October 14, 2025—10-11—SD Farmers Union Show—50-03

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  I’m Bill Zortman and welcome to our Monthly South Dakota Farmers UNION  Show-----

  Once a month our friends at South Dakota Farmers Union present all –well at least some of the things they are doing Statewide with Farmers UNION----and yes It’s part of our It’s YOUR Agri Business show---

   Joining me in the studio is Rocky Forman----who works in Huron with South Dakota Farmers Union-----

   And we have a number of guests joining us---and we start with Doug Sombke---long-time South Dakota Farmers Union President----

   ------Rocky-------Doug----------Bill-------

   Where are we at mid-October—with South Dakota Farmers---

   What is ahead-------

   What about in DC and even Pierre---what needs to be done----

   Doug your concerns for the harvest----and going into 2025----

  --------------------Doug----------Rocky-----Bill

   When we come back we’ll visit with Jeff Kippley---VP National Farmers Union---and VP South Dakota Farmers Union

   This is our monthly SD Farmers Union Show—

10:11/00----SDFU Commercials

10:12/30----Farmers Union 2

   I’m Bill Zortman and welcome back to our Monthly South Dakota Farmers Union Show---

   Rocky Forman is with me in the studio---we just talked to long-time President Doug Sombke---

   Now to South Dakota Vice President Jeff Kippley--

   Also continuing to serve as National Farmers Union Vice President

   Jeff—welcome---share with us what we ought to be talking about today---involving Farmers Union from what you do in DC and for other states

   As well as what we know is happening in your home territory of South Dakota---

  ---------------Jeff---------------Rocky-------------Bill---------------

   Biggest concerns--- we should have nationally with agriculture in all our states---and what Farmers Union is able to do about it

   Members---there concerns with financials up-in-the-air----

   How friendly is Farming to the administration---biggest concerns you have----

   What you see as coming next------

   Working together with other farm organizations----

   What you see with the crops in South Dakota-----

   Jeff Kippley—National Farmers Union Vice President

-----------------------South Dakota Farmers Union Vice President

   Thanks for all you do------and don’t be a stranger---we always have room to talk with Farmers Union---

   ----------just ahead---we’ll meet the Nemics—the Farm Family of the month—quite the interview with a Cancer Survivor as well

10;28/00---Sarah Heinrich –KFGO Fargo Ag Report

10:29/30—Commercial Break

10:30/30---business news

10:32/30---Farmers Union 3

   We always in our 10:00 Ag Shows—include Matt Swenson—Swenson Commodities---

    Trust us—Farmers Unions wants to know what the market is doing and Matt—what are you seeing---

---------------Matt----------------

-----corn—beans—meat—energy—big board on wall street---

--how do they reach you----with questions during the day---

   Nick Nemic has joined us---Rocky tell me about the Nemic family

   --------------what they are doing----what we should know-----

   There hopes for 2025 and beyond----

   When we come back we’ll talk with a cancer Survivor---Kay KOCH

   And family-------

   Rocky—bill –Kay

-----------------just ahead---we’ll visit with two of the young  people from farmers union—competing for a statewide award----

10:46/00---Farmers Union

10:47/30---2 contestants taped segments

Rocky and bill Set up

Coy Peterson

Talk and set up

Mavil Forman-----

10:55/00—Commercials

10:56/30---Wrap----Bill and Rocky Forman