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Categories:S.D. Farmers Union Supports Extension to Protect Rail Delivery
South Dakota Farmers Union President, Doug Sombke commended Congressional approval for an extension of the implementation requirement for Positive Train Control (PTC). The extension approved Oct. 28, 2015 by the U.S. Senate prevents a serious interruption of service, protecting American farmers, ranchers, and others who rely on the rail system. “The rail industry is an […]
Read MoreCooperative Patrons Need to Read & Address CHS Proposed Bylaw Changes
October 22, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union South Dakota Farmers Union President, Doug Sombke, urges cooperative patrons to weigh in on CHS proposed bylaw changes. “If the suggested bylaw changes are passed, they will significantly alter the philosophy of CHS which could have a negative impact on family farmers and could result in changes to the […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota Farmers Union Celebrates the Meeks Ranch Family
October 5, 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 October, South Dakota Farmers Union features the Meeks family who ranch on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Land is sacred […]
Read MoreCelebrate South Dakota’s Cooperatives: Member-owned & Member Led for Almost a Century
October 5, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union For many of South Dakota’s rural communities, cooperatives have served as a lifeline to technology, products and services which have allowed local farmers, ranchers and businesses to grow and thrive. “Co-ops have played an important role in our state’s progress,” explains Doug Sombke, President of South Dakota Farmers Union. […]
Read MoreCooperatives: A Tool for Empowering Rural America
September 28, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer UnionOctober is National Cooperative Month, a point on the calendar when more than 29,000 cooperatives from across the nation undertake some form of educational outreach to ensure that people better understand the cooperative business model and how it can improve life for rural Americans. And cooperatives are more important than […]
Read MoreSouth Dakotans Bring Farm & Ranch Issues to Congress During National Farmers Union Annual Legislative Fly
September 22, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union South Dakota family farmers and ranchers spent three days on Capitol Hill visiting with Congressional leaders about key issues impacting agriculture in South Dakota and across the nation. “Boots on the ground make a difference,” said Doug Sombke, S.D. Farmers Union President. “With harvest just around the corner, this […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota Farmers Union Invites Greg Peterson of the Peterson Farm Brothers to Speak during Jr. REAL
September 9, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union When they made their first YouTube parody video to teach friends about life on their family’s Kansas farm, Greg Peterson says he and his siblings never thought it would go viral – receiving more than 5 million hits. The video launched him and his family into agriculture activism. This […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota State Fair Celebrates a Century of Service during the South Dakota State Fair
September 8, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union HURON, S.D. – South Dakota Farmers Union celebrates 100 years of service to the state’s family farmers and ranchers today during the South Dakota State Fair in Huron. “Just as agriculture has changed over the last one hundred years, our role as an organization has changed,” said Doug Sombke, President […]
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