DRA Legislative Questionnaire Responses, Part Four of Five In mid-September, Dakota Rural Action sent out a questionnaire to all candidates running for State House and Senate. Below are the returned responses to the following question: The last two legislative sessions … Continued
DRA Legislative Questionnaire Responses, Part Three of Five In mid-September, Dakota Rural Action sent out a questionnaire to all candidates running for State House and Senate. Below are the returned responses to the following question: Energy costs are often one … Continued
DRA Legislative Questionnaire Responses, Part Two of Five In mid-September, Dakota Rural Action sent out a questionnaire to all candidates running for State House and Senate. Below are the returned responses to the following question: Late this summer, in the … Continued
DRA Legislative Questionnaire Responses, Part One of Five In mid-September, Dakota Rural Action sent out a questionnaire to all candidates running for State House and Senate. Below are the returned responses to the following question: “Water–both quality and quantity–is an … Continued
Over the past couple of years, there has been a concerted effort in the South Dakota Legislature to undermine initiative & referendum. That has played out with the fight over repeal of IM 22 in the 2017 session, the Initiative … Continued
2020 Farm Beginnings class in Rapid City! Farm Beginnings is a farmer and rancher-led training and support program offered by Dakota Rural Action that provides participants an opportunity to learn first-hand about low-cost, sustainable methods of farming and offers the … Continued
When November 16th – 10:30 am – 9:30 pm November 17th – 9:00 am -3:00 pm Location Pat Duffy Center 19 East Main, Ft. Pierre, SD 57532 Keynote Speaker This year’s keynote speaker is DRA member and lawyer Bruce Ellison. He … Continued
The 2018 South Dakota Local Foods Conference (SDLFC) is scheduled for Nov. 2-3 at the Swiftel Center in Brookings, SD. In addition, Thursday, Nov. 1 offers several in-depth pre-conference sessions and tours. Registration opens Sept. 1, 2018. This conference provides … Continued
A recent Facebook post from Hungry For Truth (the media wing of the SD Soybean Producers) was meant to make consumers believe food choices are all the same, but instead perfectly illustrated what an industrial foodscape actually looks like: Notice … Continued
This post originally published on DRA’s Legislative Blog on July 4, 2018 A unanimous decision by the Grant County Commissioners yesterday revokes permission for Confined Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) operators to run force-main manure disposal pipes through the right-of-way across … Continued