Questions About Big Sioux River Watershed Improvements

There were some differences of opinion between legislators on the Joint Committee on Appropriations and state officials over a state funded program to improve the Big Sioux River watershed.

Schools Searching for Teachers

With the start of classes about a month away, school districts across the state are filling in their last teaching openings.

Extension Specialist Advises Producers On Dealing With Extreme Heat And Drought

The extreme heat continues this week compounding the impacts of this year’s drought in the Northern Plains. University of Nebraska…

FTC Votes Unanimously To Fight Restrictions On Right To Repair

This week, the Federal Trade Commission voted to fight Right to Repair Restrictions. Their vote strengthens enforcement against illegal restrictions…

NPPC Urges Congress To Address Ag Labor Reform

The National Pork Producers Council is urging Congress to address Comprehensive Ag Labor Reform. The group testified at a Senate…

Good Year for Dam Work

The dry weather this summer has at least one benefit, and that is making repair work on several dams easier

SD Winter Wheat Harvest Underway, Spring Wheat Near Disaster

Wheat production will be down substantially in South Dakota this year. The winter wheat harvest has already started in the…

Producer Optimism Seen At Nebraska Pork Expo This Week In York

Pig farmers gathered in York Wednesday for the 2021 Nebraska Pork Expo. Nebraska Pork Producers Association Executive Director Al Juhnke…

Historic Year for SD Sales Taxes

The Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature got a detailed update on the states financial standing at their meeting in Pierre Wednesday.

Fire Destroys Mobile Home, Two Left Homeless

Two people were left homeless as fire destroyed their mobile home just east of Yankton (on Bill Baggs Road) Wednesday afternoon.