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Categories:South Dakota Farmers Union Celebrates the Clark Ranch Family
August 24, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union Celebrating a century of service to South Dakota’s farm and ranch families, throughout 2015, South Dakota Farmers Union highlights members who farm or ranch with their families each month. This month, South Dakota Farmers Union features the Clark family who ranch 40 miles southeast of Lemmon. […]
Read MoreFarmers Union 2015 Rural Dakota Pride Honorees
August 24, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union Each year, South Dakota Farmers Union recognizes individuals who give back to their communities with the Rural Dakota Pride Award. To meet the 2015 honorees, attend the recognition ceremony held Sept. 5 at 11 a.m. on the Freedom Stage at the S.D. State Fair. Bob Glanzer, […]
Read MoreFarmers Union Celebrates Another Successful Camp Season
August 24, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union More than 1,729 rural youth, ages 6 to 18, learned about cooperatives, developed leadership skills and celebrated South Dakota’s agriculture industry together by attending a Farmers Union County, District or State camp this summer. “Camps are a wonderful way for S.D. Farmers Union to fulfill our commitment to providing […]
Read MoreS.D. Farmers Union Celebrates Rural Youth, Community Heroes and 100 Years of Service During the 2015 S.D. State Fair
South Dakota Farmers Union celebrates 100 years of service to South Dakota’s rural communities and farm and ranch families during Farmers Union Day held Sept. 5 during the 2015 South Dakota State Fair in Huron. “The State Fair is South Dakota’s agricultural showcase. It’s the place where the families, businesses and organizations who make up […]
Read MoreEnroll in the 2015-2016 Rural Economic & Leadership Development Program Today
August 6, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union Farmers Union Rural Economic and Leadership (REAL) Development Program is looking for committed leaders from farms, ranches and rural communities across South Dakota to enroll in the 2015-2016 class. “Farmers Union is committed to developing leaders within rural communities,” explains Erin Wilcox, SDFU Rural Development Coordinator of the program […]
Read MoreRandy & Mary Ellen Cammack will Represent South Dakota for the 2015-2016 Farmers Union Enterprise Couples Leadership Program
Ranching together for almost 40 years, Mary Ellen and Randy Cammack look forward to sharing a bit of what they’ve learned with younger couples as well as gaining knowledge they can bring back to their Sturgis ranch through their participation in the 2015-2016 Farmers Union Enterprise Couples Leadership Program. “History does repeat itself and we¹ve […]
Read MoreFarmers Union: An Advocate for Ethanol Since the Beginning
August 6, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union Although his corn has a ways to grow before harvest 2015, like most corn farmers, Orrie Swayze knows where his crop will go once it leaves his Wilmot farm. “Most all of my corn goes into ethanol. Our local elevator supplies a local plant,” says Swayze, 71, who only […]
Read More2015-2016 Farmers Union Junior Advisory Council Members Selected to Serve
August 6, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union During the 2015 Farmers Union State Leadership Camp, a six member Junior Advisory Council was selected by the youth and Education Council to serve as leaders, role models and representatives in planning and conducting the 2016 State Leadership Camp. The 2015-2016 Junior Advisory Council (JAC), who were announced during […]
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