Image Source: WNAX

National Pork Board Releases Sustainability Report

The National Pork Board is releasing a new sustainability report for pork producers to use on their own farms which…

Cattle Market Reform, Tax Policy Headlines Iowa Cattle Industry Leadership Summit

Cattle market reform, tax policy and the future of carbon capture will top the policy discussions at the Iowa Cattle…

New Year, Different Districts

New maps for 2022 mean some legislators will have to run in different districts.

Debate over Spending Millions of Dollars

Several panels of legislators have held hearings on how and where to spend almost one billion dollars of federal funding.

SD Senator Mike Rounds Back to Washington

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds has returned to Washington and is ready to pick up his duties in the Senate following the death of his wife Jean early last month.

Mid America Economy Holding On

The economy in the nine state Mid America region from Minnesota and the Dakotas to Arkansas is still showing growth but is slowing some.

Omicron Infection Potential

Health care providers are trying to get a sense of the potential threat from the latest variant of Covid-19.

Name Released in Codington County Fatal Crash

A Florence, S.D., male has been identified as the person who died Friday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash south of Florence.

EPA Regulations and Supply Chain Issues Focus of SD Soybean Association Annual Meeting

Farmers are facing increased regulations, plus costly and continued supply chain disruptions. Those items will top the policy discussion at…

Supply Chain Issues Hit Pork Producers….Again

A host of supply chain issues is causing a shortage of amino acids like lysine used in pork and poultry…

Recent Headlines

13 hours ago in Local

LSI, INC. RECALLS BBQ PORK JERKY PRODUCT DUE TO POSSIBLE FOREIGN MATTER CONTAMINATION

ALPENA, S.D. – LSI, Inc., an Alpena, S.D. establishment, is recalling approximately 2,277,540 pounds of a ready-to-eat Korean barbecue pork…

13 hours ago in Local

RANCHERS HIT WITH ‘GUT PUNCH’ AS TRUMP FOLLOWS THROUGH ON ARGENTINA BEEF INPORT PLEDGE

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Joshua Haiar-/ SD Searchlight) – Two days after a U.S. senator from South Dakota said he was encouraged…

13 hours ago in Local

LEGISLATORS AND GOVERNOR MAKE COMPETING PROPOSALS TO TAKE MONEY FROM HOUSING FUND

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Joshua Haiar and Seth Tupper / SD Searchlight) – South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden and a group…

13 hours ago in Local

DINOSAUR HUNTERS REACH DEAL TO SETTLE WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA FOSSIL THEFT DISPUTE

HARDING COUNTY, S.D. (Jonathan Ellis / The Dakota Scout) – A paleontologist accused of stealing a dinosaur skull from western…

13 hours ago in Local

PIEDMONT RESIDENTS SHOCKED BY NEW MINE COMING TO THEIR CITY

PIEDMONT, S.D. (Bart Pfankuch/ South Dakota News Watch) – Residents and government leaders in this small western South Dakota city…