Farmers Feeding Families Look at Right To Farm Laws at Meeting

Families Feeding Families is hosting a farm forum April 12 in Yankton on Right to Farm Covenants. Sioux Falls Attorney…

Nebraska Senators Move to Tax & Spending Bills

With almost two thirds of the Nebraska legislative session completed, Senators are starting to move into tax and spending bills.

Yankton County Commission Approves Second Amendment Resolution

The Yankton County Commission this week approved a resolution in support of the Second Amendment.

NRCS Water Bank Program Receives Funding For Prairie Pothole Region

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has been granted four million dollars to go to landowners enrolled…

South Dakota State Vet Says Both USDA And FDA Should Regulate Genetic Animals

Agriculture and Environmental groups have different opinions on which federal agency should have the authority to regulate genetically engineered food…

Minnesota Governor Asking Legislature To Pass Biofuels Grant Measure

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz along with biofuels industry members are asking the state legislature to approve a measure that creates…

Leaving the Board of Regents

After serving nine years on the South Dakota Board of Regents, Kevin Schieffer stepped away in March

Little Need for a Special Session

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem says she is planning to call the legislature back to Pierre for a special session late next month or in early June to deal with another round of federal funding and medical marijuana.

Bankers Watching Interest Rates

The Federal Reserve Board, at their last meeting, decided to keep long term interest rates low, possibly into next year to help keep the economy growing.

Study Shows U.S. Beef Industry Most Sustainable In The World

A study conducted by USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, the University of Arkansas and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association confirms the…