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Categories:S.D. Farmers Union President Urges Trump to Reinstate COOL for Public Health Reasons
South Dakota Farmers Union President, Doug Sombke joins National Farmers Union in urging President Trump to reinstate Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) of beef and other meat products for public health reasons. “Without COOL, consumers don’t know where their meat is raised or processed. The recent Brazilian meat scandal just affirms the fact that we need to […]
Read MoreThe Rural Lobbyist: SDFU Scores Key Victories in the 2017 Legislative Session.
South Dakota Farmers Union stayed busy this legislative session working on a number of legislative issues. These issues ranged from promoting the use of Premium E-30 to funding the Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Lab. Fortunately, SDFU is able to boast a number of successes in this year’s efforts.There seemed to be a strong theme […]
Read MoreNational Farmers Union Supports Use of E30 in All Fuel Injected Vehicles
March 13, 2017National Farmers Union Supports Use of E30 in All Fuel Injected VehiclesHURON, S.D. – National Farmers Union called for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to open the market to higher blends of ethanol in a landmark resolution passed during the National Farmers Union annual meeting held in San Diego March 5-8, 2017. […]
Read MoreThe Rural Lobbyist: SB 130 Comes Back From the Dead, Grabs Attention of Ag Groups
Sometimes during legislative session bills will slip under the radar. This happens because many bills begin with simple intentions. These bills will quietly pass out of their house of origin and then BAM! All of the sudden all eyes are on a bill that everyone previously considered “clean-up” or “simple”. Such was the case with […]
Read MoreThe Rural Lobbyist: ADRDL Funding Discussion Heats Up As Session Comes to Close
As the final days of the 92nd Legislative Session draw near, we find ourselves with three bills that will most likely play a part in funding the new Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Lab. These bills will most likely be some of the last bills addressed and will also most likely spend time in conference […]
Read MoreThe Rural Lobbyist: SCR 14 Finds Overwhelming Support, Fuels Premium E-30 Debate
Members of the House and Senate have sent a clear message to the office of the Governor with the passage of SCR 14, we want Premium E-30. To read an earlier post about SCR 14, including the resolution’s text, you can click here. Members in both houses voted overwhelmingly to support the use of Premium […]
Read MoreDeadline for $1,000 Farmers Union Insurance Insuring a Brighter Tomorrow Scholarship is April 15, 2017
Each year, South Dakota Farmers Union Foundation, in cooperation with Farmers Union Insurance Agency, gives $1,000 scholarships to 25 South Dakota high school students. The deadline for scholarship applications is April 15, 2017. Scholarships can be used to put toward students’ post-secondary education at a South Dakota college, university or technical school. Recipients are selected […]
Read MoreThe Rural Lobbyist: ADRDL Funding Takes New Shape With Current Proposal.
The search for $58 million continues as do the discussions on how to fund the Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Lab. If you recall, I have posted a few different funding proposals already in previous editions of the Rural Lobbyist but none of those methods have found favor with a majority of members of the […]
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