July 8, 2025---SD Farmers Union Show---Show 48-96

   From the Blackburn Studios in Downtown Sioux Falls—Become a Blackburn Protected Home—Learn More at Blacburn Basement Repair.com.

   I’m Bill Zortman and welcome to a monthly South Dakota Farmers Union Show. Show 48-96 in our ORIGINAL It’s YOUR Business Series.

   With me in the Studio this morning is Rocky Forman—who made the drive from Huron to Sioux Falls---while my old friend Doug Sombke—who heads South Dakota Farmers Unions is closer to the Huron Home.

   Doug---good morning to you----- we know there is a lot of talk about the President’s so Called Big Beautiful Bill----joining us is Andrew Streff---Doug if you will introduce him to our audience

 ---talk about how the markets are responding to the bill that a bit heavy handily past the House and Senate---

 ----------Andrew/Doug/Rocky/Bill------(doug by phone too)

 ---------concerns---------what it does to Agriculture in South Dakota and farm states----

  How we survive----in 2025 and beyond---big losses to those in agriculture with the structure-----that doesn’t seem to be farmer friendly

-----------Andrew/Doug/Rocky/Bill-----------------

   Mike Stanz joins us 

Talking about the reconciliation Bill-------------

 What we need to know----what we can do about it—what SDakotans are saying----and

------when we come back---we’ll visit with Sam Bowman---from the State Senior Camp and camps going forward---later Laura Edwards—SD State Climatologist---- Mr. Tree John Ball--- and the Farm Family –you’ll want to listen to----Harden County Village—the Jenson Ranch Family

10:20/30—Farmers Union Commercials

10:21/30---SDFU 2

----Sam Bowman—report from State Senior Camp and Camps going forward---605-228-6300----

 The camp—what is being seen—how many attending---what is different about 2025—camps----and who else should be attending---

What the young people learn—and why it is a great arm of South Dakota Farmers Union----

 -----------------topics that kids are concerned about—or want to have more information as they have moved into the 2nd half of 2025---

 ----------------Sam------------

  The value of being a part of the State Senior Camp---

-------Sam-----Rocky---------Bill--------------

Appreciate you and all you are doing---

 Sarah Heinrich---Growing Harvest Network—KFGO Fargo is next—

 10:27/30---Sarah Heinrich—Growing Harvest Network

10:29/00---Farmers Union Commercials

10:30/30---SDFU 3

   This is the South Dakota Farmers Union Show----Matt Swenson wants to make sure people have the morning numbers----what does Swenson Commodities show at mid-morning—

   What would the Farmers Union Farm Show be without the Farm Family of the month---

   Our friend Lura Roti---wrote about the Jenson Ranch Family---63 years ago—Ralph, South Dakota had a general store, a post office, a Lutheran Church a cemetary and a school----  

Six 63 years later—Louise Jensen maintains the grounds around the now mostly vacant buildings and cemetary---

The family homesteaded in 1896 and ranch today 10 miles north of Reva

All Jace ever wanted is to work on the ranch he constructed and in the oil fields but always wants to be back at the ranch---

 Rocky Forman----Bill Zortman and family-------------

-------Quite the family Rocky------

-----Lura Roti works so hard putting these together---- and does a fabulous job…

 10:44/00—KELO Commercials

10:45/30---Ag biz==Farmers Union

----Candi Briley----State Fair------

----John Ball-----Mr. Tree---what he is seeing

----Taped Segment----Laura Edwards to Beresford---

---wrap—SD Farmers Union –website –what you see ahead---