Mid America Economy Continues Recovery

The August Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota and the Dakotas to Arkansas, advanced above growth neutral, and to its highest level in two years.

Farm Bureau Says Conservation Compliance Rule Needs Fixing

The USDA has finalized the Highly Erodible Land Wetland Conservation rule. The American Farm Bureau says the regulation falls short…

LSP Members Tell House Committee Agriculture Has Solutions To Climate Change

A group of over 2100 farmers and ranchers, members of the Minnesota Land Stewardship Project have sent a letter to…

Longest Serving Female Legislator

Since women gained the right to vote in South Dakota in 1918, two hundred one women have served in the state legislature.

NASDA Adopts Five Year Strategic Plan

The National Associations of State Departments of Agriculture has adopted its five year strategic plan. NASDA President Doug Goehring, North…

Branding Nebraska Ag

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture is starting a branding campaign to highlight farmers, ranchers and products.

Bright Future for SD Governor Kristi Noem

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is gaining attention across the country as was highlighted by her primetime speech at the Republican National Convention.

One Dead in Turner County Accident

One person died Sunday night in a two-vehicle crash north of Hurley

Protecting Absentee & Mail In Voting

Members of the Government Operations and Audit Committee had lots of questions during their meeting last week for South Dakota Secretary of State Steve Barnett about the security of mail in and absentee ballots.

Watching Covid Hospitalization Numbers

While South Dakota is seeing a spike in positive cases of COVID-19, Governor Kristi Noem says that isn’t the critical number they are watching