“We are in favor of steps that help to improve the likelihood of voluntary easements—something we should all be supportive of regarding these types of PUC-permitted projects. Senate Bill 198 is intended to facilitate discussion towards that end goal.”
The South Dakota Farm Bureau (SDFB) and the South Dakota Corn Growers Association (SDCGA) today announced their support for a requirement that CO2 pipeline companies secure voluntary easements for at least 67% of the pipeline before invoking eminent domain.
A super-charged agricultural event, the Commodity Classic hosted a record-breaking crowd of more than 11,000 farmers from across the nation in Houston, TX last February 28th through March 1st.
Ag groups praise lawmakers for passing pipeline bills that deliver landowner protections and property tax relief to those affected, as well as preserves local zoning.
Farm groups announce support for a $1 per linear foot payment to landowners with a CO2 pipeline.
A letter signed by 3,466 farmers from across the country, including 131 from South Dakota, was sent to President Biden today expressing concern that his administration is taking a short-sighted approach to addressing climate change by prioritizing the use of electric vehicles over biofuels, such as corn ethanol, as it works to drastically lower the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions.
The South Dakota Corn Growers Association (SDCGA) along with the South Dakota Soybean Association (SDSA) have announced their support for 2024 legislative bills HB 1185, HB 1186 and SB 201.
The South Dakota Corn Growers Association (SDCGA) adopted policy on the environmental and economic benefits of CO2 pipelines and related property rights issues at their Annual Meeting in Sioux Falls on Saturday, January 20th, 2024.
In South Dakota, the South Dakota Corn Growers Association has been working to promote its priorities to help growers. Last July, farmer representatives from the SDCGA attended the NCGA Corn Congress in Washington D.C. They also met with South Dakota’s delegation — U.S. Senator John Thune, U.S. Senator Mike Rounds, and U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson.
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) holds an annual ‘Corn Congress’ where farmer leaders from state associations convene to serve as state delegates to help shape priorities for corn advocacy for the NCGA.
There is just something about Washington that comes across swampy. During particularly brutal heatwaves, Washingtonians like to remind themselves that of course it’s hot; after all, the capital city was built on a swamp. In recent years, voters, who have grown disenchanted with Washington, have been increasingly referring to the capital as the swamp and to its political inhabitants as creatures of the swamp.