An Update on a Value-Added Production Plant

There’s a value-added production plant being built in Lake Preston, South Dakota and I talked with Wayne Soren, Vice President…

Dust Storms??

The Winter Wheat growing region has been seeing a wide variety of weather systems, one of the systems now includes…

Nebraska State Patrol Investigating Cedar County Shooting

The Nebraska State Patrol, with assistance from the Cedar County Sheriff’s Office, is investigating a shooting that occurred this morning…

Northwestern Energy Studying Nuclear Power Possibility

Northwestern Energy was in front of the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission yesterday, (Tuesday) asking permission to move ahead with…

Conservation vs. SNAP

The debate rages on about the amount of funding that should be devoted to the farm bill.  Farm state legislators…

Meat Export Outlook

Meat exports, with both beef and pork, have performed well in recent years.  But what is the outlook for meat…

Grassley Upset with the Pace of Congressional Work Schedule

Republican U-S Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa is still ranting about the slow pace of Congressional legislative action.  Grassley says…

Naig Leads Trade Delegation to Japan and South Korea

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig recently returned from a trade mission to Japan and South Korea.  Naig was joined…

Mid America Economy Rebounding

The economy in the nine state Mid America region is apparently rebounding strongly. Creighton University economics professor Ernie Goss coordinates…

Dry Conditions Easing

All that snow that fell and is now slowly melting is moving much of the region out of the worst…