Iowa Company Granted Drone Exemption for Precision Ag

A north-central Iowa company is the first in the Midwest and one of only three nationwide to be granted a federal exemption to use drones for precision agriculture projects.

Nebraska Poll Finds Residents Not Afraid of Hard Work

The University of Nebraska – Lincoln Extension recently completed their 19th annual Rural Poll and a portion of that includes employment statistics.

Bill to Raise State Employee Pay In Committee

A bill that would have included state legislators in the annual pay raise for state employees was in front of the Senate Local Government Committee today.

Pass the Pig Fundraiser Benefits Scholarships

FFA students at McCook Central High School in Salem, South Dakota have a creative way to bring home the bacon for their chapter’s scholarship fund.

Ag Groups Call for Fewer Budget Cuts

Close to 400 farm, nutrition and conservation organizations have written to Congressional Budget leaders urging them not to make any further cuts in any programs under the jurisdiction of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees.

South Dakota Farm Bureau Pushing for TPA

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman has been talking to county elected officials enlisting their support of Trade Promotion Authority.

Nebraska Farm Bureau Asks for 2014 Farm Bill Extension

The Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation is asking Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack to give farmers more time to sign up for the 2014 Farm Bill programs.

Corporate Income Tax Proposal Tabled

A bill that would have put the question of a corporate income tax dedicated to education on the 2016 election ballot was tabled in a South Dakota legislative committee last week.

Iowa Passes Gas Tax Increase

Both Houses of the Iowa Legislature voted rapidly yesterday (Tuesday) to raise the state gas tax by a dime a gallon.

Sandbar On James River

During the flood of 2011 on the Missouri River, the high water created a sand bar across much of the mouth of the James River, causing that river to back up for miles.