South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem will be delivering her first budget address this week and agriculture will be front and center in her agenda. She has already taken steps to advance that plan by moving the South Dakota Department of Agriculture Ag Development Division.

She says the State will also aggressively develop shovel ready sites for potential agribusinesses.

This isn’t the first attempt to move ag development into the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, but Noem is optimistic it will be successful.

Noem’s agricultural agenda also includes youth development, conservation and expanding trade opportunities.