SDSU Cow Calf Unit Dedicated

The new $6-million SDSU cow calf teaching and research unit was dedicated on Friday with a standing room only crowd…

Iowa Realtors Land Institute Survey Shows Decrease in Land Values

The Iowa Realtors Land Institute’s six-month farmland survey is showing a close to 9-percent decrease in values verses a year…

Minnesota Farm Bureau Carries Issues to Washington

Minnesota Farm Bureau members were in Washington D.C. last week lobbying Congress on key agricultural issues. Winona County Farm Bureau…

Rains and Flooding Northwest Iowa Not Creating Mold, But Stalk Rot a Concern

Recent rains and flooding in northwest Iowa haven’t resulted in any mold or mycotoxins in corn yet. However, Iowa State…

Questions Remain Year After Tragedy near Platte

It’s been one year since Scott Westerhuis killed his family and set their home, south of Platte on fire. While the investigation into those deaths has been closed, prosecutions into the embezzlement’s from Mid Central Education Cooperative surrounding those events continue.

Fading La Nina Changes Long Range Weather Outlook

The fading of the predicted La Nina in the Pacific Ocean will have an impact on weather in the northern plains.

GOP Senators Anxious to Hit the Campaign Trail

Congress is struggling to find agreement on a continuing resolution to fund the federal government past the end of the fiscal year on September 30th, and that could keep members in Washington longer than they had planned.

National GOP Plank Calls for SNAP Removal from USDA

One of the planks passed by this summer’s Republican National Convention calls for SNAP, or the food stamp program, to be removed from the US Department of Agriculture, and out of the Farm Bill.

SD Businesses Facing New Federal Work Rules

New federal rules dealing with workers and employers will become effective later this year.

Long Term Drought Impacts Under Study at UN-L

A researcher for the University of Nebraska says misconceptions hurt the public’s understanding of droughts.