Weather Trends Colder into Mid April

The fairly mild weather of the past week will be replaced by a series of cold waves from the north.

April WASDE Shows Increased U.S. Ending Stocks, Mixed World Stocks

The April WASDE Report is generally a quite affair with few revisions, but there was some anticipation with COVID-19 and…

Creighton University Economist Expects Regional Economic Recovery To Be Slow

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a black swan event like few in history and it will have a long tail…

Court Turns Down Small Refiners Appeal Of 10th Circuit Court Decision

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decided not to hold a re-hearing on a case alleging the EPA…

South Dakota Corn Growers President Says Biofuels Industry Needs Government Aid

South Dakota Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds are leading a delegation of Senators asking the USDA to provide additional…

Dairy Groups Asking USDA For Financial Help

The National Milk Producers Federation along with the International Dairy Foods Association are asking the USDA for financial assistance for…

R CALF Officials Want Competition Restored To The Cattle Markets

R-CALF members held a live facebook meeting this week to talk about the market challenges faced by independent cattle producers.…

Traffic Stays Down in Nebraska

“Directed Health Measures” now in effect for all Nebraska counties are having an impact.

Nebraska Makes Changes to SNAP Requirements

Applications for food assistance in Nebraska jumped in the last couple of months.

South Dakota Tourism Taking Massive Pandemic Hit

The coronavirus pandemic is having an impact now and that will continue well into the future.