SD Senator John Thune Not Attending National GOP Convention

One prominent South Dakota republican is a no show at his party’s national convention in Cleveland this week.

Trump Pence Ticket Friendly to Agriculture and Renewable Fuels.

Republicans at this week’s National Convention are expected to nominate Donald Trump for President and Indiana Governor Mike Pence for…

South Dakota Crop Ratings Drop, Heat Will Add Stress

South Dakota crop ratings dropped from last week for both corn and soybeans and may deteriorate further with this week’s…

NCBA Sets Policy Priorities at Summer Meeting

NCBA members held their summer business meeting last week in Denver focusing on policy priorities. Policy Division Chair Jennifer Houston…

Heat Stress to Cause Livestock Stress and Hurt Feedlot Gains

Extreme heat and humidity is forecast for the Northern Plains this week which will produce high heat indices and possible…

House Passes EPA Spending Bill, With Regulatory Push Back

Last week the U.S. House passed a spending bill for the Environmental Protection Agency. That measure requires the EPA to…

Northwestern Energy Ramps Up for Hot Weather

Hot and humid conditions this week will put an extra strain on power production facilities to keep up with air conditioning demand.

SD GOP Convention Delegates Oppose Rules Changes

The Republican National Convention got off to a noisy start as delegations from several states attempted to change the rules, and open the voting for their Presidential candidate. That challenge failed.

Ryan Fired As GM

The Minnesota Twins have fired general manager Terry Ryan.

Twins Scoreless In Detroit

Matt Boyd allowed three hits in six outstanding innings, and the Detroit Tigers beat Minnesota 1-0 on Monday night to hand the last-place Twins another loss just hours after they announced the firing of general manager Terry Ryan.