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Nebraska Food Council To Hold Winter Meeting On Line

The Nebraska Food Council will be holding their winter meeting this month on the 25th on line. The group was…

Farm Group President Expects Unicameral To Deal With Property Taxes And COVID Relief

The 2021 session of the Nebraska Unicameral gets going on Wednesday. One of the priority measures for the State Farmers…

North Dakota Farm Bureau’s Top State Legislative Issue Is Property Rights

The 2021 North Dakota legislative session gets underway today and State Farm Bureau officials will be concentrating on property rights…

Chris Nelson Elected Chairman of the SD Public Utilities Commission

South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner Chris Nelson was elected Chairman for the next two years at the first meeting of the year of the commission.

Local Governments Waiting on Census Numbers

State and local governments are waiting on the official 2020 Census numbers.

Mid America Economy Still Growing but Slowing

The economy in the nine state Mid America region continues to expand but is starting to show signs of slowing.

Nebraska State Patrol Busy During the Holidays

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol removed 41 impaired drivers from the road during the holiday season’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign.

NBB CEO Defends Push For Reinstatement Of Lost Biofuel Gallons

The American Fuel and Petrochemical Association is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia not to…

Feeding South Dakota Needs to Expand

The side effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have caused some families to run short of food.

State Farmers Union Sets Priorities for 2021 Minnesota Legislature

The 2021 Minnesota Legislature begins their session today. State Farmers Union President Gary Wertish says one thing they want state…

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