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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…

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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Hemp and Livestock Development Issues Top Discussions at SDFB Convention

Published November 25, 2019

Policy priorities, agriculture technology and more were highlighted as South Dakota Farm Bureau members gathered in Sioux Falls Friday and Saturday. This year’s convention theme was Leadership, Precision, Performance, featuring a technology fair for the first time. SDFB Executive Director…

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.

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."…

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…

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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State Farm Bureau Leaders Anticipating Trump’s Visit

Published January 14, 2019

President Donald Trump is set to address the nation’s largest farm organization just before noon today. "Obviously we'll hear about current issues like border security, but I hope he'll also talk about farm bill implementation," says AFBF Vice President Scott…

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Leadbetter Advances to “Sweet 16” in AFBF Discussion Meet

Published January 14, 2019

At the Farm Bureau convention, Jon Leadbetter of Wishek, North Dakota advanced to the “Sweet 16” round in the Young Farmers and Ranchers Discussion Meet. Leadbetter says the topics addressed in the competition can lead to future Farm Bureau policy…

Wetland Mitigation Milestone in SD

Published January 10, 2019

The first wetland mitigation credits have been released in South Dakota. The South Dakota Farm Bureau is administrating a federal USDA grant for the wetland mitigation bank. The first land in the program is located in Deuel County.

Articles tagged under: South Dakota Farm Bureau

SD Farmer Believes Trade Aids in Certainty

VanderWal Speaks to Phase One Trade Agreement with China

Hemp and Livestock Development Issues Top Discussions at SDFB Convention

Kjerstad Receives SDFB Award

SD Farmers Make Stand Against Tariffs

SDFB Members Pleased With Property Tax Win

Local Farm Leaders React to Trump Address

State Farm Bureau Leaders Anticipating Trump’s Visit

Leadbetter Advances to “Sweet 16” in AFBF Discussion Meet

Wetland Mitigation Milestone in SD

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