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South Dakota Farmers Union meets in Huron

Despite the blizzard, President Doug Sombke says there are enough delegates attending convention to set policy. Sombke tells Brownfield there are resolutions being considered including keeping the sales taxes that come from county fairs and strengthening eminent domain laws.

“The laws right now don’t necessarily cover landowner rights the way they should. There’s way too much gray area and we need to stiffen them up a bit more.”

Vice-President Wayne Soren says grassroots policy is important.

“A lot of the policy we go through in South Dakota at this meeting, we move forward to national policy. Even in a blizzard it still matters.”

The South Dakota Farmers Union Convention wraps up Friday in Huron. Photo credit: South Dakota Farmers Union