Volume CX, No. 2 Huron, SD March/April 2025
A PUBLICATION OF SOUTH DAKOTA FARMERS UNION
SERVING SOUTH DAKOTA’S FARM & RANCH FAMILIES SINCE 1915.
College Cooperative Educational Trip
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American Beef Labeling Act Reintroduced
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2025 Legslative Day
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Harding County Ranchers Receive National Award
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2025 NFU Convention
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efining moment. These are the words National Farmers Union (NFU) President Rob Larew used during his National Convention keynote address when he described the times family farmers and ranchers find themselves in today. “This is a defining moment for family farmers and for our
democracy. But the greatest threat to our movement isn’t just one administration or policy, it’s the divisions among ourselves. Because the moment we become so focused on one issue and we stop working together, we lose our most powerful tool – collective action.”
Convention Overall Continued on Page 14
South Dakota Farmers Union Celebrates Brown County Farm Family Save the Date for Camp! 4 State Leadership 4 State Youth 4 County Camps Turn to page 7, 20, 22 to learn more
The Ellwein family raise crops and cattle near Frederick. Melissa and Todd (middle) are pictured here with son, Carson, and son-in-law, Casey Cox. Read their story beginning on page 2.