Articles tagged under: South Dakota Farm Bureau

SD Couple Places in Top Ten of Excellence in Ag Competition

Published January 25, 2020

Nick and Bekah Ihnen of Tulare, South Dakota were among the top ten finalists in the Young Farmers and Ranchers Excellence in Agriculture contest at the national Farm Bureau convention. The competition is an opportunity for young agriculturalists to share…
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SDFB Focused on the 2020 Legislative Session

Published January 22, 2020

The South Dakota legislative session is underway. While South Dakota Farm Bureau members and staff are in Austin for the national convention, Executive Director Krystil Smit says the focus is still back home. The first week of session was full…
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SD Farmer Believes Trade Aids in Certainty

Published January 20, 2020

Estelline, South Dakota farmer and Farm Bureau board member Jerry Runia sees the forward movement with trade as a step in the right direction. Those thoughts came after hearing President Donald Trump speak Sunday. Accoring to Runia, trade aids in…
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VanderWal Speaks to Phase One Trade Agreement with China

Published January 19, 2020

More than 200 people attended the phase one signing ceremony, with one of those being South Dakota Farm Bureau President Scott VanderWal. "The main impact on agriculture has to do with the $40 billion of ag products going to China.…
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Kjerstad Receives SDFB Award

Published November 25, 2019

Patty Kjerstad of Wall, South Dakota received the memorial Richard Kjerstad Friend of South Dakota Farm Bureau award. Kjerstad was honored during the SDFB annual convention in Sioux Falls this past weekend.
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SD Farmers Make Stand Against Tariffs

Published August 21, 2019

South Dakota Farm Bureau hosted a panel discussion on trade and tariffs at Dakotafest. SDFB Marketing Coordinator Brenda Dreyer said tariffs are making an impact on South Dakota farmers. "We brought in local farmers to discuss how it's impacting them."…
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SDFB Members Pleased With Property Tax Win

Published March 7, 2019

The South Dakota legislative session wraps up Wednesday. South Dakota Farm Bureau lobbyist Michael Held says the biggest win for farmer members was to defeat attempts to increase property taxes. "Schools wanted to do a $30 million increase in property…
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Local Farm Leaders React to Trump Address

Published January 15, 2019

Having the attention of the president for two straight years is a huge accomplishment. That thought comes from South Dakota Farm Bureau executive director Krystal Smit. "I think it is incredibly exciting that we as an organization brought enough attention…
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