South Dakota Farm Bureau (SDFB) members from across the state recently took part in SDFB Day at the South Dakota Capitol on Feb. 6, 2024.

 Over 60 county Farm Bureau leaders joined members of the SDFB board of directors and staff for a day full of committee meetings, discussions with Gov. Kristi Noem, Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden, Sec. of Agriculture and Natural Resources Hunter Roberts, Sec. of Revenue Michael Houdyshell and other elected officials.

 “South Dakota Farm Bureau’s grassroots members set the policy direction for the organization and having our members from all over the state at the capitol for SDFB Day was very impactful and important,” said Krystil Smit, SDFB Executive Director. “They had the opportunity to talk personally with their local legislators about policy priorities and also see the legislative process at work.”

At noon, SDFB served lunch to legislators in the House and Senate lobbies. The SDFB delegation was formally introduced on the House and Senate floors. SDFB member Rep. Roger Chase of Beadle County and Sen. Sydney Davis of Clay County introduced the delegation to a standing ovation from legislators.  

Attending were members from Beadle, Brookings/Kingsbury, Brown, Campbell/McPherson, Charles Mix, Clark/Day, Clay/Union, Davison/Hanson, Deuel/Grant, Douglas, Hughes/Stanley/Sully, Jerauld/Sanborn/Aurora, Lincoln, Lyman/Jones Meade/Ziebach, Minnehaha, Pennington/Jackson, Spink/Faulk, Tripp/Mellette, Turner and Walworth/Edmunds.

To learn more about the policy topics South Dakota Farm Bureau is following during the 2024 Legislative Session visit www.sdfbf.org and click on “Policy”.

Beadle
 
Roger Chase
 
Kenny Hofer

Brookings/Kingsbury

Ginger Post
 Jerry Runia
 Michelle VanderWal
 Scott VanderWal

 Brown

Austin Dreyer
 Brenda Dreyer
 Jeffrey Wolff

Campbell/McPherson

Jack Goetz
 Roger Volzke
 Dwight Wiest
 Julie Wiest

Charles Mix

Lyle Nepodal

Clark/Day

Caleb McGregor
 Ryan Schmidt

Clay/Union

Sydney Davis

Davison/Hanson

Helen Geppert
 Mark Klumb
 Micah Klumb
 Rebecca Klumb
 Heather Lentz

Deuel/Grant

Scott Brandenburger

 Douglas

Steve Veenstra
 
Hughes/Stanley/Sully

Jane Brehe
 Lowell Mesman

Jerauld/Sanborn/Aurora

Roger Hainy
 Wayne Haines

Lincoln

Matthew Bogue

Lyman/Jones

Katrin Van Zandbergen
 Kevin Van Zandbergen

Meade/Ziebach

Clay Conry

Minnehaha

Ron Krogstad
 Mark Salvador
 Deborah Wirtjes
 Ron Wirtjes

Miner/McCook

Mike Jaspers 

Pennington/Jackson

Tyrel Eisenbraun
 Tony Farmen

Spink/Faulk

Landon Bushong
 Jeffery Gatzke
 Nick Ihnen
 Matt Smith

Tripp/Mellette

Rocky Blare
 Rob Koskan
 Jay Myers
 Sarah Myers

Turner

James Benson
 Walt Bones
 Krystil Smit
 Chad Nelson
 Richard Vasgaard
 Joyce Vasgaard

Walworth/Edmunds

Lyle Perman