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Categories:Sunshine Bible Academy FFA Chapter Named Quiz Bowl Champions During Team Up For Safety State Fair Competition
Sunshine Bible Academy FFA Chapter won today’s S.D. Farmers Union Team Up For Safety Quiz Bowl held during the South Dakota State Fair in Huron. Team members include: Evan Lopez, Shelby Belmore, Andrew Hoffman and Christopher Hass. The team was recognized with a cash prize. The Team Up For Safety competition is run in a game-show format […]
Read MorePanelists Discuss the Upcoming Farm Bill During Rural Issues Discussion at the State Fair
South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) gave rural community members the opportunity to join the conversation on the upcoming Farm Bill during a panel discussion hosted today at the State Fair. As the 2014 Farm Bill is set to expire in September 2018, farmers and ranchers of South Dakota are left to wonder how the new […]
Read MoreFarmers Feed Nearly 1000 Fairgoers for Only 30 cents During Farmers Union Farmers Share Lunch
In an effort to educate consumers, family farmers and ranchers treated fairgoers to a 30 cent lunch in the South Dakota Farmers Union tent today at the South Dakota State Fair. “There is a large gap between prices charged in grocery stores and the actual profits received by farmers and ranchers who raise the ingredients,” […]
Read MoreFrom 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 […]
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