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Categories:South 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 […]
Read MoreS.D. Farmers Union Requests Release of CRP Acres for Livestock Feed
June 20, 2017 The Honorable Sonny Perdue Secretary of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC Secretary Perdue: I write on behalf of Farmers Union members who are experiencing significant drought in the Upper Great Plains. I urge you to immediately consider emergency haying and grazing on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land. Emergency haying and grazing of […]
Read MoreS.D. Farmers Union Announces their Support for Non-Meandered Water Draft Legislation
S.D. Farmers Union Announces their Support for Non-Meandered Water Draft LegislationHURON, S.D. – S.D. Farmers Union President, Doug Sombke, says the organization supports 5 Open Compromise, the non-meandered water draft legislation discussed by the Interim Committee for Regulation of Non-meandered Waters held May 24, 2017 in Pierre.“Now that we have had time to review the […]
Read MoreS.D. Farmers Union Jr. REAL Speaker Focuses on Overcoming Adversity
Kubwayo calls that mentality a “mind virus,” a negative way of thinking based on one’s experiences and circumstances. His story is about overcoming adversity, breaking cycles and living life to your fullest potential. He reminds students that happiness is a choice. South Dakota Farmers Union Education Director, Rachel Haigh-Blume recruited Kubwayo for the keynote address, […]
Read MorePerdue Testifies on Depressed Rural Economy
By Skylar Schneider, NFU Executive Assistant Yesterday, the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing on rural communities and agriculture, during which U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue provided an update on the state of the farm economy. In written testimony, he addressed the fact that, after a 50 percent decrease over the past four years, […]
Read MoreAccess To Markets: Why Media Matters in Agriculture
By Tommy Enright, Wisconsin Farmers Union Communications AssociateSome farms garner a great deal of media attention while similar farms fly below the radar. Why is this? To be sure, there are farmers doing enough awesome things in their communities that people take notice. But more likely, they are good at marketing themselves.In my experience, attention […]
Read MoreS.D. Farmers Union Celebrates the Martinmaas Farm Family
South Dakota Farmers Union has served South Dakota farm and ranch families for more than a century. Throughout the year, we share their stories in order to highlight the families who make up our state’s No. 1 industry and help feed the world. This month we feature the Martinmaas farm family from Orient. Ray and […]
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