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Categories:$5,000 Donated to Farmers Union Foundation Endowment
August 3, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer UnionEach year, more than 3,000 rural youth participate in Farmers Union education programming. To help fund that programming, Gene Hammond recently donated $5,000 to the Farmers Union Foundation endowment. “This is something I can do to support the rural way of life and the next generation,” says Hammond. Hammond lives […]
Read MoreFarmers Union: An Advocate for Ethanol Since the Beginning
August 3, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union Farmers Union: An Advocate for Ethanol Since the Beginning 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 […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota Farmers Union Celebrates the Reis Ranch Family
August 3, 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 will highlight members who farm or ranch with their families each month. For the months of July & August, South Dakota Farmers Union features the Reis family who ranch near Reliance. […]
Read MoreYouth Develop Leadership Skills during South Dakota Farmers Union 2015 State Leadership Camp
July 30, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union Rural youth from 27 counties across South Dakota attended the 2015 South Dakota Farmers Union State Leadership Camp held at Storm Mountain Center just outside Rapid City. During the week-long camp, youth who have completed the seventh grade through high school developed leadership and communication skills as they organized […]
Read MoreS.D. Farmers Union President says Proposed New Language Ventures too Far from Policy of Country of Origin Labeling
New language tied to today’s Transportation Funding Bill could dramatically impact the strength of current Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) legislation, said Doug Sombke, S.D. Farmers Union President and a Conde, S.D. farmer. “The new language diminishes COOL’s ability to protect American consumers – it basically means that retailers no longer need to label where […]
Read MoreDon’t Mess With the RFS
July 22, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union South Dakota grows an abundance of corn that contributes to ethanol production. Ethanol is one product with several possibilities and benefits. A few of the benefits are described below.Fuel Options: The Renewable Fuel Standard ( RFS) has a long-term plan that would gradually increase renewable fuel usage and production; decrease […]
Read MoreS.D. Attorney General’s Office Provides S.D. Farmers Union with Title & Explanation Ahead of Schedule
Today, the S.D. Attorney General’s Office provided South Dakota Farmers Union Board of Directors with the title and explanation language for the Constitutional Amendment addressing Legislative Redistricting. Board members are pleased with the prompt response of the Attorney General’s office in processing their request ahead of schedule. “Now is the time to act,” said Doug […]
Read MoreThree South Dakota Teens Receive National Office within National Farmers Union
July 6, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union Three South Dakota teens were selected to serve on Farmers Union National Youth Advisory Council during the 2015 National Farmers Union All States Leadership Camp held in Bailey, Colo. this June. The students include: Jesse Carlson, 17, a Faulkton High School senior and son of Scott and Amy Carlson; […]
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