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Categories:The Rural Lobbyist: Informational hearings topic of discussion during Senate Ag this week.
January 27, 2017 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union In terms of legislation, not much went on in House and Senate Ag this week. However, we did attend important information sessions in both committees. This week we heard from Secretary of Agriculture Mike Jaspers on the comings and goings of the Department of Ag, our State Veterinarian Dustin […]
Read MoreThe Rural Lobbyist: Clean-up bills sweeping through the legislature.
January 27, 2017 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union A number of clean up bills had their time in the sun this week, with 6 bills passing out of their respective houses. Those bills include: HB 1012- revise certain provisions related to wind and solar easements. This bill simply places solar easements under the same rules and regulations dealing with […]
Read MoreThe Rural Lobbyist: Country of Origin Labeling to make its return to the legislature.
January 27, 2017 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union Country of Origin Labeling will be the topic of discussion the Senate State Affairs committee when they take up SB 135. This legislation is similar to the legislation proposed last session that was narrowly defeated in the House Ag and Natural Resources Committee. In SB 135, retailers of all […]
Read MoreThe Rural Lobbyist: Your weekly recap and forecast
January 20, 2017 – By #South Dakota Farmer UnionIt has been a busy week for SDFU out in Pierre fighting for family farmers and ranchers. Check out the info below to get our recap for the week and what to look out for going forward: This Week *SDFU Board met with the Governor’s Office and the Secretary of […]
Read MoreThe Rural Lobbyist: Despite strong support, Senate Ag committee defers SB 9/10
The most contentious discussion of the week took place in the Senate Ag Committee on Thursday with Senate Bills 9 and 10. These two bills address the longstanding SDFU issue of water management through watershed districts. Both bills were the recommendation of the River Basin Natural Resource District Oversight Advisory Task Force. Since the bills […]
Read MoreThe Rural Lobbyist: SDFU seeks compromise on farm reporting in HB 1038
January 20, 2017 – By #South Dakota Farmer UnionCurrently farm LLC’s are required to file two separate annual reports. Some believe the two forms are redundant in the information they require. As a result, the office of the Secretary of State has offered House Bill 1038 that repeals the requirement for filing an annual farm report. In this […]
Read MoreThe Rural Lobbyist: SB 23 makes it way through to the House.
January 20, 2017 – By #South Dakota Farmer UnionTwo years ago the legislature passed an extensive infrastructure package to improve our state’s roads and bridges. Senate Bill 23 makes a minor structural change in the previous legislation but makes a major difference in improving roads and bridges. The changes allow for two things to happen. They allow the […]
Read MoreThe Rural Lobbyist: Drone Bill SB 22 Flies Through the Senate
January 20, 2017 – By #South Dakota Farmer UnionSenate Bill 22 attempts to exempt certain unmanned aircraft systems (drones) from the state requirement of being a registered aircraft. The bill exempts all aircraft under 55lbs. It is important to note that the bill addresses nothing more than the registration of the aircraft at the state level. Drone fliers […]
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