South Dakota | Morning Ag Clips

September 18, 2019

Ann Vostad, Donna Adrian, Gary Cammack and Ludwig Hohm will be recognized with the Eminent Leaders in Agriculture, Family and Community honor during a banquet on Sept. 20 at the McCrory Gardens Education and Visitor Center in Brookings. (Courtesy of SDSU)

RECOGNITION ...

Eminent Leaders in Ag, Family and Community

South Dakota State University will recognize four individuals

September 17, 2019

Hands-on, the SDFU Farm Safety Trailer engages youth with safety through many activities. For example, youth can try on a safety harness while learning about grain bin safety; drive an ATV simulator to learn how to safely drive an ATV and through the 3-D model farm, they can learn about high-risk areas of the farm and how to be safe. (Courtesy of SDFU)

SAFETY ...

Farm safety is a year-round focus for SDFU

South Dakota Farmers Union invests in farm safety year-round

September 16, 2019

The Golden Triangle Award, the family farm organization’s highest legislative honor, was presented to each recipient this week during NFU’s Fall Legislative Fly-In. (Courtesy of IFU)

RECOGNITION ...

NFU honors 26 Congressional champions of ag

26 outstanding U.S. Senators and Representatives receive Golden Triangle Award

September 15, 2019

GOING DIGITAL ...

Pork Checkoff moving remittance payments online

System designed to significantly reduce processing time, paper and expenses

September 14, 2019

ASA Agri-Services Agency

HEALTH INSURANCE ...

Why is offering health insurance important?

Offering health insurance to your employees is a good idea for several reasons

September 12, 2019

Advocates for ethanol, Former South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle (left) with South Dakota Farmers Union President, Doug Sombke today in D.C. during the National Farmers Union Fly-In. (Courtesy of SDFU)

FLY-IN ...

Tom Daschle meets with NFU members in D.C.

Daschle is an ethanol advocate and former South Dakota Senator

September 10, 2019

New horse feed with gastric support ...

Purina Omolene horse feed provides gastric care

Reformulation adds Outlast® Gastric Support Supplement

September 10, 2019

NOXIOUS WEED ...

Palmer amaranth a prohibited noxious weed seed

Seed for sale within South Dakota may not contain prohibited noxious weed seeds

September 9, 2019

More than 30 South Dakota farmers and ranchers met with U.S. Department of Agriculture officials in D.C. Monday as part of the 2019 National Farmers Union Annual Fly-In. Wessington Springs farmers, Shane and Julie Fastnacht traveled to participate in the Fly-In because they want to provide a voice for family farmers and ranchers. Their first stop is meeting with officials at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (Courtesy of SDFU)

FLY-IN ...

S.D. family farmers & ranchers visit USDA officials

More than 30 South Dakota farmers and ranchers met with officials in D.C.

September 9, 2019

The final webinar in a four-part series hosted by gerontologists from North Dakota State University Extension and South Dakota State University Extension will take place on September 11. (Courtesy of NDSU)

WEBINAR ...

Difficult conversations webinar Sept. 11

The webinar will help participants discuss delicate topics associated with aging