SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - This week, South Dakota farmers and ranchers made the trip to the nation’s capital to advocate for policies that support agriculture.

A farm bill is now two years overdue. This, along with a trade war that is cutting off international markets for farmers in the state to sell to, is all becoming a dire concern.

David Reis, a Lyman County Farmer, said the farming community is being forced to tread lightly in their business.

“You’re trying to run farm country with a whole bunch of ad hoc and add-on provisions and people not knowing what’s going on and what’s going to happen in the future, it’s really tough to do business that way,” Reis said.

Specifically, Reis is advocating for a policy that many conservative lawmakers have long supported: Mandatory

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