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Categories:South Dakota Farmers & Ranchers will Serve as 2018 National Farmers Union Convention Delegates
Tammy Basel, Meade County was elected to serve as a delegate to the 2018 National Farmers Union Convention held in Kansas City, Missouri, March 4-6, 2018 during the 2017 S.D. Farmers Union State Convention. ‘I realize that policy is the most important thing Farmers Union can work on to make an impact. In regards to what happens […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota Farmers Union Celebrates the Bisgard Farm Family
by Lura Roti for S.D. Farmers Union Seed cleaning has been a part of the Bisgard family farm operation since Herbert Bisgard constructed a cribbed elevator in the middle of the farmyard more than 60 years ago. “We cleaned everything. Anything that was brought to us – flax, millet, oats, rye – in those days […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota Farmers Union to EPA: Stop Blowing Smoke and Enforce the Law
Today, South Dakota Farmer Union President Doug Sombke called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stop hiding the true source and quantities of some of most harmful emissions of gasoline by updating their models and enforcing the law. In a letter to Christopher Grundler, Director of EPAs Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Sombke […]
Read MoreS.D. Farmers Union to Sen. Rounds: EPA must comply with will of Congress
Earlier this week S.D. Farmers Union President Doug Sombke called upon Senator Mike Rounds, a member of the Senate EPW Committee, to urge EPA to abide by the will of Congress and comply with section 202(1) of the Clean Air Act. Sombke was motivated to write by EPW Chairman John Barrosso’s recent letter to Pruitt […]
Read MoreSupporting the Future of Family Farms & Ranches Through Policy Development
“A while back someone told Scott and me that if we want to make a difference for agriculture, we need to pick and organization and get involved. We chose Farmers Union,” Dick explains. “Because Farmers Union is down to earth and yet it provides a united voice for family farmers. Numbers matter.” The cooperative spirit […]
Read MoreSDFU to Senator Rounds: Time for EPA to Do Its Duty
SDFU President Doug Sombke today urged Senator Mike Rounds, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, to ensure that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt enforces a law that has been on the books for more than 25 years, but ignored by his Agency. Sombke was prompted to write by EPW Chairman John […]
Read More2017 Policy Update
S.D. Farmers Union members prepared for a busy year ahead at the 102nd annual state convention. Up for discussion were 10 special orders of business that will guide Farmers Union grassroots policy and legislative efforts in 2018. Continue reading to find a description and explanation for each special order.Special Order #1: TradeTime and time again […]
Read MoreCheryl Schaefers of Polo Will Attend NFU Women’s Conference
Cheryl Schaefers, a Polo crop and livestock farmer and owner of Cheryl’s Catering, was elected to serve as the South Dakota delegate to the National Farmers Union 2018 Women’s Conference held in San Diego, California January 14-18, 2018. Women in Leadership is the theme of this year’s convention. Women have been leading in agriculture for […]
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