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Nebraska Ag Land Values Up For Second Straight Year

The market value of agricultural land in Nebraska gained about 6 percent for the second straight year according to the…

Average Rain a Minimum

The outlook for the next couple of weeks is for hot and dry weather to continue over much of the northern plains.

Workforce Housing Committee to Focus on Contractors and Construction

The next meeting of the “Workforce Housing Needs Interim Study” committee will be August fifth in Sioux Falls.

Yankton County Commission Budget Work

Yankton County Commissioners have been working through the numbers as they prepare for their 2022 budget.

Stock Grower’s Executive Met With White House Officials On Competition Executive Order

A recent Executive Order issued by President Joe Biden seeks to address the price and competition problem in the U.S.…

ASA Part Of Ag Groups Asking USTR Not To Threaten Vietnam With Tariffs

The American Soybean Association along with 70 other agricultural groups have expressed concern to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai regarding…

House Appropriations Committee Marks Up Corps of Engineers Funding Measure

The U.S. House Appropriations Committee has marked up the US. Army Corps of Engineer Funding for FY 22 at $…

Tech College Board Approves Budget Request

The South Dakota Board of Technical Education approved the budget request for fiscal year twenty-three.

Rules Approved for School Medical Cannabis

The Rules Review Committee of the South Dakota legislature gave final approval to the rules that will govern the use of medical cannabis in schools starting this fall.

NCBA Calls Farm System Reform Legislation Misguided

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association calls legislation introduced by Senator Corey Booker as misguided. The Farm System Reform Act would…

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