Green Plains Incorporated Donates 5,000 Gallons Of Ethanol For Hand Sanitizer

Green Plains Incorporated of Omaha, Nebraska is donating 5,000 gallons of ethanol to the state of Iowa for its hand…

Catching Up on Unemployment Claims

Since late March the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation has received over fourteen thousand claims for unemployment benefits.

SD Senator Mike Rounds Asking for Livestock Price Investigation

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds is one of several Senators asking for an investigation into livestock prices…

Complying with Distancing Rules

The City of Yankton passed an emergency ordinance closing a number of businesses and limiting the numbers of people that can gather in one location, all in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Nebraska Farm Bureau President Asks Ag Secretary For Covid 19 Relief Help For Producers

The Nebraska Farm Bureau is asking Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue to provide relief for producers who’ve been negatively impacted by…

USDA Giving Farmers And Ranchers More Time To Repay Marketing Assistance Loans

Farmers and Ranchers now have more time to repay Marketing Assistance Loans as part of USDA’s implementation of the CARES…

Minnesota Pork CEO Says Smithfield Plant Closure Tough On Region’s Producers

The closure of the Smithfield Foods pork processing plant in Sioux Falls due to COVID-19 worker illnesses is devastating for…

Pork President Says Indefinite Closing Of Sioux Falls Smithfield Plant Is Devastating

Smithfield Foods is suspending operations indefinitely due to the COVID-19 outbreak at the meat processing facility. South Dakota Governor Kristi…

Mitigation Only Answer to Coronavirus

The shutdown of the Smithfield Foods processing plant is an example of what needs to be done to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Name Released in Turner County Fatal Accident

A Chancellor, S.D. man has been identified as the person who died Wednesday morning in a one-vehicle crash south of Chancellor.