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South Dakota Farmers Union hosted a COOL rally May 8, 2015, in Watertown during President Obama’s visit to remind the Administration to maintain Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) as a federal law. “We are working to keep COOL on people’s minds so they will remind Congressional leadership of the important role it plays in food […]
Read MoreQuiz Bowl Encourages Youth to Think about Farm & Ranch Safety
May 6, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union Four FFA Chapters placed in the Farmers Union Team Up for Safety Quiz Bowl held in conjunction with the 2015 South Dakota State FFA Convention and will be advancing to the state competition held during the South Dakota State Fair. The qualifying teams are, in order of highest score, […]
Read MoreRally to Support Country of Origin Labeling This Friday May 8 in Watertown
May 6, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer UnionSouth Dakota Farmers Union is hosting a rally to support Country of Origin Labeling or COOL, Friday May 8, 2015 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Belmont Park in Watertown, (on the northeast corner of Third Avenue & 9th St.). All farmers, ranchers and citizens are encouraged to attend […]
Read MoreKeep COOL and Make Your Voice Heard
May 5, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union By President Doug Sombke On a recent trip to Italy, I was struck by the fact that the menus in nearly every restaurant I patronized labeled all ingredients by their country of origin. Although the U.S. has a Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) law that was passed in 2008, […]
Read MoreDoes Everyone Get To Know Where Their Food Comes From Except Americans? Column by Doug Sombke,President of South Dakota Farmers Union.
May 4, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer UnionColumn by Doug Sombke,President of South Dakota Farmers Union On a recent trip to Italy, I was struck by the fact that the menus in nearly every restaurant I patronized labeled all ingredients by their country of origin. Although the U.S. has a Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) law, which […]
Read MoreFarmers Union Now Taking Nominations for 2015 Rural Dakota Pride Awards
April 28, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer UnionHelping women in her community has been Cindy Wilk’s calling for more than 30 years. It began when her mother, Jan Manolis, was among a group of women to open a domestic violence shelter in Huron. “Domestic violence is something that is very dear to my heart. Years ago there […]
Read MoreCooperatives Provide a Local Voice in A Global World
April 27, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer Union Like many farmers with deep roots in South Dakota, the Dirty Thirties weren’t kind to David Kayser’s family. His grandpa, Felix Kayser, lost his Emery farm and his grandpa, Art Jarding, had to invest his own money to save the local cooperative he helped establish. “Those were tough times […]
Read MoreCelebrating Farm & Ranch Families: Ries Family Farm
April 26, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer UnionIn 1950, Donald and Armella Ries purchased some farmland a few miles southeast of Watertown and began milking four cows. A year later, their son, Mel, was born. Today Mel, his wife Orla, and three of their five grown children continue to milk cows on the farm. “I was raised […]
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