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Categories:The EPA E15 Ruling Opens the Door for E30
Doug Durante, Clean Fuels Development Coalition One of the things that has bugged me as we work our way through ethanol issues is when things are mis-characterized. Take for example the reference to the RFS as an “ethanol mandate.” Ethanol is in no way mandated under the RFS – the refiners choose ethanol as a […]
Read MoreAberdeen Farmer Elected Second Term as NFU Vice President
Family farmers and ranchers from across the nation elected Aberdeen farmer, Jeff Kippley to serve a second term as the National Farmers Union Vice President today, March 11, during the organization’s national convention held in Scottsdale, Arizona. “There is more work to do, and I am eager to continue to work hard for you,” Kippley […]
Read MoreKELO Radio’s Bill Zortman Receives Excellence in Agricultural Journalism Award from National Farmers Union
By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union For more than 60 years KELO Radio’s Bill Zortman has been giving rural citizens a voice. And today, March 11, National Farmers Union (NFU) recognized Zortman for his coverage of agriculture issues, presenting him with the Milt Hakel Excellence in Agricultural Journalism Award during the organization’s national […]
Read MoreReliance Rancher Receives National Award
By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union Many years ago, a Priest shared words of wisdom with David Reis that the Reliance rancher never forgot. “He told me, ‘if you don’t hear babies crying in the pews, you just as well lock the doors because your church is dying.’” A third-generation Lyman County cattle […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota Delegates take Grassroots Policy to NFU Convention
Family farmers and ranchers from across South Dakota are in Scottsdale, Arizona, advocating for policy supporting agriculture and rural communities during the 122nd National Farmers Union (NFU) Convention held March 10-12. “These members care about policy because grassroots policy, voted on by farmers and ranchers, is what guides our organization’s lobbying efforts in South Dakota […]
Read MoreLake Area Technical College Students Learn About Diversity of Cooperatives
By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union Before attending the Farmers Union College Conference on Cooperatives, all Landen Melius knew about cooperatives was from doing business at the local grain elevator and Chelsea Cenex station. Today, he knows much more thanks to touring several Minnesota-based cooperatives – each with a different focus – during […]
Read MoreDon’t Believe the EV Hype—For Ethanol, Stay the Course
Column by Doug Durante, Clean Fuels Development Coalition Among the issues that have put a scare into the ethanol industry over the past few years, the threat of electric vehicles has received considerable attention. While threats to the RFS, artificial limits on blend volumes and diminishing export markets are real, the EV threat should rank […]
Read MoreProperty Rights Focus of South Dakota Farmers Union Legislative Day 2024
By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union 2024 is the first year Egan property owner Clayton Rentschler attended a South Dakota Farmers Union Legislative Day. Rentschler has farmland in Moody County and he is concerned about his property rights. “South Dakota Farmers Union are the only ones standing up for landowners who want to […]
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