Testing & Tracing Best Way to Shut Down Pandemic

Medical experts say the best way to control the spread of the coronavirus is by expanded testing and tracing contacts of those found positive.

South Dakota Not Re-opening Until June at the Earliest

While a number of states are taking steps to begin reopening businesses and public gatherings, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem says the projections show the infection peak is still ahead

Yankton City Commission to Review Emergency Ordinance

The Yankton City Commission will have another discussion of the emergency ordinance that limited public gatherings and shutdown many businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic.

SD Senate Committee Votes Penalties on Two Senators

An investigation committee of the South Dakota Senate voted to admonish two Senators after deciding they were drunk during the final hours of the 2020 legislative session.

ICON President Pleased Governor Wants To Keep Processing Plants Operating

Nebraska Agriculture groups are hailing Governor Pete Ricketts for his stance in working to keep meat processing plants open in…

Iowa Soybean President Says Quicker China Buys Soybeans The Better

China is looking to purchase up to 30 million tons of crops from the U.S. to help rebuild state stockpiles.…

Ag Economist Says COVID 19 Recovery Will Come In Three Stages

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a black swan event like none other in history and the recovery in the agricultural…

Ethanol Board Administrator Says Biofuels Industry Needs Economic Aid

Ethanol producer Archer Daniels Midland has idled its production at its corn ethanol plants in Columbus, Nebraska and Cedar Rapids,…

Nebraska Congressman Adrian Smith Hearing from Livestock Producers

Livestock producers have been pushing Members of Congress for financial help and to investigate the meat packing industry.

Another Good Month for Yankton City Sales Taxes

The City of Yankton recorded another strong month of sales taxes in March.