Yankton County Commission Planning for Online Meetings

The Yankton County Commission is waiting for advice from the state on how to conduct their meetings in the future

Planning for High School Graduations

With no classes for South Dakota students through at least May first, schools are figuring out how to help seniors get done, and then work out graduation.

SD Legislators Grind Through Long Last Day

South Dakota legislators took over fifteen hours to work through the last day of the 2020 session this week.

CPA CEO Says Trump Administration Not Delaying Collection Of Tariff Duties

The Trump administration has reversed its earlier decision to delay collecting tariffs from U.S. trading partners due to the Covid…

Farm Service Agency Relaxing Loan Deadlines Due To COVID 19

The USDA Farm Service Agency is relaxing loan deadlines due to the effects of the coronavirus. FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce…

CFRA Official Says Good Move By The USDA To Extend Reconnect Application Deadline

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the deadline for applying for the ReConnect Pilot Program from March 31 to…

Mid America Economy Slowing Rapidly

The March Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota and the Dakotas to Arkansas, plummeted for the month reaching its lowest level since September 2016.

NCBA Policy Division Chair Says Cattle Producers Getting Hammered By Low Prices

America’s cattle producers have been facing tough economic times due to recent low prices, some of it brought on by…

National Pork Producers Council Cancels 2020 World Pork Expo

The National Pork Producers Board of Directors has cancelled the 2020 World Pork Expo scheduled for June in Des Moines,…

No Public Health Emergency Needed…..Yet

While South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has declared a state emergency due to the spread of coronavirus, there isn’t a need to declare a public health emergency yet.