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Categories:The Rural Lobbyist: CALL TO ACTION! COOL BILL WILL BE HEARD FEB. 15TH
February 9, 2017 – By #South Dakota Farmer UnionTHIS IS A CALL TO ACTION! Senate Bill 135, a bill to create stronger Country of Origin Labeling standards in South Dakota, will be heard in Senate State Affairs on Wednesday, February 15 at 10:00 AM. We need all members and concerned citizens to show up and show their support for […]
Read MoreThe Rural Lobbyist: The importance of SDFU Legislative Day.
February 3, 2017 – By #South Dakota Farmer UnionMonday is a big day at the Capitol as Farmers Union members arrive for South Dakota Farmers Union Legislative Day. It’s a great day for members because they have the opportunity to meet with their legislators to discuss the issues near and dear to them. Most importantly, the legislators truly […]
Read MoreThe Rural Lobbyist: Senate Bill 66 is proof the system can work.
February 3, 2017 – By #South Dakota Farmer UnionEmotions and tensions ran high this week as the Senate discussed HB 1069, an act to repeal Initiated Measure 22. It reminded us that politics can get ugly from time to time. However, Thursday’s Senate Ag and Natural Resources committee hearing reminded us that politics can also be a vehicle […]
Read MoreThe Rural Lobbyist: SDFU lone ag group to testify in favor of rural broadband bill.
February 3, 2017 – By #South Dakota Farmer UnionRural broadband is an issue for many Farmers Union families. As advancements in ag technology move at a rapid pace, some farms only fall further behind without access to rural broadband. That’s why Farmers Union was happy and eager to support Senate Bill 71. During testimony on SB 71, proponents […]
Read MoreThe Rural Lobbyist: Senate Bill 67 tabled, but threat still remains.
February 3, 2017 – By #South Dakota Farmer UnionA lot can happen to a bill during the 35-40 days of legislative session. It can be amended, passed, deferred, defeated, hoghoused, smoked out, and as we saw with Senate Bill 67, tabled. Senate Bill 67 is a bill ripe with problems as it increases the number of signatures necessary […]
Read MoreTwo PE Teachers Working Together to Keep the Family Farm
February 2, 2017 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union Feb. 2, 2017Two PE Teachers Working Together to Keep the Family Farm: The Story of the GooseMobile Sixty-four years ago Ruth (Iburg) and Tom Neuberger embarked on their life’s adventure together beginning with a road-trip from South Dakota to Ft. Benning, Georgia, where Tom’s orders were awaiting them. Along […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota Farmers Union Celebrates the Kenzy Ranch Family
January 31, 2017 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union By Lura Roti, for S.D. Farmers Union Ralph Kenzy used to tell his sons, “You can’t put it all in your pocketbook.” “He meant that agriculture is a lot more than money,” explains his oldest son, Brett, 45. “You get to be on the land, raising your kids. You […]
Read MoreThe Rural Lobbyist: Senate Bill 21 Passes out of Senate Ag.
January 27, 2017 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union Senate Bill 21 was one of two bills to pass out of the Senate Ag committee this week. This bill was a clean-up bill proposed by the Public Utilities Commission. Commissioner Chris Nelson noted that this bill was designed to streamline the process for claims against grain buyers and […]
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