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Categories:Cooperatives: 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 […]
Read MoreDeuel FFA Chapter Named 2015 Champion during Farmers Union Team Up To Safety State Fair Quiz Bowl
September 8, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union The Deuel FFA Chapter won the 2015 Farmers Union Team Up for Safety Quiz Bowl Championship held today during the South Dakota State Fair in Huron. Team members include; Georgialee Quail, Jennifer Mueller, Colin Magedanz and Nick Cook. As one of four teams who qualified for this championship round during […]
Read MoreState Fair Goers Enjoy Lunch for only 34 Cents during the Farmers Share Luncheon Today
September 8, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union HURON, S.D. – Ever reach for an item on your grocery list only to recoil from the price? “I frequently have non-farming friends make comments about how good prices must be after a trip to the grocery store. The truth is, even when prices are down to the point […]
Read MoreTrue or False: A Voters Guide to Redistricting
August 28, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer UnionWhile traveling the state collecting signatures for redistricting reform, I shared an interesting conversation with a certain state legislator that highlighted a number of myths surrounding our campaign. These appear to be common assertions of opponents to our amendment. So I felt it would be appropriate to go ahead and […]
Read MoreThe Troubles of TPP
August 26, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer UnionWhat’s that old cliche? “Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on…me.” Or maybe it’s “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.” Regardless of which saying you prefer, the message remains the same. In life, we must learn from […]
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