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Categories:Rural Lobbyist: Actual Use Put On Hold As SB 4 Is Tabled.
February 19, 2016 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union The Senate Ag and Natural Resources Committee was set to hear testimony on Senate Bill 4, a bill to redefine certain ag land as non-cropland. For many, this legislation is known as actual use taxation. Currently there is a debate in the agricultural community about which form of taxation […]
Read MoreRural Lobbyist: Updated: House Votes Down HB 1182 By One Vote.
HB 1182 was finally heard on the House floor Thursday. After two successful attempts to delay the legislation, using rule JR 5-17, House members have made their vote. With a crowded gallery, House members voted down HB 1182 by one vote. Needing a 2/3 majority to pass, the bill failed by a vote of 46 […]
Read MoreRural Lobbyist: Agriculture and Conservation Both Win With SB 136.
February 12, 2016 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union Not all news was bad news on Thursday as farmers found an ally in conservation with Senator Jim Peterson’s Senate Bill 136. If passed, SB 136 would provide an incentive to producers to plant perennial vegetation buffers within 50 ft. of lakes, ponds, and streams. The incentive would come […]
Read MoreRural Lobbyist: Senate Ag Committee OK’s Corporate Hog Farm Ownership In SD At Expense Of Family Farms.
February 12, 2016 – By #South Dakota Farmer UnionFamily farmers were dealt a blow Thursday, when the Senate Ag and Natural Resources committee passed Senate Bill 89, a bill removing the regulations regarding hog farm ownership in the South Dakota Family Farm Act. Under SB 98, corporations would be eligible to take ownership of hog farms in South […]
Read MoreRural Lobbyist: Debate for Teacher Pay Rages on.
February 12, 2016 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union The debate rages on concerning teacher pay in South Dakota. The House Committee on Appropriations heard testimony on Monday for House Bill 1182. If passed, HB 1182 would increase state sales and use taxes by percent for the purpose of increasing teacher pay in South Dakota. It was noted […]
Read MoreRural Lobbyist: Farmers Union stands for individual rights by standing against HB 1180.
This past Thursday the House Local Government committee heard testimony and took action on House Bill 1140. This bill attempts to modify legislation on planning and zoning that was passed in 2015. If you recall that bill was House Bill 1201 last year. Both bills are an attempt to encourage CAFO development in South Dakota. […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota Farmers, Ranchers & Rural Youth Visit Legislators Today for South Dakota Farmers Union Legislative Day
February 12, 2016 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union When you’re 15 politics can be confusing. South Dakota’s Legislature is now more understandable for the South Dakota teens who attended the South Dakota Farmers Union Legislative Day today. They joined family farmers, ranchers and rural business owners who also participated in the annual event. “It’s cool to see […]
Read MoreSturgis Rancher attends National Farmers Union 2016 Women’s Conference
February 12, 2016 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union Initials and brands cover the inside wall of a barn on the Sturgis ranch Mary Ellen Cammack operates with her husband, Randy. “It started back when my dad was doing daily chores. If you helped him milk and feed bucket calves, he would carve your name or initials into […]
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