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Farmers Union Summer Interns Begin Work on Youth Camping Season
May 10, 2012
Four summer interns have started work at South Dakota Farmers Union this month in preparation for the family farm organization’s local, regional and statewide youth camps this summer.
Read More...Youth Camp Dates Scheduled
May 1, 2012
South Dakota Farmers Union's youth camp dates are currently being scheduled. Several dates have been set, and registration forms are available for select camps already.
CLICK HERE to visit the youth camp listing page and click on the dates of your local camp to download the registration form. More forms are coming online daily, so check back in often!
Read More...Labor Department Abandons Plan to Regulate Farm Youth Workers
April 27, 2012
South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) President Doug Sombke released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Labor yesterday announced it was abandoning efforts to change rules governing youth who work in agriculture.
Read More...Livestock Disaster Protection Act Would Give Producers Much Needed Safety Net
April 26, 2012
South Dakota Farmers Union President Doug Sombke today praised an effort led by Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., to protect livestock producers through the new farm bill who become victims of disaster. Rep. Noem has introduced the Livestock Disaster Protection Act which would implement permanent baseline funding over the next five years of the farm bill to reimburse producers who lose animals due to adverse weather conditions.
Read More...Senate Committee Working on Farm Bill, NFU Makes Recommendations
April 25, 2012
National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson sent a letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Ranking Member Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Tuesday, praising their work on the 2012 Farm Bill while also urging them to strengthen certain programs within the legislation.
Read More...Lyman, Brookings, Wolsey-Wessington, Lennox Advance to Quiz Bowl Finals
April 18, 2012
The FFA chapter from Lyman High School was the top scoring team during the semifinal round of the third annual Team up to Safety quiz bowl competition sponsored by South Dakota Famers Union.
Read More...Teams Set for Annual 'Team up to Safety' Quiz Bowl Competition
April 5, 2012
The third annual 'Team up to Safety' quiz bowl competition, sponsored by South Dakota Farmers Union, will be held Monday, April 16, on the campus of South Dakota State University.
Read More...Farmer-owned Reserve Would Preserve Farm Income, Decrease Market Volatility
April 4, 2012
National Farmers Union (NFU) has released the final report from a study by the University of Tennessee Agricultural Policy Analysis Center on the effects that a Market-Driven Inventory System (MDIS) would have on U.S. agriculture. Phase I of the study, released in September 2011, examines the effects MDIS would have had on extreme crop price volatility and government payments from 1998 to 2010, while Phase II reviews the effects of MDIS from 2012 to 2021.
Read More...Farm Payments Bill Limits Excess, Closes Loopholes
March 21, 2012
Legislation introduced today in Congress will put a cap on farm payments individual producers are eligible for and close loopholes in the current program. The measure, introduced by Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., and Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, would set a hard cap on combined farm payments of $250,000 for a married couple.
Read More...South Dakotans Give Over $11,000 to Feeding America Buffett Challenge
March 8, 2012
Farmers Union members from across the country have given over $55,000 to Feeding America, a nonprofit hunger relief organization, $50,000 of which will be matched by farmer and philanthropist Howard G. Buffett. South Dakota and its Farmers Union members contributed over $11,200 to the effort. 138 individuals across South Dakota donated to the challenge.
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