Avoiding a Special Session of the Legislature

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem had said she would call a special session of the legislature in June to deal with an expected budget hole caused by the pandemic

Nebraska National Guard Helping with COVID-19 Testing

The Nebraska National Guard is taking part in the expanded coronavirus testing across the state.

Making Choices Between the Economy and Social Distancing

The debate is on between those that want to open the economy to get back to normal and health care professionals who warn of a wider spread of the coronavirus.

Nebraska Cattle President Sees Value In Possible Cattle Set Aside Program

The Beef Alliance working with the USDA and Cattle Fax has come up with a proposed cattle set aside program.…

Pandemic Spreads, Scams Follow

As the pandemic spread across the country, scams tagged along.

Vietnam Approves Exports Of U.S. Sorghum

Vietnam has now approved the shipment of U.S. sorghum to their country. That’s following five years of negotiations and the…

South Dakota’s Lieutenant Governor Named Interim State Agriculture Secretary

South Dakota Lieutenant Governor Larry Rhoden on Friday becomes the state’s Interim Agriculture Director. He replaces Kim Vanneman who submitted…

Dicamba Task Force Head Concerned With Attempt To Ban Post Emergence Dicamba Use

The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials wants the Environmental Protection Agency to ban post emergence use of dicamba on…

New SDSU Scholarship Gets Name Sponsor

A new scholarship at South Dakota State University now has a name sponsor. First Bank & Trust of Brookings is committing a half million dollars to the scholarship.

Testing Expanding in Nebraska

Testing for COVID-19 infections in Nebraska is expanding rapidly.