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Farm Bill Timetable

Published December 22, 2024

Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation President Dan Glessing was in Washington, D.C. for the American Farm Bureau board meeting. Time was also spent amid the chaos on Capitol Hill. The 2025 farm bill was a hot topic. "Now, this is pretty…

Ag Trade Deficit

Published August 22, 2024

During the Congressional session at Dakotafest, Senator John Thune spoke about the trade deficit. “We run trade deficits in this country but never in agriculture,” said Thune. “Last year we ran about a $17 billion ag trade deficit.” Johnson also…

Leader Thune Would Remain on Ag Committee

Published May 4, 2024

South Dakota Senator John Thune has been the Senate Minority Whip since 2021 and is a candidate to replace Senator Mitch McConnell as the Republican leader at the end of the year. If successful, Thune said he would remain a…

Thune Upset With White House Trade Policies

Published March 22, 2024

South Dakota Senator John Thune went to the Senate floor Thursday to criticize the Biden Administration’s agricultural trade agenda. "Last year, the United States posted a $16.6 billion agricultural trade deficit and that trade deficit, believe it or not, is…

Thune Honored at SD Corn Event

Published January 21, 2024

During the South Dakota Corn Conference, the South Dakota Corn Growers Association presented the Outstanding Legislative Leadership Award to South Dakota Senator John Thune.

Legislation Proposed to Update GHG Modeling

Published October 18, 2023

South Dakota Senator John Thune and Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar have reintroduced legislation that would require the Environmental Protection Agency to update its greenhouse gas modeling for all renewable fuels. Thune and Klobuchar said the EPA’s current model does not…

Foreign Farmland Purchases Under Scrutiny

Published September 28, 2023

Foreign ownership of U.S. farmland is being described as a threat to national security. At a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, South Dakota Senator John Thune said USDA should have a larger role in overseeing foreign ownership of farmland. Earlier in…

Thune Outlines His Farm Bill Priorities

Published July 14, 2023

South Dakota Senator John Thune went to the Senate floor Thursday and outlined his farm bill priorities. Thune said crop insurance is the cornerstone of the farm safety net and must be maintained. Thune has introduced legislation requiring the U.S. trade…

SD Native Nominated to CFTC Board

Published June 5, 2023

President Biden has announced his intentions to nominate Summer Mersinger for a full term on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Mersinger was first appointed to the CFTC board in March of 2022. Mersinger is a South Dakota native and spent…

Livestock Regulation Act Introduced

Published March 30, 2023

South Dakota Senator John Thune and Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema have reintroduced a bill that would prevent the EPA from issuing livestock emission permits. The Livestock Regulatory Protection Act would amend the Clean Air Act to prevent EPA from issuing…

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Farm Bill Timetable

Ag Trade Deficit

Leader Thune Would Remain on Ag Committee

Thune Upset With White House Trade Policies

Thune Honored at SD Corn Event

Legislation Proposed to Update GHG Modeling

Foreign Farmland Purchases Under Scrutiny

Thune Outlines His Farm Bill Priorities

SD Native Nominated to CFTC Board

Livestock Regulation Act Introduced

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