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Categories:Farm Safety Education Should Reach Beyond the Farm Gate
June 2, 2016 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union Nearly 500 farm work-related deaths occur annually, according to a 2013 study from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). As farmers and ranchers are more active on and around their operations this time of year, National Farmers Union (NFU) is raising awareness about farm safety issues and best […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota Farmers Union Celebrates the Symens Farm Family
May 23, 2016 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union 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 number one industry and help feed the world. By Lura Roti, for South Dakota […]
Read MoreOn a Mission for Cooperation: It’s Camp Season 2016
May 23, 2016 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union Growing up on a farm south of Gregory, Dowain Kerner didn’t give his dad, Dean’s, career much thought. That is, until he began attending Farmers Union Camp as a kid. “I was born on a farm; it’s what my dad does for a living. But when I was little, […]
Read MoreNFU Statement on Proposed RFS Volume Targets
May 19, 2016 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union South Dakota Farmers Union President, Doug Sombke, does not support the May 18, 2016 announcement made by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which proposes a 5 billion gallon cut to its 2014 Renewable Fuels Standard renewable volume obligations. “By setting the 2017 renewable volume obligation at 18.8 billion […]
Read MoreBig Oil vs. The RFS: The Fight Fueling the U.S.
May 13, 2016 – By #South Dakota Farmer UnionThere is a saying “You can’t have too much of a good thing.”Isn’t that the truth? For over a decade, America has reaped the benefits related to the success of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The RFS has delivered a decade of job creation, cleaner air, advancements in energy technologies, and […]
Read MoreS.D. Farmers Union Supports Sen. Grassley’s Reintroduction of Legislation Banning Packer Ownership of Livestock
South Dakota Farmers Union President, Doug Sombke joins with National Farmers Union (NFU) organization in commending U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) for reintroducing legislation to ban packer ownership of livestock. “Sen. Grassley has always been recognized by Farmers Union for his continued support of family farmers and ranchers,” said Sombke, a fourth-generation Conde crop and […]
Read MoreFun and Raising Funds
May 9, 2016 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union Fun and raising funds for the next generation of agricultural leaders is the focus of the 2016 Farmers Union Foundation Open Golf Tournament which will be held June 21, 2016, at the Lakeview Golf Course in Mitchell (3300 N Ohlman St., Mitchell). The tournament will be a four-person, 18-hole […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota Farmers Union Welcomes New Education Director
May 9, 2016 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union South Dakota Farmers Union recently hired Rachel Haigh-Blume to serve as Education Director. “We are excited about Rachel’s background and professional experience, as well as her enthusiasm for youth and agriculture,” said Doug Sombke, President of South Dakota Farmers Union. Haigh-Blume will be responsible for educational programming, which serves […]
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