USDA Crop Report Mostly Bearish for Row Crops

The September USDA Supply and Demand Report numbers were bearish for soybeans with yield raised to a record 50.6 bushel…

CME Group Explains Proposed Live Cattle Futures Changes

The CME Group is proposing changes in the live cattle futures contract to make it less volatile and more effective.…

Cattle Producers Reacting Negatively to CME Live Cattle Contract Proposal

Cattle producers in the region are reacting negatively to the CME’s proposed changes to the live cattle contract. Iowa Cattlemen’s…

Senator Thune to Weigh in on Agricultural Agenda with Trump

Agriculture has not been a campaign priority for Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump and very little is known about his…

Senator Ernst Pushing Back on EPA’s Atrazine Proposal

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is concerned about the negative impact EPA’s proposed rule on atrazine could have on farmers. EPA…

Ag Mergers Create Concerns Among Farmers and Lawmakers

Three of the largest mergers in the seed and crop protection industry in history are creating concern among farmers and…

More Than Money in SD Teacher Pay Raises

The effects of a half-cent sales tax increase passed by this year’s South Dakota legislature are still not totally known.
The increase came from recommendations from last year’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on Education.

Yankton County Facing Major Bridge Cost

Besides finding the money necessary for routine upkeep of roads and bridges, the Yankton County Commission has a problem with the bridge over the James River on Old Highway 50 northeast of Yankton.

SD Push for F-35 Base

The state’s Congressional delegation, along with officials from Sioux Falls have been talking to the Department of Defense about stationing some advanced F-35 fighter planes at the Air National Guard Base at Joe Foss Field.

SD Company Gets Grant to Fight Influenza

SAB Biotherapeutics, based in Sioux Falls, has received a grant of over one point four million dollars from the National Institute of Health to advance its treatment for influenza.