October 3, 2004: Contact: Bill Du Bois, info@i-29ers.com
20 Candidates on Tour to Support Right to Vote on Feedlots Whistle Stop Tour I-29 Dairy Corridor Twenty state legislative
candidates will join other speakers as part of an eight city Whistle
Stop Tour. It is designed to call attention
to the “I-29
Dairy Corridor.” Former U. S. Senator Jim Abourezk will speak in Canton and Sioux Falls. Abourezk is the attorney for citizens in Moody County who are fighting for the right to vote on whether a large feedlot comes into their area. That case is headed to the South Dakota Supreme Court. Rapid City state senate candidate Mike Reardon is also a well known West River musician. He will have his guitar along for the ride on I-29er motor home. His music will also follow the speeches at the Saturday night event in Brookings at 7 pm. To participate candidates agreed citizens have the right to vote on whether a large feedlot comes into their area. They also agreed the I-29 Dairy Corridor is not a great idea. The state government has designated eastern South Dakota as the “I-29 Dairy Corridor.” It is advertised in England and the Netherlands as the ideal place in all the world to put large dairy farms. State officials claim these large dairy feedlots must be the future of our agriculture. October 9th and 10th the I-29ers are asking you to take a look. “Is this the future you want for South Dakota?” The tour will originate in Canton, home of South Dakota Ag Producer Ventures (SDAPV). This private investment club received $203,500 of tax payer money to bring large dairy farms to South Dakota. The Canton stop is titled: “Should We Invest Our Tax Money Like This?” “ Many of us don’t get involved until one of these operations wants to come in next door to us. But they’re advertising for land all up and down the I-29 Dairy Corridor,” Bill Du Bois of the I-29ers said. “If we don’t get together and do something, tomorrow, they could be next to you.” Walt Bones of SDAPV’s dairy division said on a recent public radio broadcast that the dairy corridor stretches 100 miles from the interstate. (source: South Dakota's "Public Forum" program, September 7, 2004) For more information, contact info@.i-29ers.com.
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