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

From the Blackburn Studios in Downtown Sioux Falls—Become a Blackburn Protected HOME—Learn more at Blackburn Repair.com

 

(((MUSIC—THIS OLE HOUSE)))

  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

October 14, 2025&mdash;10-11&mdash;SD Farmers Union Show&mdash;50-03
From the Blackburn Studios in Downtown Sioux Falls&mdash;Become a Blackburn Protected HOME&mdash;Learn more at Blackburn Repair.com
&nbsp;
(((MUSIC&mdash;THIS OLE HOUSE)))
&nbsp;&nbsp;I&rsquo;m Bill Zortman and welcome to our Monthly South Dakota Farmers UNION&nbsp; Show-----
&nbsp;
&nbsp; Once a month our friends at South Dakota Farmers Union present all &ndash;well at least some of the things they are doing Statewide with Farmers UNION----and yes It&rsquo;s part of our It&rsquo;s YOUR Agri Business show---
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; Joining me in the studio is Rocky Forman----who works in Huron with South Dakota Farmers Union-----
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; And we have a number of guests joining us---and we start with Doug Sombke---long-time South Dakota Farmers Union President----
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; ------Rocky-------Doug----------Bill-------
&nbsp;&nbsp; Where are we at mid-October&mdash;with South Dakota Farmers---
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; What is ahead-------
&nbsp;&nbsp; What about in DC and even Pierre---what needs to be done----
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; Doug your concerns for the harvest----and going into 2025----
&nbsp;
&nbsp; --------------------Doug----------Rocky-----Bill
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; When we come back we&rsquo;ll visit with Jeff Kippley---VP National Farmers Union---and VP South Dakota Farmers Union
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; This is our monthly SD Farmers Union Show&mdash;
&nbsp;
10:11/00----SDFU Commercials
10:12/30----Farmers Union 2
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; I&rsquo;m Bill Zortman and welcome back to our Monthly South Dakota Farmers Union Show---
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; Rocky Forman is with me in the studio---we just talked to long-time President Doug Sombke---
&nbsp;&nbsp; Now to South Dakota Vice President Jeff Kippley--
&nbsp;&nbsp; Also continuing to serve as National Farmers Union Vice President
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; Jeff&mdash;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
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; As well as what we know is happening in your home territory of South Dakota---
&nbsp;
&nbsp; ---------------Jeff---------------Rocky-------------Bill---------------
&nbsp;&nbsp; Biggest concerns--- we should have nationally with agriculture in all our states---and what Farmers Union is able to do about it
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; Members---there concerns with financials up-in-the-air----
&nbsp;&nbsp; How friendly is Farming to the administration---biggest concerns you have----
&nbsp;&nbsp; What you see as coming next------
&nbsp;&nbsp; Working together with other farm organizations----
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; What you see with the crops in South Dakota-----
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; Jeff Kippley&mdash;National Farmers Union Vice President
-----------------------South Dakota Farmers Union Vice President
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; Thanks for all you do------and don&rsquo;t be a stranger---we always have room to talk with Farmers Union---
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; ----------just ahead---we&rsquo;ll meet the Nemics&mdash;the Farm Family of the month&mdash;quite the interview with a Cancer Survivor as well
&nbsp;
10;28/00---Sarah Heinrich &ndash;KFGO Fargo Ag Report
10:29/30&mdash;Commercial Break
10:30/30---business news
10:32/30---Farmers Union 3
&nbsp;&nbsp; We always in our 10:00 Ag Shows&mdash;include Matt Swenson&mdash;Swenson Commodities---
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trust us&mdash;Farmers Unions wants to know what the market is doing and Matt&mdash;what are you seeing---
---------------Matt----------------
-----corn&mdash;beans&mdash;meat&mdash;energy&mdash;big board on wall street---
&nbsp;
--how do they reach you----with questions during the day---
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; Nick Nemic has joined us---Rocky tell me about the Nemic family
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; --------------what they are doing----what we should know-----
&nbsp;&nbsp; There hopes for 2025 and beyond----
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; When we come back we&rsquo;ll talk with a cancer Survivor---Kay KOCH
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; And family-------
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; Rocky&mdash;bill &ndash;Kay
&nbsp;
-----------------just ahead---we&rsquo;ll visit with two of the young &nbsp;people from farmers union&mdash;competing for a statewide award----
&nbsp;
10:46/00---Farmers Union
10:47/30---2 contestants taped segments
&nbsp;
Rocky and bill Set up
&nbsp;
Coy Peterson
&nbsp;
Talk and set up
Mavil Forman-----
&nbsp;
10:55/00&mdash;Commercials
10:56/30---Wrap----Bill and Rocky Forman

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