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December 23, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union Ranch Family sees Past as Part of the Future 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 […]
Read MoreNancy Mueller Receives Minnie Lovinger Esteemed Educator Award
December 18, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union S.D. Farmers Union Davison County Education Director, Nancy Mueller was recognized for her years of dedicated service to South Dakota Farmers Union Youth Programming with the Minnie Lovinger Esteemed Educator Award during the Centennial Convention held Dec. 9-10, 2015 in Huron. “Nancy Mueller has made great contributions to the […]
Read MoreAgriculture Producers from Reliance, Britton & Union Center Elected to Represent at National Farmers Union Convention
December 14, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union Four agriculture producers were selected to represent South Dakota’s family farmers and ranchers during the South Dakota Farmers Union centennial convention held in Huron last week Dec. 9-10. “Farmers Union is a grassroots organization, all policy – state and national – begins with our members at the state level. […]
Read MoreDoug Sombke Elected to Serve Sixth Term as South Dakota Farmers Union
December 14, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union Doug Sombke was elected by the members of South Dakota Farmers Union to serve a sixth term during the organization’s centennial convention held in Huron Dec. 9 and 10, 2015. “I feel truly honored to serve the membership of this great organization – these are South Dakota’s farmers, ranchers […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota Famers Union Responds to EPA’s Decision to Issue RFS Targets Below Statutory Levels
December 2, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union South Dakota Farmers Union President, Doug Sombke, is concerned by the recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision to issue final renewable fuel volume targets which are well below their statutory levels. “This is not good for South Dakota’s family farmers and rural communities,” said Sombke, a fourth generation crop […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota Farmers Union Celebrates the Sumption Farm Family
November 30, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union South Dakota Farmers Union Celebrates the Sumption Farm Family By Lura Roti, for South Dakota Farmers Union photos by Kaylee Speck Photography Celebrating a century of service to South Dakota’s farm and ranch families, throughout 2015, each month South Dakota Farmers Union highlights members who farm or ranch with […]
Read MoreMeet the 2015 South Dakota Farmers Union Torchbearers
November 30, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union Eleven South Dakota youth will receive the Torchbearer award during the South Dakota Farmers Union Centennial Convention held Dec. 9-10, 2015. The highest award the organization bestows upon youth, these teens are recognized for their commitment to community and leadership skills. Torchbearers have completed all levels of the Famers […]
Read MorePublic Invited to Hear Temple Grandin Speak During 2015 S.D. Farmers Union State Convention in Huron Dec. 9, 2015
– Dr. Temple Grandin, the renowned animal handling researcher, livestock facility designer and author, is the keynote for the South Dakota Farmers Union State Convention held Dec. 9 and 10, 2015 in Huron at the Crossroads Convention Center (100 4th St. SW). “When Farmers Union brought Temple Grandin to the state in 2014 the response was […]
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