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Mega Rail Merger

Canadian Pacific Railroad and the Kansas City Southern have announced plans to merge in a twenty-nine-billion-dollar deal, creating a rail network from Canada to Mexico.

Corn President Concerned With Mexican Trade Barriers, Calling For USMCA Enforcement

Several U.S. agricultural groups including the National Corn Growers Association are calling on the Biden administration to make sure the…

Feeding SD C.E.O. to Retire

Matt Gassen, the long time C.E.O. of Feeding South Dakota has announced that he will retire at the end of August

Public Land Lease Auction Time

One sign of spring is the annual public land lease auction.

Millions of Dollars Flowing

Hundreds of millions of dollars are flowing from Washington in the second round of stimulus payments.

Senators Reintroducing Cattle Market Competition Bill

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he and Montana Senator John Tester are reintroducing their cattle market competition legislation they brought…

More Than a “Style & Form” Veto

South Dakota legislators return to Pierre Monday for the final day of the 2021 session.

Big Sioux River Cleanup Funded

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed a bill that sets aside three million dollars for cleanup of the Big Sioux River watershed.

Brand Legislation Moving Through The Nebraska Unicameral

Brand legislation is working its way through the Nebraska legislature. LB 572 moved forward on Monday. State Senator Steve Erdman…

Nebraska Cattle Group Monitoring Movement Of Predators

Recently a rancher in the Nebraska sandhills killed a gray wolf and those predators have been spreading across the country.…

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