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Categories:Celebrate 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, […]
Read MoreThe EPA E15 Ruling Opens the Door for E30
Doug Durante, Clean Fuels Development Coalition One of the things that has bugged me as we work our way through ethanol issues is when things are mis-characterized. Take for example the reference to the RFS as an “ethanol mandate.” Ethanol is in no way mandated under the RFS – the refiners choose ethanol as a […]
Read MoreAberdeen Farmer Elected Second Term as NFU Vice President
Family farmers and ranchers from across the nation elected Aberdeen farmer, Jeff Kippley to serve a second term as the National Farmers Union Vice President today, March 11, during the organization’s national convention held in Scottsdale, Arizona. “There is more work to do, and I am eager to continue to work hard for you,” Kippley […]
Read MoreKELO Radio’s Bill Zortman Receives Excellence in Agricultural Journalism Award from National Farmers Union
By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union For more than 60 years KELO Radio’s Bill Zortman has been giving rural citizens a voice. And today, March 11, National Farmers Union (NFU) recognized Zortman for his coverage of agriculture issues, presenting him with the Milt Hakel Excellence in Agricultural Journalism Award during the organization’s national […]
Read MoreReliance Rancher Receives National Award
By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union Many years ago, a Priest shared words of wisdom with David Reis that the Reliance rancher never forgot. “He told me, ‘if you don’t hear babies crying in the pews, you just as well lock the doors because your church is dying.’” A third-generation Lyman County cattle […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota Delegates take Grassroots Policy to NFU Convention
Family farmers and ranchers from across South Dakota are in Scottsdale, Arizona, advocating for policy supporting agriculture and rural communities during the 122nd National Farmers Union (NFU) Convention held March 10-12. “These members care about policy because grassroots policy, voted on by farmers and ranchers, is what guides our organization’s lobbying efforts in South Dakota […]
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