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Categories:South 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 […]
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 […]
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