SD Counties Defer 2017 Legislative Agenda

County officials from across South Dakota held their annual convention this week in Sioux Falls. They usually put together a legislative agenda at the meeting.

Nebraska Cattle Group Pleased SPCC Amendment In WRDA Bill

The WRDA bill passed Thursday by the U.S. Senate contained an important amendment offered by Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer. Nebraska…

NAWG Wants Normalized Trade With Cuba

This week the House Ag Committee talked about the possibility of normalizing agricultural trade with Cuba. National Association of Wheat…

SDSU Extension Specialist Says Low Cattle Prices Caused By Several Factors

Cattle producers for the past several months have been dealing with a downturn in the markets. Some reports have cow…

Soy Transportation Coalition Leader Pleased With Senate WRDA Passage

Thursday the U.S. Senate on a 95 to 3 vote overwhelmingly passed the Water Resources Development Act legislation. The measure…

Nebraska Soybean President Has Concerns About Bayer Monsanto Merger

One of the largest mergers in seed and crop protection history topped the talk at Husker Harvest Days. After several…

SD Senator Mike Rounds; GOP Senators Looking for Quick DC Exit

With the passage this week of a major water resources bill, it may set the stage for a quick exit of representatives from Washington.

Early Reports Show Another Good Tourism Year in South Dakota

Labor Day normally means the end of the really busy tourism season in South Dakota. The details of the tourism tax raised during that season will be released in the next few weeks.

Vikings Debut New Stadium

Following a decade-plus of lobbying and 2½ years of construction, the Minnesota Vikings have arrived at the grand opening of their new stadium, with the Green Bay Packers serving as the fitting visitors on the national stage of a Sunday night game.

Jacks Host Cal Poly

The South Dakota State University football team closes out the non-conference portion of its slate Saturday night as it hosts Cal Poly in the 50th Annual Beef Bowl