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Categories:From the Field: Farmers Are the Original Conservationists
By Tom Driscoll, Director of NFU Foundation and Conservation Policy Farmers are the original conservationists, and no one knows the soil that sustains us better than the farmers who work it. Family farmers have a strong partner in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in supporting and coordinating efforts to protect our environment and shared […]
Read MoreFarmers Union Launches Initiative to Expand Ethanol and Biofuel Markets
Today, South Dakota Farmers Union together with National Farmers Union and other state organizations, unveiled an initiative to advance federal policies that support U.S. renewable energy sources. The initiative will promote legislative and regulatory solutions to expand markets for higher blends of ethanol, like E30, and advanced biofuels. “While the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) has […]
Read MoreMedia Advisory: Farmers Union to Roll out Initiative to Expand Use of Ethanol, Advanced Biofuels
WASHINGTON – The transition to a homegrown, renewable energy future for America is underway. Biofuels, higher blends of ethanol in gasoline, and advanced, bio-based technologies are reaping tremendous benefits for our environment and providing much-needed economic stability to America’s farming and rural communities. The U.S. must implement federal-level policies that encourage expanded markets for these […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota Farmers Union Foundation Offers $2,500 Agricultural Graduate School Scholarship 2017
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 MoreSDFU Foundation $500 Scholarship Applications Due Nov. 1
South Dakota Farmers Union Foundation will be awarding three $500 scholarships to young people who commit to attending a South Dakota college, university or technical school and are children of parents who are current dues-paying members of South Dakota Farmers Union. Scholarships are available to high school seniors or freshmen currently enrolled in a post-secondary […]
Read MoreS.D. Farmers Union Celebrates the Schiley Ranch Family
S.D. Farmers Union Celebrates the Schiley Ranch Family By Lura Roti, for South Dakota Farmers Union It’s a hot June day and Hope Schiley is on Chico, riding out past the tree belt. When her mom and dad drive out to check on their 5-year-old, she is smiling. “Just this summer she really started to enjoy riding. […]
Read MoreCommunity Heroes Honored & Farmers Feed Fairgoers During 2017 Farmers Union Day at the State Fair
“There is a big difference between grocery store price tags and what farmers and ranchers receive for the crops and meat they raise,” Sestak says. The lunch, which feeds more than 1,000 fair-goers each year, clearly illustrates this fact by selling a lunch that would typically cost $8, if it were purchased at a café, […]
Read More2017 Insuring a Brighter Tomorrow Scholarship Winners will be Recognized During 2017 Farmers Union Day at the S.D. State Fair
The South Dakota Farmers Union Foundation, in cooperation with Farmers Union Insurance Agency, have announced the recipients of the annual Insuring a Brighter Tomorrow scholarships. Scholarship recipients will be recognized during the 2017 South Dakota Farmers Union Day at the State Fair, Sept. 2 on the Freedom Stage across from the Farmers Union Tent. Twenty-five high […]
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