Jacks Second In Baseball Poll

The South Dakota State University baseball team has been picked to finish second in the 2017 Summit League race, according to a poll conducted among league coaches.

USDA Makes Minor Changes in U.S. and South American Numbers

USDA’s February Supply and Demand Report made only slight adjustments to U.S. balance sheets. Corn carryout was pegged at 2.32…

SD Senate Committee Kills Early Education Bill

The South Dakota Senate Education committee killed a bill today that would have established an early childhood education pilot program.

Farm Groups Differ on Extending Comment Period for USDA’s GIPSA Rules

Agricultural groups have differing views on the Trump administration’s decision to extend the public comment period on the GIPSA Farmer…

NMPF Reacts to Senators Proposed Bill to Curb Legal Immigration

U.S. Senators Tom Cotton of Arkansas and David Perdue of Georgia are proposing legislation to curb legal immigration. It’s called…

House Ag Committee To Hold Farm Bill Hearing Next Week

House Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway wants to begin work on the next farm bill as soon as possible. He says…

Land Stewardship Project Leaders Lobby the Hill on Farm Bill

Leaders of the Land Stewardship Project were on Capitol Hill this week lobbying on the next farm bill. LSP member…

R-CALF Concerned About Latest Case of FMD In South Korea

South Korean officials have confirmed the presence of foot and mouth disease at a dairy farm this week. It’s the…

SD Senator John Thune Explains Vote for Betsy DeVos for Education Secretary

South Dakota Senator John Thune was among the fifty republican Senators that voted to support the nomination of Betsy DeVos as US Education Department Secretary.

Yankton County Commission Increases Contribution to YAPG

The Yankton County Commission voted this week to increase their yearly contribution to Yankton Area Progressive Growth from forty to fifty thousand dollars.