Independent Voters Lead the Iowa Caucus

The latest numbers show 727,000 Iowans are registered as independents – that’s 112,000 more than registered Republicans, and 141,000 thousand more than Democrats.

Snow Track Sliding North into SD

A major winter storm will impact much of the region late tonight into tomorrow.

Margin Protection Program Needs Tweaking

USDA officials say more than half of the nation’s dairy farms have signed up for the second year of the…

Congressional Attempt to Eliminate NPDES Permit Rule

The Nebraska Farm Bureau is backing legislation in Congress to eliminate the EPA’s NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit)…

U of M Study Shows Another Way Bird Flu Was Spread

A University of Minnesota study shows farmers tilling fields near poultry barns potentially contaminated with wild waterfowl feces may have…

Pork Producers Need to Monitor for Diseases This Winter

Pork producers need to be vigilant in monitoring their herds this winter for a re-emergence of the PED Virus as…

NFO Priorities Include Dairy Policy and Energy Independence

Addressing depressed milk prices and energy independence are policy priorities for National Farmer Organization members for 2016 following their annual…

Mid America Economy Showing Some Positive Signs

The Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index for January, a leading economic indicator for a nine-state region stretching from Arkansas to North Dakota, expanded for the first time since June of last year, but remained below growth neutral.

No Majority Yet for SD Sales Tax Increase

While there is no bill yet, South Dakota lawmakers have had a lot of discussion about tax increases.

SD Legislators to Face Sales Tax Alternatives

While no bill dealing with sales tax increases has been introduced into the session yet, South Dakota lawmakers may deal with competing proposals.