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Categories:Bosten 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 […]
Read MoreGet to Know Scott Sabers Agency Sturgis & Spearfish
It was Saturday at 5:30 a.m. when Scott Sabers’ cell pinged. He read the text message, made a phone call and 30 minutes later he was on the road heading to a Meade County ranch. “A tornado and hailstorm hit during the night and our client’s home was damaged, they also lost several outbuildings – […]
Read MoreCampers Get Cooperative Experience & Creative Animal Science Lessons During Farmers Union State Youth Camp
By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union Campers gather around camp counselor Billy Kezena as he asks them, “Does anyone know what a credit union is?” When no one offers an answer, Kezena explained, “A credit union is a cooperative that serves as a bank. Which means, as the credit union, we are the […]
Read MoreEthanol, Agriculture and the Courts
by Doug Durante, Clean Fuels Development Coalition SCOTUS. Not just another Washington, D.C., acronym where everything is given an alphabetized name – USDA, DOE, EPA, DOJ, FBI, DOC – there is no end to the acronyms of our government. But few, if any, have the clout and impact on our lives as SCOTUS, the Supreme […]
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