchers gathered August 26 to discuss pressing agriculture issues with the President of National Farmers Union, Rob Larew. “It was exciting to have the President of National Farmers Union out here in Harding County so […]
Read MoreBosten Morehart of Jorgensen Land & Cattle Wins Farmers Union 2024 Photo Contest
By Lura Roti When Bosten Morehart read the rules for the 2024 South Dakota Farmers Union Photo Contest and saw that photos needed to be of farmers and ranchers in their element, he knew he had plenty to choose from. Through his social media work, Morehart takes about 200 photos a week because it’s his […]
Read MoreFarmers Union Ag Expo Center Connects Children & Families to Agriculture
By Lura Roti The Farmers Union Ag Expo Center opened August 12, 2024, at the Brown County Fair. Inside this interactive space, the state’s largest agriculture organization connects South Dakotans who don’t live and work on farms and ranches to the individuals and animals that do. “Even though agriculture is our state’s number one industry, […]
Read MoreGettysburg FFA Pig Project
By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union Standing in the Potter County Fair showring, Anestasia Penrod had a decision to make. The 4-H member could either get frustrated or remain calm. Her pig Bubbles was misbehaving. Surrounded by family, friends and community members, Penrod was trying to show Bubbles, but instead of cooperating and […]
Read MoreTheir Share: Farmers Feed 1,000 Fairgoers Lunch for 48 Cents
Fair food has a reputation for being fried and expensive. But if fairgoers only paid what the farmer and rancher received for the ingredients they raise, lunch would only cost about 48 cents or the “farmer’s share.” The farmer’s share is the price South Dakota Farmers Union will charge 1,000 fairgoers Saturday, Aug. 31 during […]
Read MoreYoung Leaders Shared Traditions & Received Policy & Leadership Training During 2024 All States Camp
by Lura Roti Flag raising begins each day at South Dakota Farmers Union Camp. Flag raising followed by singing, followed by breakfast – this is a camp tradition, and it has been for 90 years. “Camp traditions matter because they create a sense of belonging and legacy,” explained Chaz Blotsky, a sophomore at Mitchell Technical […]
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