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Mark Watne, President of the North Dakota Farmers Union, joined the N2K crew to tell us why they are giving back to National Guard troops in Washington D.C.
By Pam Musland
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NDFU) – National Guard troops on duty in our nation’s capital will soon be getting a different taste in the chow line.
Farmers Union Enterprises (FUE) announced today it will be donating $50,000 to provide roughly 5,000 soldiers with a nutritious meal from Founding Farmers restaurants, based in the Washington, D.C., area.
“Farmers are about feeding people,” said North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne. “They do important work, just like our troops. This is our way of thanking the Guard for their service in protecting our capitol and democracy. We hope the taste of good made-from-scratch homestyle cooking from our farmer-owned restaurants reminds them that we appreciate their sacrifice and the time they’ve spent away from their families.”
3 weeks ago in Agriculture tomr Photo: WNAX
Dakota Rural Action, one of the groups that opposed the merger of the South Dakota Department of Agriculture with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources is disappointed with the failure twice by the State Legislature to disapprove that unification. DRA member Stephanie Peterson says they’re now considering what their next steps may be if any.
She says they’re worried about how this merger will impact both beginning farmers and ranchers and local and regional food systems.
Merger proponents and the Governor both billed the new department as a one stop shop for farmers and ranchers that would save the state about $450,000 by eliminating five positions. Peterson says DRA didn’t see great savings from the merger.
South Dakota Senate won t stop Gov. Kristi Noem s plan to merge ag, natural resources departments
The South Dakota Senate has rejected an effort to stop Gov. Kristi Noem s plan to merge the state’s Department of Agriculture with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. 2:52 pm, Mar. 10, 2021 ×
The South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre. (Matt Gade / Republic)
PIERRE, S.D. South Dakota is poised to become the third state to have a state agency that oversees both agriculture and natural resources.
The South Dakota Senate on Monday, March 8, rejected an effort to stop Gov. Kristi Noem s plan to merge the state’s Department of Agriculture with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.