Nebraska Sorghum Producers Association Holding Outreach Meetings

The Nebraska Sorghum Producers Association is holding a series of outreach meetings this week. Executive Director Nate Blum says it…

Minnesota Pork Watches Legislative Session

Farm groups are closely watching the budget process in the Minnesota State Legislature. Minnesota Pork Producers Association CEO Dave Preisler…

Minnesota Farm Bureau Tracking Tax And Biofuel Bills In State Legislature

The Minnesota Farm Bureau is tracking bills being heard in the State Legislature on taxes and biofuels. Farm Bureau Public…

SD Legislature Dealing with Active Covid-19 Cases

At least eight members of the South Dakota House tested positive for Covid-19 in the past week, but the session is continuing in Pierre.

truShrimp Project Downscaled For New Investor Push

truShrimp is reenergizing their investor drive with a downscaled shrimp production project planned for Madison, South Dakota. truShrimp CEO Michael…

Nebraska Farmers Union Monitoring Property Tax Relief Bills In State Legislature

The Nebraska Farmers Union wants State Senators to pass more property tax relief to build on what was accomplished last…

No Notice Outages

Soaring electricity demands across a fourteen state region caused rolling outages for many utilities and rural co-ops.

One Dead in Yankton House Fire

One person has died in an overnight house fire in Yankton.

Power Grid Lock

Many people across the region saw the lights go out today as planned power outages were used to balance electrical loads in a wide area of the country.

Rolling Over the Budget

After some negotiations last week, members of the Joint Appropriations Committee of the South Dakota legislature agreed on budget numbers.