•Social Worker•Advocate•Farm girl• Book Nerd•Lifetime learner• Lover of the process •Passionate about life, people,& rural America•Candidate SD House District 2
An ongoing trade war with China has contributed to oversupply of American commodities. This year, the soybean surplus is expected to be 29.87M tons, which is twice as large as last year's surplus. As a result, soybean prices have fallen to a 10-year low: https://t.co/WBp18pTu4H
U.S. soybean farmers remain frustrated by the lack of progress between the U.S. and China in resolving the trade war, which continues to immediately threaten soy prices and, if not resolved, farmers’ ability to stay in business. #TradeNotTariffs#RescindtheTariffs#Soybeans
With inches of rain in the forecast, trade agreements uncertain, billions of gallons of ethanol obligations waived, and an RVP waiver still unresolved, corn farmers need some relief now. A penny per bushel will be grossly inadequate. #plant19#NoPlant19#APennyWontCutit
While we support the Administration's overall goals in these negotiations, ASA cannot support continuing & escalating the use of tariffs to achieve them. Farming is too vulnerable a business to tolerate this much uncertainty for this long. #TradeNotTariffs#RescindtheTariffs
As a nurse practitioner & TN farmer Matt Niswander is a voice for the rural opioid crisis. Joining him is NY farmer Doug Young who champions citizens who create community & extend it to immigrants. These examples of Weavers help us overcome social fragmentation #WeaveThePeople
Happy Mother's day, Teacher Appreciation Week, and Nurse Appreciation week to the 1979 SD Draft Horse and Mule Breeders Association Queen!! ❤️👸👩⚕️🐴 https://t.co/CrZeCJBgwn
It's been a great start to #birthdaymonth! Donated Blood at #Vitalent followed up by some Culver's ice cream!
Stop by any Culver's today, donate a $1 to FFA… https://t.co/VrNOhmM2BZ
I am now, at this moment in time, 100% caught up on emails in all 6 of my email accounts. I have also managed to delete all those unread junk emails and unsubscribed from most. #thanksInsomnia#FeelsSoGood#WontLastLong
This is a tremendous resource to share please with anyone dealing with the flood. Remember that if someone is in despair there is help! #lovethyneighbor
South Dakota Response - Flood https://t.co/tbmh62daib
Corps of Engineers just announced that water releases from Gavins Point Dam being hiked to 90,000 cfs tonight. They were at 17,000 two days ago. Serious downstream flooding will likely result.
That's all, folks: As of 2:39 a.m. CT, SD's legislature has passed a budget for FY 2020. Here are the highlights:
⬆️10 percent: Nursing home Medicaid reimbursement rates
⬆️ 6.5 percent: Community support providers
⬆️ 2.5 percent: Education
⬆️ 2.5 percent: State employee salaries
The Crow Creek and Oglala Sioux Tribes are requesting that the state not display its flags in the Capitol, saying the pipeline protest bills last week have ‘destroyed’ their trust and hope for reconciliation with the state. https://t.co/KzAnao8kw0
3/13/19 - 9:39 AM CDT: With precipitation starting to move into the region, here's an updated chart with the timing for the variety of precipitation we'll see across South Dakota and west central Minnesota. Travel conditions will rapidly deteriorate across much of the area Today.