SDFB Members Take Part in SD Legislative Session
Published
2/13/2024
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