NFU members to decide between two vice-presidential candidates

Two people are vying for National Farmers Union Vice President at the group’s national convention this year in Denver. South Dakota farmer Jeff Kippley is challenging incumbent Patty Edelburg.

In addition to farming, Kippley has a tax preparation business. He tells Brownfield he’d like to see farming pay well enough to support families.

“That’s kind of my motivation [for running] is that my kids maybe can come back to the farm and be able to make a living just doing the farming and not having to have two full-time jobs,” Kippley told Brownfield Ag News.

…