News

House Ag Committee Hearing on Dietary Guidelines

House Ag Committee Hearing on Dietary Guidelines

Photo: WNAX


The House Agriculture Committee has set a hearing for Wednesday to review the process of developing the 2015 Dietary Guidelines. South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association President Todd Wilkinson says his group has several concerns with the dietary recommendations and thinks the committee went further than they were required to.

House Ag Committee Chairman Mike Conaway agrees with Wilkinson and joins many other lawmakers that oppose the recommendations.

Wilkinson hopes if the recommended guidelines stand that the House Ag Committee will vote to cut off funding for implementation.

At Wednesday’s hearing the House Ag Committee will hear from Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack and Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell.

Recent Headlines

2 days ago in Local

WHAT DOES MARIJUANA RECLASSIFICATION MEAN FOR SOUTH DAKOTA?

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – President Trump’s executive order to reschedule marijuana from a Schedule 1 to a…

2 days ago in Local

GOVERNOR RHODEN ANNOUNCES $200,000 GRANT SUPPORTING KEEP FARMERS FARMING PROGRAM

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – On Monday, Governor Rhoden announced a $200,000 grant from the Future Fund for…

2 days ago in Local

ICE’S YEAR IN SOUTH DAKOTA, FROM SMALL TOWNS TO OPERATION: PRAIRIE THUNDER

SOUTH DAKOTA (Molly Wetsch / South Dakota News Watch) – Five months after Operation: Prairie Thunder officially began, the South Dakota…

6 days ago in Local

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE ECONOMIST SAYS FARM ECONOMY HAS HELD BACK SALES TAX REVENUES

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Joshua Haiar / South Dakota Searchlight) – South Dakota’s State Economist Derek Johnson told the state Banking…

6 days ago in Local

STATE SPENDS $43,000 IN TROOPER OVERTIME FOR OPERATION PRAIRIE THUNDER

PIERRE, S.D. (John Hult / South Dakota Searchlight) – The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says a saturation patrol…