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Public demonstrations against an international chemical and seed company are planned around the world Saturday.The “Mar...
Iowa legislators have approved at $ 40 million budget for the State Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources for t...
There is concern that the ongoing federal budget sequester could have an impact on law enforcement. The automatic, across the...
The Corps of Engineers is operating the Missouri River reservoir system in drought conservation mode, and does not expect muc...
Former Congressional candidate Matt Varilek has been named Administrator of Region 8 for the Small Business Administration. H...
A recently published study shows U.S. distillers continuing to increase yields while at the same time reducing energy and wat...
Time is running out at the Iowa statehouse to extend a state tax break which makes ethanol-blended gasoline cheaper than pure...
The move toward single stream recycling in Yankton has ended, at least for now.The city commission held a lengthy discussion ...
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday to protect the patent on Roundup Ready soybeans after an Indiana man was fined for...
Nebraska lawmakers have taken three days to debate the 7-point-8(B)Billion dollar spending plan for the next two years.It inc...
This week, 30 Growth Energy members are in the nation’s capital talking to members of Congress about the importance of ...
A bill that would change the structure and operation of the Corn Board in Nebraska has run into heavy opposition in the Unica...
As the Iowa Legislative session winds down, one of the most important pieces of unfinished business is raising the state gas ...
The top Republican in the Iowa legislature hints there'll be a new proposal unveiled this week to spend some of the state...
Nebraska lawmakers will get a chance to debate the two year budget proposal this year.The Appropriations Committee finished w...
A report by Iowa State University economics professor, Bruce Babcock, finds government incentives to help farmers pay for cro...
Budget bills approved by the Appropriations Committee raise state spending in Nebraska by slightly more than 5-percent.Chairm...
A report from the US Geological Survey indicated much more oil and gas may be available from an underground structure that ex...
The monthly Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for a nine-state region, dipped for the month...
The chairman of the Nebraska legislature's Appropriations Committee gave colleagues a cautionary note prior to delivering...
The American Coalition for Ethanol submitted comments to the House Energy and Commerce Committee supporting the Renewable Fue...
The organization and management of the South Dakota legislature’s professional staff will be reviewed by a team from th...
The bill that mandates across the board cuts in federal spending was passed by a large majority in the House and Senate as pa...
South Dakota legislative democrats are upset that the Executive Board has authorized lawmakers to be reimbursed for trips to ...
This week, the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission permanently revoked the grain buyers and grain warehouse licenses for...
The Yankton City Commission has agreed to partner with Yankton Area Progressive Growth to study housing shortages and needs i...
Planting has been delayed with the cold, wet weather, but farmers still have time to get the crop planted without yield loss....
The Yankton City Commission will be asked to join in an area housing study at their meeting tonight.Mayor Nancy Wenande says ...
South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard says the state will make one last attempt to save a number of buildings on the old Huma...
South Dakota Stock Grower Association members are pleased Congresswoman Kristi Noem has introduced the Livestock Disaster Pro...
The Gregory South Dakota Farmers Elevator which recently had its grain warehouse and grain buyer’s licenses suspended b...
President Obama is proposing to cut $ 7.5 billion from crop insurance in his fiscal year 2014 budget.That doesn’t s...
The Obama Administration released their long awaited budget proposal last week, setting federal spending priorities for the n...
Record highs in the stock market, along with reported record profits for many companies don’t necessarily mean the econ...
The Office of School and Public Lands in South Dakota just wrapped up their spring auction of grazing land leases.Commissione...
Wednesday, Congressman Bob Goodatte of Virginia introduced a measure to repeal or reform the Renewable Fuels Standard. Americ...
President Obama's 2014 budget proposal which calls for $ 3.77 trillion in spending also calls for $ 50 billion to...
South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard is leading a trade delegation this week in China. State Ag Secretary Walt Bones is with...
The Corps of Engineers will begin their spring water management public meetings in the Missouri River basin next week.Jody Fa...
The Lewis & Clark Regional Water System is running almost on empty. Their federal funding has been choked off, and doesn&rsqu...
A 10-member panel of Iowa legislators could be assembled to begin work on a compromise education reform plan. On Wednesday af...
A bill that would require the Nebraska Environmental Trust fund to replace lost tax revenue when it transfers land to the fed...
The number of cases of avian flu in China is on the rise and that is already having an impact on U.S. commodity markets.Unive...
Tuesday, the South Dakota legislative rules review committee approved the state brand board’s inspector fee increase of...
A survey of business leaders across nine mid-American states finds the collective economy is seeing a healthy rise in activit...
Congress will consider two budgets, very different budgets, submitted by the Senate and the House.Congressman Adrian Smith sa...
A portion of what you spend on Nebraska Lottery tickets helps fund a number of programs and spokesman Neil Watson says the di...
If you are near a BNSF rail line in South Dakota, you may have seen the long unit trains passing through. Although there may ...
Friday the U.S. Justice Department approved JBS’s proposal to acquire Excel’s 4 Star Beef in Omaha, Nebraska and ...
Thursday’s USDA planting intentions report shows Nebraska’s farmers intend to plant 9.9 million acres of corn dow...
South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, held a field hearin...
New analysis conducted by Informa Economics shows that the Renewable Fuel Standard and its associated RINS credits have not p...
Last week the White House notified Congress of plans to start trade discussions with the European Union.E.U. leaders are sayi...
This year’s session of the South Dakota Legislature passed major legislation overhauling the state’s criminal jus...
2012 was a successful year for one of the Midwest’s largest dairy cooperatives.Associated Milk Producers Incorporated P...
The South Dakota Brand Board voted to increase the inspection fee a dollar per head for brand inspectors at their meeting Fri...
Development of wind power in South Dakota has almost stopped over the past few years. Changes in economic development and fed...
The “Building South Dakota” economic development bill passed by this year’s session of the legislature was ...
A measure to expand Medicaid in Nebraska has been approved by a legislative committee and sent to the full legislature for de...
Wednesday, renewable fuel supporters responded to the latest attack by the American Petroleum Institute charging that the RFS...
National Agriculture Week is a great time for farmers to tell their story and redefine their industry brand. That’s acc...
The House Agriculture Committee will be taking a look at several amendments to the Dodd Frank Wall Street Protection Act when...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman has criticized the legislature's priorities for tax relief.The Revenue Committee has adva...
The prices of homes being sold in Iowa are on the rise. The Iowa Association of Realtors (IAR) reports the median sale price ...
Monday, Governor Dave Heineman officially opened Nebraska’s first trade office in Shanghai, China.Catharine Lang of the...
A major business expansion is underway in Vermillion. Eagle Creek Software Services has announced their intention to build a ...
Both democrats and republicans in Washington have introduced budget resolutions in the past week, so the debate over taxes an...
Japan’s Prime Minister says they intend to join the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations.Iowa Pork Producers Presiden...
20 Minnesota Farm Bureau members are in Washington D.C. this week meeting with members of Congress and various federal agenci...
Members of Yankton Area Progressive Growth met this week and decided to move ahead and fund a couple of projects.Mike Delling...
Over 50 members of the American Coalition for Ethanol from ten states are in the nation’s capital this week speaking wi...
A partnership between the State of South Dakota, the city of Vermillion and the University of South Dakota has help land abou...
House Budget Chair Paul Ryan has released his ten year spending plan. It would balance the federal budget by 2023 primarily t...
Whole Foods Market is the first retailer in the United States to require labeling of all genetically modified foods sold in i...
Drought conditions have not changed much across the northern plains in the last few months, and that continues to translate i...
Nebraska lawmakers are back to work in Lincoln after a long weekend. They are almost to the halfway point of the scheduled ni...
?South Dakota lawmakers wrapped up the main run of the 2013 session last week by passing a major revision to state economic d...
South Dakota legislators passed an omnibus business incentive plan in the last days of the 2013 session - The “Building...
Iowa will lose 46-million dollars in federal funding as a result of the sequester cuts in federal spending, with over 200 sta...
South Dakota lawmakers are looking to wrap up the main run of the 2013 legislative session today, with major legislation on e...
An economic plan called “Building South Dakota” will be on Governor Dennis Daugaard’s desk soon.State lawma...
South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson questioned Secretary of Interior Nominee, Sally Jewell, during the Energy and Natural Resour...
A new study suggests Iowa, in order to land more business expansion projects, should bolster its economic incentive programs....
A top TransCanada official says the latest environmental impact study released by the State Department confirms the Keystone ...
Northwestern Energy is warning their customers of a possible scam in their service area.Spokesman Tom Glanzer says they have ...
February's Mid-America Business Conditions Index dropped slightly compared to January. February's number came in at 5...
National Pork Board members meet in Orlando this week at their annual Pork Industry Forum and will be talking about boosting ...
A bi-partisan compromise on economic development was announced by democratic and republican leaders in the South Dakota legis...
If an agreement is not reached by Friday there will be huge federal spending cuts across the board. Nebraska U-S Senator Deb ...
The much talked about federal budget sequestration cuts take effect some time Friday barring some last minute deal between Co...
The Yankton City Commission agreed to move ahead on a housing study, connected to economic development.City Manager Amy Nelso...
The House Ways and Means Committee will be talking about renewing Trade Promotion Authority for the President when they meet ...
The latest report by an independent monitor on the mortgage crisis settlement in Iowa shows 956 homeowners received almost 32...
A Colorado Congressman is sponsoring legislation to mandate the national labeling of food containing genetically modified org...
Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott had some harsh words for lawmakers as the city council finalized their budget for the next fiscal ...
The price at the gas pump jumped almost 50-cents over the last month and there are several reasons given for the hike. Creigh...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman says that while he might be giving up on the two tax bills filed this legislative session, he...
Tuesday, the European Commission imposed an $ 83.03 per metric ton tariff on U.S. ethanol entering the European Union. Re...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman is backing off his original tax restructuring plan to call for repealing of the income tax an...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman has decided he will not push his plan to drop the state income tax in favor of expanded sales...
A leading economic indicator forecasts moderate growth for the state economy in the middle of this year.University of Nebrask...
Democratic leadership on the Senate Ag Committee is offering a plan to satisfy sequestration and avoid across the board spend...
The National Milk Producers Federation along with the U.S. Dairy Export Council see great promise with a possible Transatlant...
Legislation that would require farmers to be paid first when a grain company goes belly up is being debated in the South Dako...
Ag cooperative CHS had a record year in 2012 with net cash income of $1.26 billion. They also returned an estimated $...
The extension that Congress gave themselves on the sequestration budget cuts runs out at the end of the month, and the clock ...
The words "health foods", "grass fed", "organic" and "genetically modified" can leave...
The Corps of Engineers is planning on anavigation seasonfor the Missouri River, but river levels will be low, and the season ...
Nebraska lawmakers working on the Governor's tax proposal in the legislature say they are reviewing alternatives to see i...
The search is underway for a new CEO for the National Association of Wheat Growers. Dana Peterson who served in that capacity...
Several bills dealing with economic development will get committee hearings this week in the South Dakota Legislature.Represe...
State economists predict modest growth for the state economy this year.University of Nebraska-Lincoln Bureau of Business Rese...
U.S. ending stocks of soybeans and wheat were lowered in today’s USDA supply and demand report, but U.S. corn ending st...
Legislative democrats have been pushing for the state to opt in to expanding Medicaid coverage of low income people. Under th...
Wednesday, Nebraska Cattlemen Association members testified against one of Governor Heineman’s tax reform bills, LB 405...
National Farmer Organization members at their recent convention approved their agricultural policy for 2013.NFO Ag Policy Ana...
National Farmer Organization members at their recent convention approved their agricultural policy for 2013.NFO Ag Policy Ana...
Iowa is one of several states to file consumer lawsuits today against Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services. Attorney Gene...
The Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce announced they cannot support two tax reform bills proposed by Governor Dave Heineman. ...
South Dakota State Senator Al Novstrup of Aberdeen is sponsoring SB 210, a measure to base the state valuation of agricultura...
Trade news has been both positive and negative lately for the U.S. Cattle Industry.While Russia is moving ahead with a ban on...
A report from the Corporation for Enterprise Development shows that about forty percent of all South Dakotans have little or ...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman will appear before the Revenue Committee of the Unicameral Wednesday to talk about his propos...
The January Economic Index report for the Midwest Region did rise above that growth neutral 50 mark but Creighton University ...
Minnesota Corn Growers were able to dodge last year’s drought and produce a record crop.State President Tom Haag shared...
NFO members are concerned about the drought of 2012 persisting into this year.NFO Senior Grain Marketing Analyst Pete Lorenz,...
Long term fed cattle prices will get a boost from Monday’s announcement that Japan will be accepting U.S. beef up to 30...
The U.S. China business council has issued a report that finds the exchange rate of China’s currency has not stunted th...
The Iowa Corn Growers Association has set its state legislative priorities for the 2013 session.President Bruce Rohwer says t...
A measure to create an Agricultural Infrastructure grant fund has been introduced in the South Dakota Legislature. Senator Sh...
Tuesday, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton outlined his budget and tax plan to legislators in St. Paul.Minnesota Farm Bureau Pub...
Yankton Area Progressive Growth has begun another fund raising drive to help push economic development. Called YES-2, the goa...
A major issue for South Dakota lawmakers this year will be to come up with an economic development plan. Voters defeated the ...
How agriculture can build trust with consumers was at the core of the message Center for Food Integrity CEO Charlie Arnot gav...
Nebraska Farm Bureau members are disappointed with Governor Dave Heineman’s tax policy and reform plan calling for elim...
How agriculture can build trust with consumers was at the core of the message Center for Food Integrity CEO Charlie Arnot gav...
How agriculture can build trust with consumers was at the core of the message Center for Food Integrity CEO Charlie Arnot gav...
A prominent economist projects the Keystone XL pipeline will have a 1-point-8(B) Billion dollar impact on Nebraska’s ec...
A pair of Abengoa Ethanol plants in York and Ravenia Nebraska have been idled.Nebraska Ethanol Board Administrator Todd Snell...
Gary Hanson has been elected as Chairman of the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. He is the longest serving member of...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman is proposing to do away with the state’s income tax for both corporations and individua...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman has proposed that the state eliminate individual and corporate income taxes. That was the cen...
The Grant County South Dakota Planning and Zoning Commission has approved a conditional use permit that will allow Teton LLC ...
Yankton Area Progressive Growth has officially kicked off another fund drive for economic development, called YES – 2. ...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman says he wants to start a conversation: should Nebraska eliminate the state income tax.He made...
As part of the debate over extending the debt ceiling, Congressional republicans want to tie spending cuts to that extension....
Iowa lawmakers returned to Des Moines this week for their legislative session. The major legislative goal for Iowa Farm Burea...
Congress and the President are on a collision course on the debt ceiling. The federal government needs that debt number incre...
Recent economic numbers show the economy continues to stumble along, showing no to slow growth in the last couple of quarters...
The United States government avoided one fiscal cliff but may not avert a second fiscal cliff.American Farm Bureau Federation...
Lines are forming in the state legislature in Pierre over the importance of economic development. Democrats say it is not one...
It appears that economic development will be a major issue in the 2013 South Dakota Legislature, although there is disagreeme...
Tax revenue poured into Nebraska state coffers last month, up 17-percent over expectation.State Tax Commissioner Doug Ewald r...
Northern Beef Packing company officials in Aberdeen have successfully completed their final round of financing, are continuin...
South Dakota Senator John Thune continued his town hall tour of the state with a stop in Yankton.The fiscal cliff and the com...
Governor Dave Heineman says he'll take his time in deciding whether to approve or reject the alternative route of the Key...
Farmers and Ranchers dodged a bullet at the end of 2012 when Congress approved the American Taxpayer relief act which include...
South Dakota lawmakers will have to figure out what to do about economic development in this years session.Voters in November...
While members of Congress argue about spending cuts and tax hikes, the Lewis & Clark Regional Water Project is lost in the mi...
Rural Minnesota has lost influence in decisions made in government and the private sector -- that's the conclusion of a j...
The Production Tax Credit for Wind Energy was extended for another year as part of the fiscal cliff deal and farm bill extens...
Bruce Jensen was elected to again serve as Chairman of the Yankton County Commission. They re-organized as they held their fi...
State tax revenuesuggests Iowa's economy remains on an upswing. Legislative Services Agency analyst Jeff Robinson says in...
A new survey of business leaders and supply managers in the Mid America region finds an economic slide during December. Creig...
The latest Farm Futures survey results show growers plan to increase corn ground in 2013 and cut soybeans. Magazine Sr. Edito...
The dairy industry is unhappy with the lack of dairy reform with Congress passing an extension of the current farm bill throu...
The fiscal cliff package did reinstate the biodiesel tax incentive for 2012 and 2013. National Biodiesel Board director and f...
South Dakota’s Republican lawmakers both voted in favor of the fiscal cliff deal that passed in both chambers right aft...
The U.S. averted falling off the fiscal cliff and in the process extended the 2008 Farm Bill for the rest of the fiscal year....
Negotiations continue in Washington in an effort to avoid going over the fiscal cliff tonight.South Dakota Congresswoman Kris...
The fiscal cliff deadlock continues on Capitol Hill as democrats and republicans point fingers at each other over any possibl...
The latest drought monitor maps show most of South Dakota in severe to extreme dry conditions, with not much change expected ...
The impending fiscal cliff also means the end of extended unemployment benefits for about two million Americans.In South Dako...
EPA administrator Lisa Jackson has announced she’s leaving that post effective early next year.South Dakota Corn Grower...
The election of Shinzo Abe as Japan’s New Prime Minister is positive for U.S. agriculture and beef trade.That’s a...
Social Security benefits have entered into discussions over the fiscal cliff. The Obama Administration has suggested using a ...
There is120-million dollars in surplus state tax revenuesitting in a "Taxpayer Relief Fund"in Iowa.House Speaker Kr...
Social Security benefits have entered into discussions over the fiscal cliff.The Obama Administration has suggested using a &...
President Obama this week rejected the latest fiscal cliff solution offered by House Speaker John Boehner. And Senate Majorit...
Some House members are expected to bring up the Renewable Fuel Standard and E 15 for debate in the new Congress next year. Th...
Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson says he's hopeful, but won't say he's optimistic that a solution can be found to the ...
There are many good tax management strategies available for producers as they work on the year end farm tax planning.Jim Kurt...
The Corps of Engineers will be increasing flows from Gavins Point Dam, instead of cutting back as earlier planned.Jody Farhat...
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad will not recommend an increase in the gas tax, but has said he would sign one into law if member...
U.S.and Chinese officials will be getting together in Washington D.C. Tuesday and Wednesday for the 23rd session of the US Ch...
Oil development on public lands in west river South Dakota will continue, but not at the frantic pace seen in North Dakota.Co...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman expects to receive a recommendation on the Keystone XL oil pipeline in a matter of weeks.Hein...
A report is due out in the coming weeks on a possible free trade agreement between the United States and the European Union. ...
Western Governors are among the latest to ask for an extension of the Production Tax Credit for wind energy. Without action, ...
U.S. pork exports set new monthly records in October valued at $ 607 million.University of Missouri Extension Ag Economis...
American Petroleum Institute attorneys are continuing to urge federal courts to vacate the EPA’s requirement that petro...
A new Farm Bill must be part of legislation addressing the Fiscal Cliff problem.That’s according to South Dakota Congre...
South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard has included a three percent raise for state employees in the 2014 budget he delivered ...
The standoff on the fiscal cliff is between the President and the republican controlled House.South Dakota Congresswoman Kris...
Monthly state sales tax revenue is up above forecast....but Nebraska State Tax Commissioner Doug Ewald says it's too earl...
The good news is that President Obama and House Speaker Boehner have been meeting trying to stop the country from going over ...
This weekend Russia began suspending U.S. meat exports to their nation due to ractopamine use.U.S. Trade Representative Ron K...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided not to increase water flows from Gavins Point Dam on the Missouri River to suppo...
South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard last week outlined his aims for the 2013 legislature with his budget proposal. He&rsquo...
President Obama continues to push for a tax increase on the top two percent of taxpayers as part of his plan to avoid the fis...
President Obama is standing firm on his proposal that tax rates rise on the richest two percent of Americans.South Dakota Sen...
Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson agrees with the dire predictions for the economy if Congress doesn't deal with impending tax ...
South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard released his budget proposal to legislators this week. Sales and other taxes are up, so...
Refund checks to Iowa taxpayers next year may not go out as promptly as they have in the past. Iowa Department of Revenue Dir...
Several ag group leaders are meeting with House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer to see if there’s some way the farm bill can ...
South Dakota legislators gathered in Pierre Tuesday to listen to Governor Dennis Daugaards budget proposal.The budget overall...
South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard has proposed a balanced Fiscal Year 2014 budget that provides more money for education,...
For the fourth time in the past five months, the monthly Mid-American Business Conditions Index remained below growth neutral...
Nebraska Agriculture Director Greg Ibach will represent the United States at a U.S. China Agribusiness Workshop on Friday in ...
President Obama is likely to hold the estate tax hostage as leverage in the ongoing budget talks with Congress.Iowa Senator C...
Minnesota Farm Bureau delegates hammered out policy regarding everything from food safety to the need for consistency in stat...
Triple A is warning consumers about the using E15 blends in most motor vehicles. The American Coalition for Ethanol is dismis...
The main economic development tool used by the State of South Dakota will expire at the end of the year. Voters defeated a me...
South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard will deliver his budget address to the legislature Tuesday in Pierre.There are reports ...
The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing and information session in Albion Tuesday on the ...
The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing and information session in Albion Tuesday on the ...
A Nebraska economist doesn't hold out much hope that this lame-duck session of Congress will approve any measure that wil...
Farm groups, three governors and nearly 80 members of Congress are asking the President to step in to stop the Army Corps of ...
A new biodiesel blending facility was dedicated in Sioux Falls Wednesday. Harms Oil put in the facility with the help of the ...
Congressional negotiators are not moving much on discussions to avoid the fiscal cliff at the end of the year.South Dakota Co...
Online shopping has become a much bigger part of the holiday season, with one of the attractions of paying no sales taxes.Dou...
A study released by the National Council of Chain Restaurants says the use of corn based ethanol in the Renewable Fuel Standa...
Livestock Market Information Center’s Jim Robb recently said that he poor U.S. economic growth along with a reduction i...
Talks in Washington aimed at avoiding the fiscal cliff are continuing, but not going well.President Obama and democrats conti...
A couple of Nebraska legislative committees...holding a joint public hearing...heard that more work must be done to fully cal...
A Bi Partisan group of Senators and Representatives are calling on Congress to extend the production tax credit for wind ener...
While democrats may have limited numbers in the South Dakota legislature, they could use their success at the ballot box this...
The November elections resulted in the Democrats controlling of every branch of state government in Minnesota. That will have...
Even though 2012 turned out to be a soybean year many farmers across the corn belt are already indicating they may plant more...
A trend of monthly sales tax increases for the City of Yankton was broken in October……Acting City Manager Al Vi...
The new leader of the Iowa Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) is implementing plans to reduce the number of motor ve...
Congress is back to work and has plenty of unfinished business in the lame duck session, but he most important is preventing ...
Many business decisions were put on hold until the November election due to the “uncertainty” caused by unfinishe...
Electric consumers, both in town and on the farm may see more rate hikes in the near future.South Dakota Public Utilities Com...
Mexico’s ambassador to the United States says he believes the countries currently negotiating the Trans Pacific Partner...
The South Dakota Stock Growers Association has joined R CALF and the Made in the U.S.A. Foundation as Co Plaintiffs in their ...
The U.S. Justice Department has closed a formal antitrust investigation into the U.S. seed industry led by a look at Monsanto...
National Farmers Union officials have several concerns as time for the lame duck Congress is slipping away.Vice President of ...
According to AAA, close to 40 million Americans will travel an average distance of 588 miles on the road for the Thanksgiving...
The National Farmers Union is urging Congress to take action on tax reform in addition to spending reductions as part of thei...
Supporters of economic development will be back to square one when the South Dakota legislature opens in January.Democrats re...
Despite talk late last week and over the weekend about some movement on the fiscal cliff discussion agricultural groups and i...
Future developments in wind energy could ride on the extension of the Production Tax Credit, which is set to expire at the en...
The Iowa Association of Realtors says home sales in Iowa were up 13-percent in October compared to the same month a year ago....
The Environmental Protection Agency has denied the request by livestock groups and some Governors for a waiver of the Renewab...
Coalition for a Prosperous America members would like to get the House to approve Senate passed legislation for currency refo...
Iowa Congressman Steve King, a Republican from Kiron, says he looks for a tough fight with President Obama and Democrats over...
More than 30 groups representing the agriculture industry have sent letters to House and Senate members asking for meaningful...
Noted pro-livestock speaker and professor Wes Jamison has been speaking around South Dakota on how to combat animal activists...
Noted pro-livestock speaker and professor Wes Jamison has been speaking around South Dakota on how to combat animal activists...
162 farm groups have sent a letter to House and Senate Ag Committee leadership asking for passage of a five year farm bill th...
Preparations are underway for the 2013 session of the South Dakota legislature. Representative Bernie Hunhoff of Yankton says...
U.S. Cattlemen Association members are standing by American tomato growers over a trade dispute with Mexico.Cattlemen’s...
Ray Ring of Vermillion will be a new member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from District 17. Ring, a democrat s...
Trade has been a major success story for the U.S. pork industry the last decade and there are even more opportunities for gro...
Representatives and Senators return to Washington this week for the “lame duck” session of Congress. Many issues ...
Voters this week defeated an initiated measure that would have raised the state sales tax in South Dakota by one cent. The me...
Proposition 37 was defeated by California voters Tuesday 53 to 47 percent. The measure if approved would have required labeli...
Northern Plains Nitrogen officials are selling up to $ 15 million of seed capital to finance initial engineering studies ...
We are moving into the first full week of November, and it looks like our weather trends will not see any major changes. Todd...
CF Industries has announced a 1.7 billion dollar expansion at its Port Neal facility in northwest Iowa's Woodbury County....
Farmers with revenue protection or group risk protection crop insurance need to be aware that RMA has approved the final harv...
2012 turned out to be an excellent year for growing sunflowers in the Dakotas.Tom Young who farms near Onida in central South...
A group of South Dakota investors has purchased the 80 mile, Platte Napa Junction Rail Line for $ 1 .5 million dollars.St...
American Soybean Association leaders recently submitted comments to the U.S. Trade Representative regarding a possible Free T...
Several legislative forums have been held this week as Election Day nears.In a District 18 Senate meeting at Mount Marty Coll...
Candidates for District 18 legislative seats met in a public forum last night at Mount Marty College in Yankton.One of the qu...
In a precedent setting vote for the biotech industry, California voters will decide next month whether or not to require labe...
A new report from the United Soybean Board demonstrates the economic impact livestock and poultry production have on the soyb...
Governor Terry Branstad is talking about pitching a plan to legislators that would offer Iowa taxpayers an alternative to ded...
The annual Governors Hunt was held this weekend in and around the Pierre area. The event is used to showcase the state to a n...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed rules to increase customer protections in the futures market following ...
Interest in ethanol’s byproduct, Dried Distiller’s Grains is growing and the U.S. contribution to the world marke...
The upcoming enactment of the free trade agreement between Panama and the United States is a big win for soybean farmers.ASA ...
Many businesses are reporting slow growth in the third quarter of the year, with many expansion plans on hold.Dave Owen, Pres...
The Production Tax Credit, used to help finance alternative energy like wind power, is another federal program that runs out ...
A Lexington Phillips 66 station becomes the first in Nebraska to offer E15 fuel at the pump.Nebraska Ethanol Board administra...
The Ukraine Ag Minister has confirmed they will run out of exportable wheat supplies by November 15 and in effect will halt e...
Agricultural biotechnology is the focus of South Dakota’s 7th annual Biotechnology Summit set for Thursday in Sioux Fal...
The City of Yankton continues to see strong sales tax numbers. Acting City Manager Al Viereck says September continued the tr...
Nebraska’s economy remains strong, though its growth has slowed a bit.University of Nebraska-Lincoln Bureau of Business...
CME Group has agreed to buy the Kansas City Board of Trade for $126 million in cash. The historic exchange is the leading...
A team representing some of the largest livestock and poultry operations in Taiwan is currently in South Dakota to assess the...
South Dakota voters get a chance to decide if the state can continue with a large project incentive program. Referred Law 14 ...
The South Dakota Legislative Planning Committee will meet again Thursday in Pierre. The 2012 legislature created the body as ...
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad plans to release a plan after the election that would cut Iowans' individual income taxes an...
The American Soybean Association sent a questionnaire to the Presidential candidates to get their views on important ag issue...
Resolution on tax policy is critical for the economic well being of farmers and ranchers and must be achieved before the end ...
A forum on South Dakota ballot issues was held at Mount Marty College in Yankton last night. One issue voters will decide nex...
The 3 member panel that estimates the amount of revenue the State of Iowa will take in upped their prediction for this fiscal...
Minnesota’s ethanol industry generated more than $ 5 billion in total economic activity in 2011. That’s accor...
The Organization for Competitive Markets wants the Federal Trade Commission to investigate what they’re calling anti-co...
The effects of the Wall Street crash and the TARP bailout of large banks continue to trickle down to Main Street.Curt Everson...
The Food aid and development charity group Oxfam is asking the World Bank to freeze investments to protect poor people from &...
Nebraska's strong economy drove up state revenue for September.General Fund receipts for September came in a 444-Million ...
Republican President Candidate Mitt Romney outlined his agricultural policy during a visit to Iowa yesterday. His ag advisory...
Gas prices have been spiking in California and over the weekend reached around $ 5 a gallon in some places. American Coal...
Democratic Representative Susan Wismer of Britton says she is supporting Initiated Measure 15, the sales tax increase.The mon...
The European Food Safety Authority says the conclusions of a study which alleged genetically engineered corn made by Monsanto...
The European Food Safety Authority says the conclusions of a study which alleged genetically engineered corn made by Monsanto...
A day long business conference Thursday focused on start ups and growing small operations. Called, “Wire Me Awake&rdquo...
The Corps of Engineers will hold a round of public meetings in the Missouri River basin to talk about their operating plans f...
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An internet provider based in South Dakota has been rated one of the highest speed networks in the country.PC Magazine rates ...
Farm, Ranch and Fishery Cooperatives posted record sales and income in 2011. This surpasses the previous record sales in 2008...
South Dakota Beef Industry Council directors have ironed out their 2012-13 $ $3.4 million fiscal year budget which is...
Nebraska becomes the fourth state in the corn belt to receive a waiver from FDA to blend aflatoxin tainted corn with good cor...
Creighton University Economist Dr. Ernie Goss isn't optimistic about future economic growth in the 4th quarter after rele...
USDA threw some big surprises at the feed grain complex with their Quarterly stocks estimates on corn and wheat. The agency l...
Wednesday South Dakota state lawmakers got a first-hand look at the economic development opportunities that would be offered ...
Tax and trade reform were major topics outlined at the Coalition for a Prosperous America’s conference in Cleveland, Oh...
GEVO officials have decided to delay the conversion of ethanol plants in Luverne, Minnesota and Redfield, South Dakota to iso...
If you lost your home to foreclosure, you may soon be getting some relief from a 25-BILLION dollar settlement from the nation...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman says the proposed funding plan for the 370-Million dollar Cancer Research Center in Omaha giv...
A consultant will be hired to look at sports and recreation facilities in Yankton, and come up with a future development plan...
The City of Yankton continues to see strong sales tax reports.Acting City Manager Al Viereck says August was another good mon...
South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard says voters will have a chance to help economic development in November with their vote...
Iowa's unemployment rate has risen by two-tenths of a percent. Iowa Workforce Development spokeswoman Kerry Koonce says t...
Unemployment in Nebraska remains low...half the national rate.Labor Commissioner Cathy Lang says a rebounding manufacturing s...
The Cattlemen’s Beef Board following two days of meetings last week ironed out their fiscal year, 2013 budget which beg...
The Post Secondary Education Committee of the South Dakota legislature took another look at performance based spending at the...
Farm Bureau leaders submitted a statement to a joint hearing of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees this w...
The Federal Reserve's QE-3 economic plan is intended to stimulate the economy by printing more money to help more people ...
A top official of TransCanada expects the alternative route of the Keystone XL pipeline to win approval...in Nebraska as well...
The president of the board that governs the three state-supported universities said today they will seek a tuition freeze for...
Farmers from the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas are attending the ribbon cutting for AGP’s new storage p...
A new report shows few Iowa employers are expecting to add jobs over the last three months of the year. The Manpower Employme...
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is defending the tens of millions of dollars in state and local government incentives promised l...
University of Iowa president Sally Mason says "in retrospect" she "probably" would have made a different ...
With the severity of the 2012 drought seed supplies will be tight for the 2013 season. However, Terry Schultz, President of M...
The City of Yankton has seen strong growth of sales tax revenue all year, but acting City Manager Al Viereck says that could ...
Despite the long hot summer, winter will arrive at some point and along with that the heating season. For those that depend o...
Iowa Fertilizer Company will build a new nitrogen fertilizer plant in southeast Iowa to supply customers in the U.S. corn bel...
The 2012 drought is making for some tough decisions for growers planning for next season. Brent Wilson, DuPont Pioneer techni...
The jury is still out on whether or not August rains helped the soybean crop in the corn belt. Don Schafer, Soybean Marketing...
South Dakota Lt. Governor Matt Michels says a measure on the ballot would, if approved, prevent the Governor’s Office o...
The South Dakota Unemployment Advisory Council is recommending no changes in the formula used to collect from state businesse...
The Corps of Engineers has been holding public meetings on a plan to charge users for so called “surplus” water i...
Former U.S. Ag Secretary and Trade Representative Dr. Clayton Yeutter spoke at the farm progress show this week in Iowa.Yeutt...
Canadian trade officials are working to try and pursue free trade deals with India, Japan, South Korea and China. CanadianCat...
The U.S. pork market is at its lowest point price wise since 1998 and is seeing record losses.University of Missouri Ag Econo...
Barge freight rates have been going up this late summer on the Mississippi River in response to the drought and widening crop...
The Corps of Engineers is in the process of formulating rules that could allow them to charge users of so called “surpl...
Seven biofuel groups including Growth Energy have written President Obama highlighting the importance of the Renewable Fuel S...
The drought and farm bill have been two of the primary issues facing farmers and ranchers this year and close behind it but n...
Gasoline prices are up but so is consumer confidence and the industry experts are predicting a boost in Labor Day weekend tra...
It was a long hot summer for everyone, and power companies had to provide the extra power needed to keep us cool.Tom Glanzer ...
Congress and the country is facing the prospect of steep cuts in federal spending, and a jump in taxes at the start of the ne...
The Corps of Engineers will be holding public meetings across the region to get input on a proposed surplus water plan. Repor...
While returning to university campuses late each summer is a tradition, a growing online trend may make some major changes to...
The Federal government is on the verge of approving grain sorghum to make a cleaner version of ethanol.While a plant in Weste...
The Rules Review Committee of the South Dakota Legislature voted to block a proposed three percent rate hike for legal ads in...
Ten Nebraska counties will get a big lift from a jump in the assessment of the original Keystone oil pipeline.The original pi...
Four state Governors are asking EPA’s Administrator to waive the Renewable Fuel Standard due to the drought and its sup...
The South Dakota Board of Regents will ask the legislature for an additional nineteen million dollars in their budget next ye...
Drought seems to be affecting everything...even state tax receipts.State revenue rose in July, and Nebraska Tax Commissioner ...
The Yankton School Board has decided to revamp the insurance it offers to teachers and other employees.The board decided to c...
The extreme drought that has spread over much of South Dakota will have widespread after effects. Among those could be drops ...
This year’s historic Midwest drought is having an impact on all crops -- including popcorn. Gary Smith is President of ...
Democrat Bob Kerrey says Congress must make Social Security and Medicare sustainable if the United States is to get control o...
USDA confirmed a lower corn yield estimate in today’s report but is it enough ammunition for EPA and USDA to look at ea...
Russian officials say they have no plans to restrict grain exports. However their Ag Minister didn’t rule out the gover...
The Iowa Department of Agriculture has reinstated a grain dealer and warehouse operator license for a Moulton company. Elmer ...
Congress left for its August break without deciding whether to extend the Bush-era tax cuts and stop automatic budget cuts fr...
Biotech acceptance is still slow for Chinese consumers and that’s being used by the government as a reason for the slow...
States and local retailers are pursuing changes in tax policy that would extend sales taxes to online purchases. A hearing be...
Drought conditions and high corn prices are taking their toll on the ethanol industry. Steve Sorum of the Nebraska Ethanol Bo...
A survey is underway among businesses in the Yankton area, gauging interest in another fundraising campaign for economic deve...
Another of the unresolved issues that Congress left behind when they left Washington is the Bush era tax cuts. They are set t...
The Nebraska Supreme Court has declared the state's embattled campaign finance law unconstitutional. Common Cause Nebrask...
Following Charges of MF Global and PFG misappropriating customer funds, National Feed and Grain Officials told congress that ...
Iowa’s annual sales tax holiday is August 3rd and 4th. Iowa Department of Revenue spokesperson, Victoria Daniels, says ...
Here's something else to blame on the prolonged heat wave -- higher gasoline prices. Gail Weinholzer, spokeswoman for Tri...
The Senate Finance Committee is expected to markup the Biodiesel Tax Credit extension today along with several other tax exte...
The wind energy industry is watching with great interest markup in the Senate Finance Committee today of the wind production ...
USDA Rural Development has announced funding for 20 grants and loans to support job creation and economic growth in rural com...
While there is still the danger of a “fiscal cliff” at the start of the new year, there are talks going on in Con...
As drought continues to spread across the state, legislators are starting to think about possible effects down the road.Gover...
Cross border trading between U.S. and Canadian wheat producers should improve today with the elimination of the Canadian Whea...
The Drought covering a large segment of the United States has prompted a coalition of livestock organizations including NPPC ...
The Animal Ag Alliance has ended their 25-year relationship with Bank of America over disputes caused by the bank’s con...
American Coalition For Ethanol Officials are responding to the RFS waiver request by livestock groups. Ace Executive Vice Pre...
A projected shortfall of more than 600-Million dollars for the next two-year budget cycle might never materialize.Nebraska Ta...
Two Midwestern economists say the drought that's hit the region will "absolutely" be felt beyond the farm and w...
The Federal Communications Commission has said it will spend over one hundred million dollars over the next three years helpi...
NCBA members gathering in Denver for their summer meeting are concerned with what Congress may or may not do about reforming ...
The US House this week approved a resolution that calls for an audit of the Federal Reserve banking system. The measure has b...
A possible one year extension of the farm bill could contain disaster assistance for producers. American Soybean Association ...
Many South Dakota farmers are already cutting drought stressed corn for silage to try to salvage some feed value from the cro...
The City of Yankton has had a solid six months of sales tax increases.Acting City Manager Al Viereck told commissioners this ...
Ethanol supporters including the National Farmers Union are responding to the call for reforming the Renewable Fuels Standard...
The Senate Banking Committee has stopped short of starting an active investigation into interest rate fixing by major banks t...
The South Dakota Housing Development Authority says that its thirty year fixed mortgage rates have dropped again to what coul...
The South Dakota Housing Development Authority says that its thirty year fixed mortgage rates have dropped again to what coul...
Depending on the numbers, the State of South Dakota has a budget surplus that ranges from fifty four to one hundred thirty fo...
Drought and tightening corn supplies have some groups attacking the Renewable Fuel Standard and in some cases suggesting a wa...
WOW! Internet, Cable and Phone announced this week that it had completed the purchase of Knology.WOW! bought Knology for abou...
Despite the negative news about the U.S. economy, a new report shows "strong growth" in state tax collections. Tax ...
This week the Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved passage of Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Russia. American...
Nebraska Cattlemen Association members this week asked for an EPA waiver on federally mandated ethanol production. The move i...
Soybean growers from North and South America banded together at a recent meeting with European Union representatives to push ...
An Arizona Congressman has introduced legislation to cut back crop insurance premium subsidies to 2000 levels. Center for Rur...
New rules being developed by the Federal Communications Commission could delay further expansion of broadband service in rura...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman took his passion for economic growth to the National Governors Association as chairman in whi...
Today the House Ag Committee is holding an oversight hearing focusing on the continued implementation of Dodd Frank legislati...
USDA Rural Development is guaranteeing loans to many rural electric cooperatives across the country. Included in that is Sout...
South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard says the state ended the fiscal year with money in the bank. Combined tax growth, and l...
Iowa's independent telephone companies have mounted a campaign to express concern about F-C-C changes they say will impac...
Profit margins at ethanol plants across the U.S. are being hit negatively by higher corn prices and lower ethanol prices. Ame...
The results are not official yet, but it looks like the Iowa corn check-off rate will be increasing. Iowa Corn Promotion Boar...
National Grain and Feed Association officials are alarmed about reports of missing segregated customer funds from PFGBest aft...
USDA lowered corn yield by 20 bushels per acre to 146 bpa in the latest crop report. This resulted in a 1.8 billion bushel dr...
A strong state economy pushed Nebraska governmental tax receipts higher than expectations for the fiscal year that ended June...
Today, U.S., Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced steps USDA is taking to streamline and speed up emergency assistance to produ...
The South Dakota Legislative Rules Review committee met in Pierre Tuesday and okayed the Brand Board decision to raise the fe...
Iowa State Auditor Dave Vaudt released his annual budget review, giving the state mostly good marks in controlling spending. ...
Wayne State College President Curt Frye announced that Mike Powicki has been named director of athletics at Wayne State Colle...
Iowa corn farmers will votethis weekon whether to increase the corn checkoff rate a quarter cent per bushel. Iowa Ag Secretar...
The Yankton School Board held a public hearing on the new school year budget at their meeting.The proposal calls for total sp...
The farm bill being marked up by the House this week needs better payment limits.That’s according to Center for Rural A...
The Yankton City Commission plans to adopt its 2013 budget next month. Before then, they will hold several workshops to discu...
Thursday, The House Agriculture Committee unveiled a new farm bill proposal that’s estimated to reduce government spend...
The National Grain and Feed Association this week submitted to Congress and the CFTC, recommendations to boost customer prote...
Both U.S. and Canada Renewable Fuel Associations are hailing the creation of a clean energy plan released last month in Rio D...
Governor Branstad is headed back to Iowa today after spending a short time in a Los Angeles-area hospital yesterday. The &quo...
While crop ratings continue to drop in the corn belt, crop conditions in Minnesota held steady last week and are some of the ...
The Obama Administration has announced new investments in the biofuel industry. USDA, theNavy, and the Department of Energy a...
A company in northwest Iowa is partnering with a national fast food chain to create a new sandwich. Curly's Foods, based ...
Members of the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission held a news conference in Pierre today to talk about bonding and grai...
Rural electric cooperatives in the northern plains are still catching up on increasing costs, and those are being passed on t...
The growing drought in Nebraska is already affecting cattle herds in the state. Cattlemen’s Association Executive Vice ...
Crop conditions in Nebraska declined this last week with the heat and lack of widespread moisture.USDA’s crop progress ...
Northern Beef Packing Company officials are shooting for their plant opening in three weeks. Northern’s Marketing and P...
Bank of America recently announced a new partnership with HSUS where they’ve released a new HSUS themed credit card. An...
The State’s Attorney General has ruled that Octane 85 fuel may not be sold in South Dakota under current rules and laws...
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission voted this week to allow Xcel Energy to raise their electric rates.PUC Chairman ...
An official in northwest Iowa is predicting delays in patient care and property tax hikes because of a new state law. Iowa la...
Ethanol plants in Atkinson and Albion, Nebraska have slowed or stopped production as a result of tight or negative profit mar...
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission has agreed to the distribution of the bond of a bankrupt seed company.Anderson S...
Congress continues to look for a compromise that will avoid an interest rate hike for student loans on July first.Without act...
Local banks are again watching nervously from the sidelines as big banks are under the microscope in Washington.JP Morgan Cha...
EPA has given E15 the final green light for sale in the nation’s fuel supply, at the same time the coalition that filed...
The House Appropriations Committee is marking up the fiscal year 2013 ag appropriations bill.NFU officials are concerned abou...
Very slow growth is predicted for Nebraska's economy in the fall. UNL Bureau of Business Research Director Eric Thompson ...
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Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton is leading a trade delegation in China this week. State Farm Bureau President Kevin Paap is tr...
NPPC is opposing Canada’s entering into the Trade Promotion Authority discussions until they change their pork subsidy ...
Goss’s wilt has been detected in corn in northeastern South Dakota. Pioneer Field Agronomist Larry Osborne says growers...
U.S. Trade officials are referring to a WTO trade policy review document released this week in criticizing China for its poli...
State officials have a new way to track down delinquent taxpayers. A state law passed two years ago let the Iowa Department o...
Anti-ethanol amendments are being offered to the farm bill at the same time ethanol groups and environmental groups have join...
Manpower Incorporated spokesperson Karen Miller says the state of Iowa has one of the best third quarter employment outlooks ...
The latest monthly state tax receipts are still slightly above projections. State Tax Commissioner Doug Ewald says that the o...
The American Soybean Association has sent letters to House Ag and Ag Appropriations committee leaders asking for support of p...
NRCS conservation spending would be cut $ 700 million or 20 percent for fiscal year 2013 in the House Ag appropriation bi...
Saturday, June 30th - 1:00PMLocation: Mitchell, SDLuckett Auction ServiceSALE BILL
U.S. pork exports had a strong first quarter, but totals for the year may not eclipse last year’s record. U.S. Meat Exp...
A legislative committee got an update this week on the state’s retirement system. Investment Officer Matt Clark said th...
The House Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development voted to cut $ 19.4 billion in discretionary funding from the...
Vikings fullback Jerome Felton apologized for last weekend's arrest during OTAs yesterday. Felton was arrested in Eden Pr...
POET Biorefining plants are now extracting oil primarily used as a feedstock for biodiesel production. POET Chief Operating O...
Kroger Company officials announced this week they will transition to accepting pork products from crate free stalls. NPPC&rsq...
The Corps of Engineers is still looking over test results from last month’s shut down of Gavins Point Dam, and working ...
Historically low interest rates are presenting an opportunity for farmers to lock in the cost of money long term. Jim Bower o...
R CALF officials are pleased with the appointment of Larry Mitchell as head of USDA’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Sto...
State liquor sales are running ahead of last year's pace in this final month of the state fiscal year. Iowa Alcoholic Bev...
The State of Iowa will increase the maximum benefit paid for unemployment at the start of the new fiscal year on July first. ...
The 2012 Iowa legislative session was termed a success for the state department of agriculture. Iowa Ag Secretary Bill Northe...
A quarterly survey on the plans of some of Iowa's top business leaders shows optimism for the remaining months of this ye...
A jobs report released Friday shook the Stock Market, plunged the Dow Industrials lower and increased worries about the econo...
The State of South Dakota is getting another six million dollar grant from the federal government to help set up a health ins...
South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson took questions from reporters during an appearance in Vermillion. He was asked where he stoo...
Jeff Barth, one of Representative Kristi Noem’s potential opponents in the November election, accused the incumbent Rep...
Novozymes opened a new biofuel plant Wednesday in Blair, Nebraska thanks largely to tax credits for clean energy manufacturin...
Governor Branstad is back in China to meet with Vice President Xi Jinping and to try to drum up more business for Iowa. Spoke...
Mid-America Pipeline Company is paying the federal government just over one-million dollars along with Enterprise Products ov...
A recent study from Mitchell Technical Institute shows that South Dakota farmers are supporting their communities by buying l...
Sales tax revenues are up nearly across the board on major South Dakotatowns. The figures from the Department of Revenue show...
The cash hog market did not get its seasonal spring rally this year and that’s squeezing margins for pork producers. Pu...
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Temperatures are rising and gasoline prices are falling, a welcome combination for Iowans who are planning Memorial Day weeke...
State officials hope to encourage more Nebraskans to invest in their children's future.Or their grandchildren...nieces......
Governors and state representatives met in Bismarck to continue discussions over operations of the Missouri River and reservo...
U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack is still optimistic about doubling U.S. ag exports in the next decade, even with current econom...
O’ Brien County Iowa Economic Development officials are working with Clean Line energy to put up a transmission convert...
Iowa biodiesel production remains strong in the first quarter of 2012 at 42 million gallons despite the expiration of the fed...
Members of Congress will get an opportunity over the next few weeks to hear more about banks and proposed new regulations. So...
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad says raising the state's gas tax or "user fee" for the state's transportation ...
European Union’s Trade Commissioner says one of his goals for a proposed EU- US free trade agreement is to abolish tari...
After record run off and flooding in the Missouri River basin last year, it appears that river flows this year will be below ...
A retired University of Iowa professor who's taught classes about how governments finance infrastructure projects says a ...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved the CME Group proposal to expand electronic grain futures trading to 21...
Coalition for a Prosperous America CEO Michael Stumo met recently with Trans Pacific Partnership negotiators. He says countri...
The CME Group has confirmed it’s now seeking to expand grain futures trading to 21 hours per day rather than 22 hours i...
Yesterday during a House Agriculture Subcommittee Farm Bill hearing, a study from USDA’s Risk Management Agency was rel...
An Iowa State University Economist has released research showing that mixing ethanol in with gas has had a significant impact...
The U.S. –Colombian Free Trade Agreement implemented this week means that American Ag Exporters receive duty free acces...
News reports have been mixed on whether or not Greece will leave the Eurozone, but the concerns have led to volatile financia...
Postal officials have backed off their proposal to close more than 100 rural Nebraska post offices. Nebraska Congressman Adri...
Minnesota Farmers Union members were pleased with some proposals approved during this year’s state legislative session....
Wind energy development in Nebraska is slowing with the decision by the Nebraska Public Power District not to add more wind g...
Thursday a House Ag Subcommittee held a hearing on the ag credit provision of the 2012 farm bill. Testifying was Nebraska ag ...
Yankton Area Progressive Growth will hold their quarterly meeting Monday, and President Mike Dellinger says they have future ...
The American Coalition for Ethanol is opposing a South Dakota Department of Public Safety recommendation to allow 85 octane g...
Republican Senators blocked debate on a proposal that would have kept student loan rates from doubling in July. South Dakota ...
Tuesday, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the launch of a new National Water Quality Initiative committed to improving one ...
The visit by a group of Chinese investors to the University of South Dakota is the latest in a recent flurry of state contact...
Congress is working on another deadline deal, this time to avoid a doubling of interest rates on student loans. Those rates w...
If Congress cannot find some agreements on spending soon, than an automatic process called “sequestration” will s...
The new Menards store in Yankton held their official “board cutting” on Saturday to mark the official grand openi...
A warning to Verizon customers... a fake email is making the rounds that tell customers they owe a very large bill and need t...
American Petroleum Institute officials lashed out at E 15 in a release listed on their website.The group claims over half of ...
A Coalition for a Prosperous America Committee just spent six months reviewing U.S. trade agreements and came up with princip...
Iowa lawmakers are struggling to find compromises on a couple of tough issues as they work to end the 2012 session. Senator R...
A monthly survey finds the midwest’s economy is continuing to strengthen, opposing the national downward trend. Dr. Ern...
Two of South Dakota’s major cell phone companies continue to make major upgrades. AT&T moved in to the state when they ...
The South Dakota Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council met this week to get an update on the financial status of the trust ...
American Sheep Industry Association leaders are pleased with passage last week of the Senate Ag Appropriations legislation fo...
Farm groups including NCGA have sent a letter to USDA urging them to use science in approving new biotech products.This comes...
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The Iowa Lottery reports proceeds to the state are already over the 58.7 million dollars the organization projected for the f...
A couple of meetings of Governors in the Missouri River basin were held last summer as record flooding was occurring along th...
A group of Chinese business-people visited Vermillion and Yankton over the past few days, looking at development opportunitie...
It is looking more likely that Congress will have to make some major budget cutting decisions in a lame duck session after th...
The US House is scheduled to vote on a bill today that would put off a big jump in the interest charged on student loans. Tha...
One of the keystone legislative bills for Governor Dennis Daugaard this year was his “WINS” or workforce initiati...
A House Ways and Means Committee subcommittee held a hearing on expiring tax provisions this week including the biodiesel tax...
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission voted this week to release about fifteen million dollars in construction bonds p...
When we look at inflation, several items that take a huge chunk of each paycheck are not considered factors. Creighton Univer...
The American ethanol industry is close to clearing the final hurdle for commercial sale of E-15.Growth Energy CEO Tom Buis sa...
The failure of the Congressional “supercommittee” late last year to find consensus on budget cuts will lead to an...
The City of Yankton continues to see strong sales tax returns so far this year. City Finance Officer Al Vierecksays the March...
The mild winter was reflected in natural gas sales for Northwestern Energy through the first of April. Senior gas manager Cly...
The latest report from a public policy research group concerning the budget choices of Iowa lawmakers compares the funding of...
This year’s unusually warm winter in many parts of the Corn Belt, followed by a warm spring, could result in earlier in...
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture is going on the offensive to grow the livestock industry in the state. State Ag Se...
According to Nebraska Revenue department figures, taxable property values went up $ 8.32 billion across the state this ye...
The unemployment rate for South Dakota in March held steady at four point three percent, about half the national rate.State D...
The US House passed a forty six billion dollar business tax cut, mostly on a party line vote. South Dakota Congresswoman Kris...
South Dakota Soybean Association President Paul Casper testified Wednesday before the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Internat...
House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell are advising the President to stop issuing any new regu...
China, Japan and South Korea have recently signed an agreement aimed at enhancing food security and boosting trade in agricul...
The U.S. Colombian Free Trade Agreement is set to be implemented May 15 and wheat industry officials are hailing the deal.NAW...
The U.S. trade deficit fell in February to its lowest point in four months as American exports rose to an all time high while...
Independent Cattlemen of Nebraska leaders are disappointed State Legislators have failed to enact legislation that would have...
Delta Airlines has informed Sioux City officials it will close its reservation center there on August 31st as part of a corpo...
A scaled-down tax cut package signed into law is a first step toward tax relief in Nebraska according to its sponsor. Senator...
The Director of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was in Sioux Falls Wednesday at the invitation of Senator Ti...
More good economic news for the state in the latest net tax receipt figures. Nebraska Tax Commissioner Doug Ewald says they s...
The Vikings signed linebacker Marvin Mitchell and cornerback Chris Carr on Tuesday. Mitchell had 30 tackles and an intercepti...
EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard is being challenged by the American Petroleum Institute.Six biofuels groups including Gro...
The Yankton City Commission approved a bid for the first phase of reconstruction at the north end of the Meridian Bridge. May...
The two men who lead the budget-writing committees in the Iowa House and Senate admit there's as much as a 300-million do...
National Grain and Feed Association officials have sent a letter to the Congressional Ag Committees with preliminary recommen...
The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance which includes RFA is calling on the G-20 countries to enact biofuels policies that reduc...
In the wake of last year’s record flooding along the Missouri River, many Members of Congress from the region were dema...
The South Dakota Office of School and Public Lands held their first oil and gas lease auction of the year this week. Just ove...
South Dakota voters will decide the fate of a business incentive plan at the polls in November. A bill passed by the 2011 leg...
The South Dakota Farm Bureau Board of Directors has chosen a new Executive Director to take over for Mike Held who retires Au...
South Dakota Farm Bureau Director of Field Services, Wayne Smith has been named as new Executive Director for the organizatio...
The new survey of business leaders and supply managers in nine Midwestern states finds the economy is growing stronger and mo...
35 federal lawmakers have co-sponsored the Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act.The measure would permanently abolish the federal ...
Canadian officials are ramping up efforts to establish a bi-lateral free trade agreement with Japan..Canadian Cattlemen Assoc...
Minnesota Farm Bureau members were in Washington DC last week speaking with elected officials about everything from regulatio...
A good chunk of cash will be going out to state employees. Eric Ollila, executive director of the South Dakota State Employee...
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South Dakota’s Brand Board voted 3 to 2 to increase the brand inspection fee from 80 cents to one dollar per head at th...
South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard is leading a delegation of government and business officials on a trade trip to China. ...
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A three-member panel is projecting state tax revenues will grow more than previously expected. The group is "cautiously ...
Partisan disagreements led to the failure of the Senate to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank last week. The bank is a self-f...
Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin has introduced another budget version that promises reduced spending, and a balanced bu...
Corn Refiners Association officials asked a federal court judge this week to dismiss claims by Sugar Processors that it is fa...
South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard is leading a trade delegation from the state to China. The group left Thursday. In a br...
The U.S. could export more corn to Mexico this year as a result of their drought shortened crop.Mexican Rural Development off...
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Next Friday, Governor Dennis Daugaard and a South Dakota delegation is headed to China on a trade mission.State Ag Secretary ...
The South Dakota legislature returns for its final day of the 2012 session. Most of the lawmaker’s attention will be fo...
The U.S. South Korean FTA enters into force today and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says as trade barriers fall with this deal, Am...
The use of government incentives to lure businesses has been a hot topic in South Dakota. A bill passed by the legislature la...
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Following the 2008 Wall Street meltdown and ensuing great recession, Congress imposed a broad array of new rules and regulati...
South Dakota Congresswoman Kristi Noem is holding a series of round table meetings across the state, mostly focused on soarin...
Iowa Ag Development Authority Executive Director Jeff Ward has resigned at the request of Governor Terry Branstad.The group W...
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission has issued its review of the annual economic impact of the state-licensed casinos. Comm...
Nebraska lawmakers have been expressing concern about the growing number of tax breaks being requested this session. Senator ...
There is much grumbling as gas prices continue to creep upward, in some cases approaching four dollars a gallon. There is als...
A proposed 326-Million dollar tax cut package will be reduced before being introduced to the Nebraska legislature. Governor D...
National Farmers Union delegates Tuesday voted to support a 2012 farm bill plan to allow farmers to take grain off the market...
U.S. trade officials Tuesday said they’re taking action at the WTO against India’s ban on imports of certain U.S....
When legislators pass spending bills they often have no idea how that money is ultimately spent. Senator Jean Hunhoff of Yank...
Growing the economy this year in the Yankton area will also involve regaining the jobs lost during the recession. The annual ...
The monthly survey of business leaders and supply managers in nine Midwestern states points to improving growth for the regio...
South Dakota lawmakers are working to wrap up their final bills and adjourn the main run of the 2012 session. Senator Jean Hu...
Gasoline and Diesel prices have been on the rise for some time now and elected officials are trying to blame each other for t...
The Senate Ag Committee appears to be moving toward marking up a new Farm Bill by the end of this month.Ag Chair Debbie Stabe...
Friday, March 23rd - 1:00PMLocation: Mitchell LivestockRoth Angus RanchSALE BILL
The oil boom in western North Dakota may be slowly seeping into western South Dakota. The State of South Dakota leased out se...
The battle lines for this fall's election in Iowa are already being drawn by legislators of both parties. Republicans hav...
Gasoline prices are steadily climbing in Iowa and one market analyst says we'll likely see gas hit four-bucks a gallon by...
Legislation has passed the South Dakota Legislature that would provide a 20 cent per gallon subsidy for biobutanol, a second ...
U.S. Corn Belt farmland values jumped 6 percent in the fourth quarter over a year ago and were up 28 percent for the year.The...
The heavy flows from Gavins Point Dam last summer caused more damage to banks along the Missouri River to the Sioux City area...
The timing couldn’t be better for ethanol marketers with the approval of E-15 blends by the Environmental Protection Ag...
With EPA’s recent approval of E-15, the next steps for some states will be to adjust their own rules regarding the sale...
Nebraska lawmakers are poised to give big business a big break on electricity under a bill sponsored by Senator Chris Langeme...
There are signs of life in the U-S economy. Creighton University economist Dr. Ernie Goss says the unemployment rate continue...
A bill is working its way through the South Dakota legislature that would set up more rules on how school districts could spe...
A bill is working its way through the South Dakota legislature that would set up more rules on how school districts could spe...
A state employee bonus plan may see some changes this week in Pierre. Lawmakers return with only nine days remaining in the m...
Fundamental disagreements over taxing and spending policies continue to divide the two political parties in the Iowa legislat...
The South Dakota Legislature has approved House Bill 1116 which exempts soybean stubble, wheat straw and corn stalks used in ...
Customers of many rural electric co-ops may see their rates increase just in time for summer. Brad Schardin (shar-deen), mana...
Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline have gathered more than half a million signatures urging Congress to let President Obam...
A coalition of Nebraska groups says Governor Dave Heineman's 326-Million dollar tax cut proposal wouldn't really help...
Iowa's gas tax would be eight cents per gallon higher by April, 2014 under a proposal that has cleared a five-member Hous...
A call to turn over portions of the crop insurance program to USDA’s Farm Service Agency offices is being opposed by cr...
The Obama administration Monday unveiled much of the same budget proposals for USDA as last year, looking for $ 32 billio...
Friday, March 2nd - 1:00PMLocation: at the ranch - Bowdle, SDSandmeier CharolaisSALE BILL
Strong Christmas sales have pushed tax receipts above projections in Nebraska. State Tax Commissioner Doug Ewald says the Jan...
The South Dakota Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a bonus pay plan for state workers, and sent it to the floor. T...
USDA's February crop report was a mixed bag. Corn ending stocks came in at 801 million bushels which was down 45 million ...
The cattle market could set some new highs again in 2012. Randy Blach Executive Vice President of CattleFax says they’r...
The deadline to sign up for crop insurance is fast approaching and there are several changes in the program and products for ...
One of the major goals for incoming U.S. Wheat Associates Chairman Darrell Davis is improving trade for wheat growers. The Ip...
The House Energy and Environment Subcommittee has marked up legislation requiring additional testing of E-15 blends before co...
A measure to raise Nebraska’s corn check off by a quarter of a penny to a half cent was tabled in the state agriculture...
A group of republican legislators is proposing changes to the teacher bonus plan from Governor Dennis Daugaard. One change wo...
Cedar County could potentially lose up to three hundred thousand dollars in tax revenue each year if the Nebraska Legislature...
The Nebraska State Agriculture Committee is scheduled to look at chairman Tom Carlson’s bill calling for a raise in the...
The failure of the “Supercommittee” last fall to come up with a budget cutting plan means military spending could...
The vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City believes the agricultural economy should stay in a growth perio...
American Soybean Association members are working with members of Congress to extend the one dollar per gallon biodiesel tax c...
The CME Group, took steps Thursday to shore up confidence in the market following the MF Global debacle while the House Finan...
Sunday, February 12th - 3:00PMLocation: at the ranch near Claremont, SDTraxinger SimmentalsSALE BILL
The state landed a major economic development with the announcement this week that Bel Brands would open a cheese processing ...
Dwaine Chapel will become the new C.E.O. and executive director of the Innovation Campus at South Dakota State University. Ch...
Unnamed investigators have located almost all of the $ 1.2 billion dollars first reported missing when Securities company...
Wednesday, February 29th - 12:30pmLocation: Presho Livestock AuctionLarson Family RanchSALE BILL
It appears the Mid American economy is on track for some rapid growth this year. The January report from Creighton University...
South Dakota Senator John Thune says he is introducing a bill to end bonuses for top executives at a national mortgage compan...
An economist with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln predicts solid growth for the state the next two years. UNL Bureau of Bu...
Tuesday is the last day for customers of MF Global to submit claims against the bankrupt clearing firm. Jim Bower with Bower ...
County officials object to Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman's proposal to eliminate the inheritance tax.Lancaster County C...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman appeared before the legislative Revenue Committee to promote his 326-Million dollar tax cut p...
The chair of the Economic Growth Committee in the Iowa Senate is trying to rally support for two worker training programs as ...
The Corps of Engineers came under heavy criticism during and after last year’s Missouri River flooding, with calls for ...
Tuesday, February 7 @ 1:30PMLocation: Watertown, SD - Watertown Winter Farm ShowSD Hereford Assn.Sale Link
The Yankton School Board has decided to ask voters for approval of a one point four million dollar, two year opt out. The boa...
A state senator questions whether the state should cut taxes at this time. Senator Health Mello of Omaha says the state canno...
February 23, 2012 @ 1:00 PM CSTAt the Ranch, 3 Miles East of Colome, SD on Hwy 18Raven AngusSale Info
Tuesday, Feb. 14th 12:30PMLocation: Mitchell Livestock Auction,Mitchell, SDWerning Cattle CompanySale Link
The opening of Builders Choice in Vermillion is the latest addition to their growing manufacturing base. Steve Howe, head of ...
Both home sales and home prices held fairly steady in Iowa last year compared to 2010. That's according to the latest report ...
Both home sales and home prices held fairly steady in Iowa last year compared to 2010. That's according to the latest report ...
The US House will not go along with raising the national debt ceiling another one point two trillion dollars. By a vote of 23...
Governor Dennis Daugaard has started a fierce debate with his proposal for achievement based teacher bonuses. His plan would ...
Persistent problems in the petroleum-producing Persian Gulf region has some analysts predicting gasoline prices in Iowa and t...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman says net state revenue grew by 349-Million dollars last year...cash reserves have been built ...
Improving sales tax numbers apparently set the stage for a good finish to 2011 for retailers. Shawn Lyons, executive director...
February 10, 2012 - 1:30pmLocation: at the farm - White Lake, SDMohnen AngusSALE BILL
Saturday, February 4th - 8:00AMLocation: Rapid City, SDSDSimmental AssociationSALEBILL
Floodwaters breeched some levees...damaged others...and put great strain on all the levees along the Missouri River. Congress...
Corps of Engineers officials vow to be more flexible with flood control methods this year, but admit there's only so much the...
Items begin closing on Feb 15th Location: INTERNET ONLY BIDDINGGirard Auction & Land Brokers, Inc. SALEBILL
When the Keystone crude oil pipeline was built through eastern South Dakota, Trans Canada had to post about fifteen million d...
South Dakota state employees would get a five percent bonus under a plan proposed by Governor Dennis Daugaard. A salary incre...
It appears the economy in the region will continue to grow in 2012. That’s the bottom line from the economic forecast r...
Nearly a third of Iowans get some sort of benefit from the state's welfare agency. Chuck Palmer is director of the Iowa Depar...
A survey of Nebraska businesses taken by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln indicates business is good in Nebraska, but likel...
Bills for the 2012 South Dakota legislative session are being filed with the legislative research council, including two from...
A national study of the 50-states by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy advocates an increase in the gas tax for I...
A national study of the 50-states by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy advocates an increase in the gas tax for I...
The three-member panel that sets the official estimate of Iowa tax revenue has issued a new assessment that highlights the sl...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman says he's not sure the Keystone XL pipeline should be linked to extending the payroll tax cut...
A new survey shows Iowa business owners are growing more confident about boosting their staffing levels. Kathy Joblinske (joh...
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad says the 36 Iowa Workforce Development offices closed in a budget cutting move will not be reope...
Congress is suddenly in a rush to pass a number of bills and adjourn for the year. Many spending bills are unfinished, along ...
The US House defeated a balanced budget amendment on Friday when a number of republicans voted against it.South Dakota Congre...
Studies that analyze Iowa's advanced manufacturing and information technology industries show mixed results as state official...
The Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature says a majority of senators lean toward gathering in special session to consider oil ...
It may not be much consolation, but the6.5% wholesale rate hike being planned by Nebraska Public Power District could have be...
A review of the US Army Corps of Engineers' management of the Missouri River begins this week, in the wake of this summer's r...
Iowa Lottery sales have remained strong and Lottery CEO Terry Rich says scratch tickets are a big reason for that.Scratch tic...
Record farm income will push the state economy to buck the national trend, according to the latest report from the Nebraska B...
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