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Categories:Celebrate the 2018 Rural Dakota Pride Honorees during Farmers Union Day at the State Fair
John & Marie Condon, Winner John & Marie Condon of Winner are among the South Dakotans who will be recognized by South Dakota Farmers Union for giving back to their communities with the Rural Dakota Pride Award which will be presented during a ceremony held at the South Dakota State Fair on the Freedom Stage at 10:30 […]
Read MoreHaving “The Talk” With Your Kids
We had to have “the ATV talk” the other night. My 5 year old was talking ATVs like he was planning to go out and take a spin around the section. I’m quite sure he knows how. I asked him if he could touch his feet to the foot rests when he’s on the seat. […]
Read MoreLand Sales: Another Farmer Goes Under
There’s a land auction happening as this is being written. Not my land. Or my extended family’s land. But land in my community. And whether people want to talk about it or not, this sale affects each member of the community. It’s a reminder that our farms are in the balance. Another reminder that the […]
Read MoreNational Farmers Union, Farmers Union Enterprises & Urban Air Initiative Announce Alliance to Pursue Expanded Use Of American-Grown, High-Octane Biofuels
WASHINGTON – In an effort to expand the market for domestic agriculture products, reduce harmful emissions and provide consumers with lower cost fuel choices, National Farmers Union, Farmers Union Enterprises and the Urban Air Initiative announced they have formed a strategic alliance to expand the use of American-grown biofuels. The three groups intend to pursue […]
Read MoreFarmers Union Foundation Offers $2,500 Agricultural Graduate School Scholarship
Applications for the South Dakota Farmers Union Foundation Graduate School Scholarship are now available at www.sdfufoundation.org. The Farmers Union Foundation Scholarship is designed to help retain talent in South Dakota to support South Dakota’s agriculture industry. It is open to students from South Dakota, pursuing a graduate degree in research, animal science, agriculture business or […]
Read MoreMeet the 2018 S.D. Farmers Union Junior Advisory Council
Charlee Byrd, White Lake: Byrd, 17, is the daughter of Rachel and Beau Byrd. She attends White Lake High School. She values the leadership role previous JACs have played during her time as a camper and hopes to fill the same role for other campers. “I’ve always wanted to be someone that others look up to. […]
Read MoreCones, Signs, and Waiting
Wood stakes with numbers on them run on a portion of the road I drive daily. A quiet reminder that soon road construction will begin and I will be enduring the extra hassles and delays of road repair. The road needs it. It’s cracked, bumpy and irritating. I’m glad my tax dollars are going toward […]
Read MoreIs Your Pizza Safe: Thoughts On Ergot and Food Safety
One of the best pizzas I’ve ever experience was hand-made in a HUGE, central, wood-fire oven. The flavor was like nothing I’d experience before. It made me want one of those brick ovens, decorated with those same colorful ceramic tiles – in my house… and that pizza recipe.Did you know that North Dakota is the […]
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