Budget Agreement Unlikely

With only a handful of days before the end of the fiscal year, an agreement on a federal budget appears unlikely.

Hunter Leads Twins Past Sox

Torii Hunter hit a three-run homer and an RBI single and the Minnesota Twins beat Chris Sale and the White Sox 7-0 Sunday.

MVFC Honors USD, UNI Pair

This week’s Missouri Valley Football Conference players of the week include RB Trevor Bouma of South Dakota, CB Deiondre’ Hall of UNI, QB Aaron Bailey of UNI and P/PK Miles Bergner of South Dakota.

Jacks Roll To Home Win

Running back Brady Mengarelli scored three touchdowns and wide receiver Jake Wieneke added a pair of scores to lead South Dakota State in a 55-10 non-conference victory over Southern Utah Saturday night at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.

Coyotes Gain First Win

South Dakota junior running back Trevor Bouma ran for a career-high 186 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Coyotes to a 27-17 win against UC Davis Saturday at Aggie Stadium.

USDA September Report Numbers Bullish Corn, Bearish Soybeans

USDA’s September Supply and Demand Report provided some mixed production and ending stocks figures. Soybean yield was raised to 47.1…

Railroads Ready for Bumper Harvest

A little over a year after the railroad crisis hit the northwestern cornbelt, it looks like service has returned to…

McDonald’s to Switch to Cage Free Eggs

McDonald’s says it will switch to cage free eggs in the U.S. and Canada over the next ten years. The…

USDA Announces Grants to Expand Blender Pump Network

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Thursday 21 states will receive grants through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership to add infrastructure needed…

Push for Tax Extenders Package

The National Farmers Union wants the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee to pass a multi-year tax extender’s package. South…