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Former House Ag Chair Talks Disaster And Drought At Farm Shows

Pressure is growing to provide disaster assistance for this year’s drought in the western United States and look for a…

Mid America Economy Continues Growth

Mid America Economy Continues to Grow

Waterways Council Official Expects Congress To Pass An Infrastructure Bill

Republicans and Democrats are working to get together on an infrastructure bill. The Biden administration’s measure calls for $550 billion…

NPPC Says USDA Surveillance Program Helped Dominican Republic Detect ASF

Late last week the Dominican Republic confirmed cases of African Swine Fever. The confirmation came about following a cooperative surveillance…

First Responders Mental Health Task Force to Meet

The “Mental Health of First Responders” Task Force of the South Dakota legislature meets in Pierre.

Farm Bureau To File Comments On EPA And Corps Waters Rule Rewrite

The Environmental Protection Agency and US Army Corps of Engineers are starting the process of taking input on their rewrite…

YMEA Graduation

Fifteen high school students completed the two week “Yankton Manufacturing and Entrepreneurial Academy” and got their certificates at an event on Friday.

One Dead in Meade County Crash

One person died Saturday morning in a one-vehicle crash east of Piedmont.

Plugging in the Electric Vehicle Corridors

As more electric powered vehicles show up on roads and highways, more charging stations will be needed.

The Weekend File – YMEA Graduation

The Weekend File – YMEA Graduation

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