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By Doug Sombke, SDFU President & fourth-generation South Dakota farmer As farmers who have advocated for ethanol for nearly four decades, we understand the impact higher ethanol blends can have on our farm economy. Higher ethanol blends, like E30 would create $42 billion in economic activity to sustain the agricultural-based economies in the United States […]
Read MoreHow to Help Your Friends & Loved Ones When Challenges Impact Mental Health?
It’s no secret that markets are down … for the third consecutive year in a row. And, the weather is less than cooperative. So, what do you do when financial stress or other factors out of our control catches up to a friend, loved one or you? South Dakota Farmers Union reached out to experts […]
Read MoreFarmers Don’t Have to Suffer or Lose Sleep – Ask Professionals for Help
By Lura Roti for S.D. Farmers Union If a friend or loved one has diabetes or high blood pressure and their current diet or medications aren’t working, you wouldn’t tell them to “pull themselves up by their bootstraps and get over it.” More than likely, you’d suggest they meet with their doctor. The same thoughtfulness […]
Read MoreFUE Led Coalition Calls on EPA to Go Beyond E15
HURON, S.D. A broad coalition of farm, ethanol, and clean fuel advocates today called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to open the market to a wider range of fuels in order to provide consumers with healthier choices. Farmers Union Enterprises filed comments with EPA following the agency’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to […]
Read MoreSD Farmers Union Meets with Leaders in D.C. to Advocate for Family Farmers & Ranchers
HURON, S.D. – Presidents of South Dakota and North Dakota Farmers Union, met with policy makers in D.C. to discuss commodity transportation costs, crop insurance alternatives and renewable fuels on behalf of family farmers and ranchers. “Times are tough throughout production agriculture, so we are working to do what we can to make a positive impact […]
Read MoreNew E15 Rule: Read the Fine Print
by Doug Sombke, President South Dakota Farmers Union & Jim Seurer, CEO, Glacial Lakes Energy In 2008, the movie, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” was released. It was a bizarre story of a man who, once reaching full maturity, began to age backwards. An unusual premise, but perhaps not all that farfetched. Didn’t see […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota Farmers Union: Say No to E15 Rule Farmer Leader Says We Can Do Better
On the eve of a public hearing to receive comments on the long awaited ruling to allow year round rvp relief for E15, the South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) called the rule a backdoor effort to limit ethanol blends. In a call with supporters today, SDFU President Doug Sombke said the rule would limit the […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota Farmers Union Celebrates Wessington Farm Family
By Lura Roti, for South Dakota Farmers Union Breeding cattle with larger, more muscular frames is a Johnsen family tradition. “I grew up hearing genetic talk about how cattle finish and how cattle feed from my dad, grandpa and great-grandpa,” explains Chris Johnsen, a fourth-generation Wessington cattle and crop farmer. And, even though the specific […]
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