South Dakota Governor’s Response to Diesel Prices May Not Help Producers, Ag Leader Says
The order lets farmers haul crops and livestock 10% over standard limits and suspends a $25 overweight permit.
- On Monday, South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden signed an executive order allowing farmers to haul agricultural commodities at 10% above standard weight restrictions during the harvest season.
- Rhoden issued the directive to blunt the impact of high diesel prices, which he said are "far too high" for farmers, while also suspending a $25 overweight trip permit.
- Doug Sombke, president of the South Dakota Farmers Union, criticized the order as insufficient compared to Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen's 90-day diesel tax pause and 25% weight limit increase.
- Democratic challenger Dan Ahlers and grain producer Charlie Johnson dismissed the move as an effort to "win votes" before the election, urging the governor to challenge federal trade policies instead.
- Rhoden's legal and policy teams are "reviewing potential action by the Trump Administration" and other states to evaluate further flexibility options, though he emphasized acting within constitutional authority.
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Andrew Streff drives his combine while harvesting soybeans on Sept. 29, 2025, near Salem, South Dakota. (Photo by Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight)South Dakota’s Republican governor issued an executive order to blunt the impact of high diesel prices for farmers during harvest season, but an agricultural leader in the state said the order “doesn’t do anything” to help. Gov. Larry Rhoden’s order allows producers to haul crops, livestock and o…
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South Dakota governor’s response to diesel prices may not help producers, ag leader says
Andrew Streff drives his combine while harvesting soybeans on Sept. 29, 2025, near Salem, South Dakota. (Photo by Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight)South Dakota’s Republican governor issued an executive order to blunt the impact of high diesel prices for farmers during harvest season, but an agricultural leader in the state said the order “doesn’t do anything” to help. Gov. Larry Rhoden’s order allows producers to haul crops, livestock and o…
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Rhoden addresses high diesel prices in new executive order
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden is taking steps to lower costs for farmers amid high diesel prices during the fall harvest season. In a new executive order, Rhoden is allowing trucks hauling crops, livestock and other ag commodities to haul at 10% above the weight restriction, which "will allow them [...]
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siouxfallslive.comSouth Dakota governor steps in to help farmers deal with high diesel costs this harvest
Executive order could mean Fewer trips, no permit fee
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