Despite Wide Temperature Swings, Iowa Had an Average Month

April was a month of weather extremes in Iowa, from snow and frigid temperatures in the teens to warm, sunny days in the mid-80s.

Diversity Leaders at USD Appointed to Advisory Council

Diversity leaders at the University of South Dakota have been appointed to the advisory council for The National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE)

R-CALF Files Lawsuit Against USDA on Beef Checkoff

The Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund has filed suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleging the agency’s Beef Checkoff…

Senate and Food Industry Divided on Biotech Labeling

The Senate and the food industry are divided on the biotech labeling issue. The Senate is negotiating a compromise between…

Iowa Ag Secretary on Water Quality Funding

Iowa lawmakers wrapped up the 2016 legislative session on Friday. Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey thanked legislators for the $9.6…

Taiwan Could Lift Ban on Pork Produced With Ractopamine

Agricultural representatives from Taiwan have threatened a large scale protest if the country lifts its ban on pork produced with…

SD Corn Adds Sustainability Director

The South Dakota Corn Growers Association has added a new position of Sustainability Director. Corn Grower’s Executive Director Lisa Richardson…

Iowa Legislature Wraps Up Early

The 2016 session of the Iowa legislature wrapped up late last week with compromises in funding for Planned Parenthood and the Department of Transportation.

SD District 18 Gets Independent Senate Candidate

Matt Stone of Yankton has filed to run for the state Senate from District 18 as an independent.

First Step on Nebraska Property Taxes

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts and many state Senators point to the twenty million dollars in property tax relief passed by this year’s Unicameral as a major achievement.