Default Debate Fallout

With no agreement yet in sight between Congress and the White House over the federal debt ceiling, there is concern…

Shaping a Lewis & Clark Lake Sediment Plan

Plans to deal with sediment flowing into Lewis & Clark Lake near Yankton are slowly evolving. Paul Boyd with the…

Tracking SD Tech College Grads

The South Dakota Technical College Board got an update on how graduates of the four schools are doing. Deputy Director…

Construction Catching Up on New Vermillion Elementary School

Improved weather has helped pick up the pace of construction of the new elementary school in Vermillion. Superintendent Damon Alvey…

Watching our Topsoil Moisture Levels

Dryness in several states is behind in topsoil moisture levels despite the fact some areas received some much-needed rain, but…

The U.S. Ag Census is important

The U.S. Ag Census Surveys are still being accepted by the USDA to give Ag Producers time to participate in…

GMO Talks between the U.S. and Mexico

One of the guest speakers at the U.S. Meat Export Federation’s Annual Spring Conference in Minneapolis yesterday was Kenneth Smith,…

ESG Investments

Members of the South Dakota legislature’s Executive Board questioned state policy concerning E.S.G. investments. Those are investments in companies that…

Long Term Care Costs to Spike

The “Study Committee on Sustainable Models for Long Term Care” of the South Dakota legislature held its first meeting this…

Iowa Department of Agriculture Offers Cost Share Funds for Water Quality

Improving water quality remains a goal of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, and as an incentive to…