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Farmers Union: An Advocate for Ethanol Since the Beginning

Posted on: August 6, 2015   |   Categories: E30, News Releases

August 6, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union 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 supplies a local plant,” says Swayze, 71, who only […]

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2015-2016 Farmers Union Junior Advisory Council Members Selected to Serve

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August 6, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union During the 2015 Farmers Union State Leadership Camp, a six member Junior Advisory Council was selected by the youth and Education Council to serve as leaders, role models and representatives in planning and conducting the 2016 State Leadership Camp. The 2015-2016 Junior Advisory Council (JAC), who were announced during […]

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$5,000 Donated to Farmers Union Foundation Endowment

Posted on: August 3, 2015   |   Category: News Releases

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 […]

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Farmers Union: An Advocate for Ethanol Since the Beginning

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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 […]

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South Dakota Farmers Union Celebrates the Reis Ranch Family

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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. […]

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Youth Develop Leadership Skills during South Dakota Farmers Union 2015 State Leadership Camp

Posted on: July 30, 2015   |   Category: News Releases

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 […]

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S.D. Farmers Union President says Proposed New Language Ventures too Far from Policy of Country of Origin Labeling

Posted on: July 24, 2015   |   Categories: Meat Labeling, News Releases

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 […]

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Don’t Mess With the RFS

Posted on: July 22, 2015   |   Categories: E30, News Releases

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 […]

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