Volume CXI, No. 3 Huron, SD MAY 2026
A PUBLICATION OF SOUTH DAKOTA FARMERS UNION
SERVING SOUTH DAKOTA’S FARM & RANCH FAMILIES SINCE 1915.
Meet the 2026 Intern Team
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Increase to Renewable Fuels Mandate
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Farmers Union Celebrates Farm & Ranch Moms
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FFA Quiz Bowl
s we reflect on the women who raised us this Mother’s Day, South Dakota Farmers Union celebrates the many women who support the state’s No. 1 industry – farm and ranch moms!
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2026 Photo Contest
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South Dakota Farmers Union Celebrates Harding County Ranch Family
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The Johnson family ranches in Harding County: Bill, Laura, Carty, Amy, Brad and Adley.
Lindsey Hinsvark with her husband, Lance, and their children, newborn Hank, Georgia, 4, and Swede, 2.
Read about Brenda Reis from Reliance and Lindsey Hinsvark from Gary on Pages 10 and 11.
sk five-year Adley Johnson what she enjoys most about life on her family’s Harding County ranch and without hesitation the fifthgeneration rancher says, “riding horses.” Her favorite? A palomino named Custer. Adley is the reason her dad, Brad, is happy he returned home after a more than a decade career as a professional steer wrestler. “I enjoy it when Adley comes out and helps me. When we are tagging calves, she writes the tag number and date in the calving book,” Brad said. Amy, Adley’s mom agrees. “We like having the girls with us when we are working. Sure things get done a bit slower and we have to revolve
Johnson Family Continued on Page 2