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Categories:The 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 […]
Read MoreThe Rural Lobbyist: SDFU Hard at Work During First Weeks of Session
January 19, 2017 – By #South Dakota Farmer UnionThe first two weeks of session are usually dominated by executive reappointments, departmental reports, and “clean up bills” but rest assured SDFU is hard at work preparing and advocating for upcoming legislative issues. This week the SDFU board joined Ellie and I in meetings with the offices of the Governor […]
Read MoreThe Rural Lobbyist: A Look at the 92nd Legislative Session
Tuesday marked the beginning of the 92nd Legislative Session. Legislators were sworn in, Governor Daugaard gave his State of the State Address, and now SDFU looks towards pressing issues that will be addressed this session. Those issues include: The Buffer Strip Bill You might recall conversation about this bill last session when it received near unanimous […]
Read MoreAlexandria Farmer Shares Her Thoughts on Faith, Family, Farming and Outreach
January 9, 2017 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union It was the first day of school 2006 and LeAnn’s phone rang. Her son, Chet’s, preschool teacher was calling. “She said, ‘LeAnn I think we have a problem. At the end of the day Chet packed up his bag and said, ‘Thanks Mrs. Lanners. I had a great day, […]
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