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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 […]
Read MoreTrip Rewards Youth Leadership; Packs in Co-Op Education and Fun
By Toby Kane, for South Dakota Farmers Union In this day of social media and the digital world, a lot can happen in a day. But for three days, July 6-8, 18 juniors and seniors from across South Dakota learned countless real-world things about cooperatives. The Minnesota trip rewarded their completion of three years of […]
Read MoreS.D. Farmers Union 2017 Junior Advisory Team Our Everyday Heroes
2017-2018 JAC Announced Youth elected to serve on the 2017-2018 Junior Advisory Council include: Jim Brockel, Shadehill; Dalton Gerlach, Stickney; Marissa Holinka, Watertown; Haley Keizer, Plankinton; Joseph Nugteren, Canistota; and Hannah Sumption, Frederick. During the 2018 South Dakota Farmers Union State Leadership Camp, the council members, elected by their peers, will fill the role of […]
Read MoreS.D. Farmers Union Celebrates the Springer Farm Family
by Lura Roti for S.D. Farmers Union Rock hound and fourth-generation Dixon farmer, Terry Springer, 65, says when he’s outdoors he’s always on the lookout for a stone that catches his eye. “Ever since I was a little boy, I’ve been walking around with my head down,” explains Terry, who over a lifetime has amassed […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota Farmers Union Applauds USDA Decision to Allow for Emergency Haying in Upper Great Plains
In response to the decision, Sombke a fourth-generation crop and livestock producer from Conde, issues the following statement: “We are grateful for the grace that this action shows. It brings some relief to a natural disaster which has left many of South Dakota’s livestock producers in need of grass and other forages to feed their […]
Read MoreFrom the Field: Farming is a Risky Business
By Matt Perdue, NFU Government Relations Representative Farming is a risky business. A sudden storm, enduring drought, or proliferation of crop disease can decimate a crop. Even when farmers produce a bumper crop, market downturns can still make it a struggle to make ends meet. In Montana’s “Golden Triangle,” farms of all sizes and types […]
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