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National Grain And Feed Association Backs CFTC Chairman Nominee

The Senate Agriculture Committee has advanced the nomination of Rostin Benham as Chairman and Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading…

Reassuring Parents About the Covid-19 Vaccinations

Kids ages five to eleven can now get the Pfizer brand of Covid-19 vaccines.

Diplomatic Outreach to Norfolk Nebraska

The Yankton City Commission recently held their strategic planning meetings, outlining future goals.

SD Legislative Stand Off

South Dakota lawmakers will attempt again today (Tuesday) to find an agreement on a new legislative district map. The House and Senate were not able to agree yesterday on a plan both chambers could support.

Parents Present Face Mask Petition to the Yankton School Board

Several parents spoke to the Yankton School Board at their meeting last night, asking them to roll back, or modify the mandatory face mask policy.

Families Feeding Families Looks At Supply Chain Disruptions

Supply chain problems continue to disrupt agricultural production and make local food production more important than ever. That was the…

Fertilizer Prices Skyrocket And Availability In Question

The perfect supply chain storm has disrupted the fertilizer market, creating a global shortage and pushing retail prices to near…

Iowa Sierra Club Files Suit Against State DNR For Approving CAFO In Clayton County

Concerns over an 11,660 head cattle feedlot that received operating approval from the Iowa DNR as a confined animal feeding…

Nebraska Wind And Solar Conference Opens Today In Lincoln

The two day conference for Nebraska Wind and Solar groups opens today in Lincoln. The Wind Conference started 14 years…

ICA Counters Activist Attacks Against CAFOs And Iowa DNR

The Iowa Sierra Club is suing the State Department of Environment and Natural Resource for giving the go ahead to…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…