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Coyotes Sweep Summit Honors

South Dakota senior Ben Hammer and sophomore Callie Henrich have been named the Summit League men’s and women’s track athletes of the week for the period ended March 24.

Farm Income Bottoming Out

Minnesota farm operations had the lowest median income in at least 23 years last year

Gas Prices Rising Along with the Temperatures

As temperatures gradually rise in Iowa during springtime, so do gasoline prices.

Conditions Attached to Nursing Home Money

South Dakota legislators this year included a ten percent increase in Medicaid funding for nursing home patients, which will be about an eighteen-million-dollar boost.

Hundreds of Millions in Damages to Levees

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says she’s aiming for a regional approach to the flood disaster

Heavy Rain Possible Over the Lower Missouri River Basin

A weather system this weekend may have an impact on Missouri River flood stages

NRCS Programs Available to Livestock Producers Hit by Flooding

Nebraska Natural Resources Conservation Service officials say cattle producers who have lost livestock due to flooding may be able to…

SD Stockgrowers Association Pleased with 2019 Legislative Session

The 2019 South Dakota Legislative session was a successful one for Stockgrowers Association members. Executive Director James Halverson says besides…

LSP Members Talk to Congress About Farm Bill Implementation

A group of Minnesota Land Stewardship Project members are in Washington D.C. this week speaking with policymakers about implementation of…

Corps of Engineers Working to Balance Missouri River Reservoirs

The Corps of Engineers is attempting to balance the reservoirs on the Missouri River as snowmelt picks up.

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