The 2022 South Dakota legislative session will be another busy one for agricultural interests.  South Dakota ag lobbyist Brenda Forman says the biggest area of focus will be the budget and how to allocate one-time federal dollars towards a host of ag and non-ag projects.

Forman says they are also tracking legislation being introduced to provide better protections for farmers working with commodity brokers who are also selling cash grain.

And there will be a variety of funding requests from South Dakota State University including support for small meat processor training, a cybersecurity ag program and ag research.

Forman says Conservation districts will also be asking for one-time dollars for several of their ongoing programs.