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SDCA President Says Feed Act A Good Measure For Agriculture

A companion measure to South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson’s Feed Act has been introduced in the Senate this week. It…

EWG And Farm Group Differ Over Report On Farm Payments

This week, the Environmental Working Group released an analysis of federal farm payments from 2017 through 2020. EWG’s Senior Economic…

SD House Passes “Fairness in Women’s Sports” Bill

A bill that would restrict trans gender student’s participation in sports has been approved by the South Dakota House.

Dairy Group Lauds Iowa House Passage Of Anaerobic Digester Legislation

This week the Iowa House on a 75 to 18 vote passed HF 522, legislation that allows ag operations to…

Wrapping Up Crossover Day

South Dakota lawmakers wrapped up cross over day Thursday by acting on all bills in their House of their introduction.

An Impeachment Committee

South Dakota House Speaker Spencer Gosch has assembled a ten-member committee to oversee the impeachment of Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg.

One Dead in Hughes County Crash

One person died Wednesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash east of Blunt.

BNSF Prepared In Light Of Pipeline Politics

BNSF Railway is prepared to handle additional volume resulting from shutdown of the Keystone XL Pipeline and uncertainty surrounding the…

Vaccine Supply Continues to Expand

Doses of Covid-19 vaccines continue to increase week to week.

Tight Real Estate Market

If you are selling a home, this is a good time, if you are buying….not so much.

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