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Categories:Rural Communities Get Creative To Provide Childcare
Then, about the time she went on maternity leave with their daughter, Maysa, their childcare provider notified the families she cared for that she would be closing her business. Loni and Travis reconsidered the daycare center, but now that they had two children, the $1,000-a-month price tag didn’t fit their family budget. So, she and […]
Read MoreA letter to the family farmer and rancher
Dear Family Farmers and Ranchers,This time of year you can’t drive through South Dakota and not think about farming or ranching: The thousands of acres being worked by generations of family farmers and ranchers just like your own, producing countless acres of corn and head of cattle, all for one important reason, to feed us, […]
Read MoreFarmers & Ranchers will Discuss E30 & Rural Healthcare During 2017 S.D. Farmers Union Convention
Today, Knudson serves as a Principal Research Scientist and is the Co-Director of the Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis at NORC. She also is the Deputy Director for the Rural Health Reform Policy Research Center, one of seven rural health research centers funded by the federal Office of Rural Health Policy. “Studying health insurance […]
Read MoreJaclynn Knutson of Centerville Receives NFU Foundation Scholarship for Next Generation Agricultural Leaders
The $1,000 Stanley Moore Scholarship is awarded in memory of its namesake, a long-time Farmers Union member and visionary leader, including his roles as National Farmers Union (NFU) Vice President and chairman of the NFU Insurance Companies board. Jaclynn Knutson is a seventh generation Centerville farmer (and third generation FFA member). She and her sisters […]
Read MoreFarmers Union Feeds Farmers During 2017 Harvest
“Getting a lunch from Farmers Union makes me feel appreciated for the work I’m doing,” Voss explains. “My lunches during harvest are normally cold sandwiches eaten on the go. It was nice to have a different lunch for a change.” Making sure producers feel appreciated and get a complimentary lunch during harvest is the goal […]
Read MoreHow ending Obamacare’s individual mandate will hurt rural America
How ending Obamacare’s individual mandate will hurt rural America Senate tax reform plans have extended to include the repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance mandate. In short, the mandate works as a requirement for most people to have health insurance. Without the mandate individuals will drop their coverage, leaving market stability and policy […]
Read MoreS.D. Farmers Union Celebrates the Beer Ranch Family
By Lura Roti, for S.D. Farmers Union Pulling back a thick layer of crop residue with his bare hands, Mike Beer digs into the earth and holds up a black clump of soil alive with earthworms. “This is heavy clay and when I first started farming, it was hard as a rock. Now, look at […]
Read MoreNew Legislation: What you need to know about the Young and Beginning Farmers Act
What is it?A bipartisan bill introduced by Representatives Sean Patrick Maloney, NY-18 and Ryan Costello, PA-6, onNov. 4.Why is it relevant?Now more than ever, young farmers and ranchers are struggling to get their foot in the door of agriculture. The average age of farmers in the U.S. is 60 years old and steadily increasing. This […]
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