Spider Mite Populations Increasing Due To The Drought

One of the insect problems now starting to increase due to the drought in South Dakota is spider mites in…

Nebraska Regents Reject CRT Resolution

The Nebraska Board of Regents rejected a resolution banning “any imposition” of critical race theory in the university system.

Iowa State Fair Features 39th Governor’s Charity Steer Show

The Iowa State Fair started last Thursday after a hiatus last year due to COVID. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike…

Nebraska Schools Dealing with Health Standards Revisions

The Nebraska State Board of Education is attempting to work through updated health education standards.

Small Population Increase in Yankton County

The first round of official Census 2020 numbers shows a modest population increase in Yankton County.

SDSGA Executive Meets With Administration Officials On Small Meat Packer Funding

South Dakota Stockgrowers Association Executive Director James Halverson last week met with key USDA officials and White House staff to…

R-CALF Asks Senate Ag Committee To Pass Grassley Tester Cattle Market Bill

R-CALF members want the Senate Ag Committee to pass the Grassley Tester legislation that calls for meat packers to purchase…

Farm Group President Meets With Ag Secretary On Drought Concerns

Minnesota Farmers Union President Gary Wertish met with U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack in Minnesota last week and also with…

Federal Funding for South Dakota Highways & Bridges

The trillion dollar plus infrastructure bill passed by the US Senate could trickle down hundreds of millions of road and highway dollars to South Dakota.

Dealing with Delta

Infection numbers continue to ramp up as the Delta variant of the coronavirus spreads.