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Waterways Council Pleased House Measure Funds Corps Inland Waterway Projects

This week, the House Appropriations Committee approved fiscal year 2021 monies for Energy and Water Development that funds the U.S…

Over A Dozen Activist Groups Fighting Navigable Waters Protection Rule

A coalition of agricultural and business groups including the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is defending the Trump Administration’s WOTUS replacement…

Iowa Representatives Introduce Cattle Market Transparency Legislation

Three Iowa Congresspeople have introduced cattle market transparency legislation that’s a companion measure to a Senate Bill introduced earlier by…

Nebraska Farm Group Backs State Broadband Legislation

Nebraska state lawmakers return to Lincoln next week to complete their 2020 legislative session. One of the measures they’re expected…

FSA CRP Grasslands Enrollment Successful Nationally And In South Dakota

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency says it’s accepted more than 1.2 million acres nationally into the Conservation…

Corn President Optimistic Following China Making Large Corn Purchase

China has made its second largest single day U.S. corn purchase on record according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.…

Pork Groups Working On Joint Project To Close Biosecurity Gaps

Four pork organizations are embarking on a year long project to close gaps in biosecurity at U.S. pork operations. Swine…

Yankton City Commission to Reorganize

The Yankton City Commission will reorganize at their meeting Monday, swearing in three newly elected commissioners and electing a Mayor from among the nine.

Adding Humanity to Medicine

Medical technology is rapidly evolving and improving, allowing quicker and more accurate testing and diagnoses but those results still must be delivered human to human.

Testing & Tracing Key to Limiting Virus Spread in Nebraska

Nebraska has gone past the twenty thousand mark in total coronavirus infections.

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