Yankton City Commission Opts for Education Over a Face Mask Mandate

After an hour-long work session, Yankton City Commissioners voted six to three to pull a face mask resolution from their meeting agenda. The resolution gave commissioners face mask options from the current standard up to a mandate.

Few Problems with the 2020 Election

Over two hundred eighteen thousand absentee ballots were cast in South Dakota’s election earlier this month, which is a record, and created extra work for county auditors.

Biofuel Groups File Lawsuit Over Lost RFS Gallons

The American Coalition for Ethanol along with six other biofuel and ag groups have filed a new lawsuit seeking restoration…

STC Executive Expects Biden Administration To Support Infrastructure Development

One of the questions going forward for agriculture and those shipping commodities to foreign markets is how will infrastructure development…

South Dakota Lieutenant Governor Promotes Ag And DENR Merger

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has proposed merging the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and the Department of Environment and…

Nebraska Falling Behind on Contact Tracing

Nebraska state health officials are falling behind in contact tracing of those possibly infected with Covid-19.

SD Legislators May Find Millions in One Time Dollars

The budget and how to slice it up is always a major debate for South Dakota legislators but the 2021 session may have the problem of extra money.

Bison Industry Hit By Negative Impacts Of The Pandemic

The COVID 19 pandemic has impacted nearly all areas of agriculture including the bison industry in 2020. National Bison Association…

Retailers Hoping for a Happy Holiday Season

This is normally a big week for businesses with Black Friday and the, more or less, official start of holiday shopping.

DOT’s Final Interim HOS Rule Has Positives In It For Livestock Haulers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released their interim final rule clarifying livestock definitions in hours of service regulations.…