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Categories:Get to know the 2024 Intern Team
Each summer, South Dakota Farmers Union welcomes three college-age students to serve as Education Program interns. These young adults assist Education Program Specialist Samantha Olson with curriculum development, county camp facilitation and serve as mentors to the junior leaders who plan and facilitate state camps. This year all three interns are Jackrabbits: Aeriel Eitreim, Minnehaha […]
Read MoreGet to Know Farmers Union Insurance Jenn Wickstrom, Buffalo Agency
In 2013 Jenn and David Wickstrom welcomed their daughter, Joey, into the world. Their hearts were overflowing with love and joy. Joey also came with a couple surprises – she was blessed with Down Syndrome, but also a heart defect that would soon need to be repaired. This is when the community they loved gathered […]
Read MoreNever Stop Educating
Doug Durante, Clean Fuels Development Coalition For all of us long-time ethanol supporters, we share the frustration that American agriculture and the ethanol we produce is so often misunderstood. We were reminded of this after participating in the annual convention of the Society of Environmental Journalists this month. This gathering of more than 750 journalists […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota Farmers Union Launches 2024 Photo Contest: Celebrating Life on the Family Farm & Ranch
South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) hosts its annual photo contest, Celebrating Life on the Family Farm & Ranch May 1 – July 31, 2024. “Agriculture is our state’s No. 1 industry. This photo contest celebrates the families who do the work,” explained Karla Hofhenke, SDFU Executive Director. Photographers are invited to submit photos related to […]
Read MoreIt’s Camp Season Farmers Union Camp Celebrates 90 Years of Leadership, Farm Safety & Cooperative Education
By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union Rural youth from across South Dakota have been attending South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) Camp for 90 years. And although the programming looks a bit different today than it did in 1934, Farmers Union Camp remains relevant because over the years it has evolved to meet the […]
Read MoreCelebrate Farm & Ranch Moms 2024
As we reflect on the women who raised us this Mother’s Day, South Dakota Farmers Union would like to celebrate the many women who support the state’s No. 1 industry – farm and ranch moms! Read on to learn about Gettysburg farm mom, Gerri Eide and Hidden Timber ranch mom, Kodi Blotsky. By Lura Roti […]
Read MoreFFA Farm Safety Teams Qualify for State Fair Championship
Farm Safety FFA teams from Canton, Milbank, Platte-Geddes and Wessington Springs qualified during the FFA State Convention for the 2024 South Dakota Farmers Union Farm Safety Quiz Bowl Championship. Held August 31, during Farmers Union Day at the South Dakota State Fair, the state’s largest agriculture organization holds the annual competition to keep farm safety […]
Read MoreFUEL Empowers the Next Generation of Ag Leadership
When Jason and Kaeloni Latham were asked if they wanted to participate in the 2024 Farmers Union Enterprises Leadership (FUEL) program, they quickly said, “yes!” “It was an opportunity to help better agriculture, so why not,” said Jason, a fifth-generation Camp Crook rancher.The Lathams have three reasons they want to improve agriculture: Jaydon,9, Jarrett, 7, […]
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