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New Scholarship Board Appointed

The first board members of the Freedom Scholarship endowment fund have been appointed by Governor Kristi Noem.

Farm Bureau Signs MOU With Minority Agriculture Group

The American Farm Bureau is broadening its diversity. A memorandum of understanding has been signed by Farm Bureau with the…

Iowa And Nebraska Senators Working On Combined Livestock Pricing Bill

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is continuing to work to find a market solution for cattle producers who’ve been suffering from…

Extension Specialist Says Keep Safety In Mind When Applying Manure This Fall

Farmers who are currently busy harvesting will soon be applying manure. It’s important to keep several safety tips in mind…

Better Than Expected Harvest Results

Despite a drought stressed summer, some surprising harvest results are rolling into area elevators.

Schools Holding Off Covid-19….So Far

Lingering Covid-19 infections are causing minor issues for schools, so far.

SD Congressman Dusty Johnson Surveys Tele Town Hall Participants

SD Congressman Dusty Johnson survey of tele town hall participants

October WASDE Mixed Bag, Bearish Row Crops but Bullish for Wheat

The October World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates were bearish for the row crop sector but positive for wheat. The…

CPA CEO Sees Some Positives With Trade Review Of China

Recently the Biden administration released its review of the U.S. trade agreement with China. And now U.S. Trade Representative Katherine…

Complaints About the Census

The first public hearings of the South Dakota House & Senate Legislative Redistricting Committees were held Monday in Box Elder and Mission.

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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…