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Categories:Farmers 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 […]
Read MorePet Chickens
I just read where you can order a diaper online for your pet chicken. It’s amazing to what extent people will go for a pet. This makes me think about all those adorable animals that are getting groomed and trained for 4-H, in hopes of earning the coveted purple ribbon at achievement days or the […]
Read MoreS.D. Farmers Union Celebrates Community Heroes, Farmers & Ranchers During SDFU Day at the State Fair
Team up for Farm Safety Quiz Bowl Another way the organization emphasizes farm safety is through the Team Up for Farm Safety Quiz Bowl. Farmers Union invites everyone to watch rural youth in action by attending the 2018 SDFU Team Up To Safety Quiz Bowl championship, held at 2 p.m. on the Freedom Stage across […]
Read MoreCelebrate Farmer’s Markets
I’m thinking about that plump, juicy ear of sweetcorn that is waiting in my fridge to be devoured. It will be slathered in warm butter, if I’m eating it. And I’m thinking about those who raise all that delicious produce that can then be turned into favorite desserts, or whatever it is we are craving. […]
Read MoreSDFU Farm Safety Trailer Brings Hands-On Safety Education to Your Community
For decades, South Dakota Farmers Union has brought farm safety education to hundreds of rural youth through county camps held each summer. This year, the grassroots organization is taking the message of farm safety on the road – literally. The SDFU Farm Safety Trailer is a portable, hands-on classroom dedicated educating rural youth across South […]
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