Iowa House Passes Bill to Give Back Voting Rights to Felons

The Iowa House has embraced a plan that would automatically give felons who’ve completed their sentences the right to vote in Iowa.

Rebuke Resolution Turns into Flood Emergency Support

What started as a legislative resolution to rebuke South Dakota Congressmen Dusty Johnson for voting against President Trumps emergency measures to secure the US – Mexican border, turned into a flood emergency message.

Minnesota Farm Bureau Members on Capitol Hill This Week

Minnesota Farm Bureau members were on Capitol Hill this week meeting with members of Congress and the USDA. Farm Bureau…

USDA to Inspect Brazil Beef Plants

United States Department of Agriculture officials will be inspecting Brazilian beef plants in June. Brazil’s Agriculture Minister says the audit…

USDA Shortens List for ERS and NIFA Relocation

USDA will release its shortlist of potential spots for relocating the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and…

NPPC Continues to Push for Lifting of Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

National Pork Producer Council members want the Trump Administration to lift steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico. NPPC’s…

Wind Power as an Alternative Cash Flow

With little return on crops right now, ag producers may be looking at alternatives for cash flow, including wind power.

Boyd County Water Still Cut Off

Members of the Boyd County Rural Water District Number Two have been cut off from their water supply since the Spencer Dam failed and collapsed about two weeks ago.

Watching the River Watchers

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says his office is in almost constant contact with the Corps of Engineers as reservoirs rise to contain snowmelt run off upstream of Gavins Point Dam.

South Dakota Tech Schools Raise Tuition

The South Dakota Board of Technical Education set the state tuition rate at one hundred twenty-one dollars per credit hour for the fall term at the four technical schools.