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Duration
01:01:26
Description
Recording Date: 1971-10-11
File Identifier:MA012-AV-0047_01
Tony Dechant, President of the Farmers Union speaks about profit margins for farmers, farm production expenses, parity, the Capper-Volstead Act of 1922, cooperatives, G.T.A., Central Exchange Marketing, Farmers Union insurance, commodity future prices, and the future of agriculture. Ben Radcliffe gives the annual report of the South Dakota Farmers Union State President and speaks about the annual convention in Houston next month, membership, the youth program, upcoming Farmer/Worker Conference, organized labor, and S.D. tax reform. He states that the South Dakota Farmers Union will take the South Dakota property tax to court, asking that it be declared unconstitutional as a main source of revenue for education in South Dakota. State secretary Lee Swenson gives the financial report for the fiscal year just ended.
Subject Heading
South Dakota Farmers Union -- Congresses and conventions
Agriculture -- South Dakota -- Societies, etc.
Agriculture, Cooperative -- South Dakota
Dechant, Tony
Radcliffe, Ben; Property tax
Agricultural laws and legislation
Swenson, Lee
Geographical Location
Huron (South Dakota)
Item Type
Sound Recording - Non-Musical
Physical Format
Open reel audiotapes
Language
en
Digital Publisher
South Dakota State University
Rights Statement
Recommended Citation
"South Dakota Farmers Union 1971 Convention" (2020). South Dakota Farmer’s Union Audio Recordings. 53.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/sd_farmers_union_recordings/53