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Planning ahead for 2025 Crops

As we make our way into September and the start of the Harvest Season, it’s time to start thinking about…

Heat & Wildfire Activity

Over the course of the last few weeks, the Midwest has been smelling the effects of the wildfires as extreme…

Clean & Reliable Energy

The USDA continues to work to provide clean and reliable energy to 23 additional communities in rural America.

Honoring our Military and First Responders

Today I continue with our Second Part of Honoring our Military and First Responders with America’s Wall of Honor.

Our Weather and Crops

2024 has been a challenging year for many Midwestern Producers, today I get an update on the weather and the…

Let’s talk Farm Bill

A number of Congressional leaders are pushing members of the Senate Ag Committee on getting a New Farm Bill Crafted…

Reviewing the USDA Programs

The USDA is offering a number of different programs, today we get an update from the USDA’s Deputy Secretary.

An Update on our Spring Wheat Harvest

The USDA is reporting that our Spring Wheat Harvest is moving along a fairly good pace.

September 4, 2024 News Round-Up

FIRST THUNDER FIRE CONTINUES TO BURN NEAR RAPID CITY RAPID CITY, S.D. (Seth Tupper / South Dakota Searchlight) – Authorities…

America’s Wall of Honor

While attending the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa last week, I came across America’s Wall of Honor — Today,…

Recent Headlines

2 days ago in Local

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE ECONOMIST SAYS FARM ECONOMY HAS HELD BACK SALES TAX REVENUES

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Joshua Haiar / South Dakota Searchlight) – South Dakota’s State Economist Derek Johnson told the state Banking…

2 days ago in Local

STATE SPENDS $43,000 IN TROOPER OVERTIME FOR OPERATION PRAIRIE THUNDER

PIERRE, S.D. (John Hult / South Dakota Searchlight) – The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says a saturation patrol…

2 days ago in Local

SHUTDOWN-DELAYED ANALYSIS SHOWS RISING UNEMPLOYMENT IN HALF THE UNITED STATES BUT SOUTH DAKOTA IS THE LOWEST

SOUTH DAKOTA (Tim Henderson / Stateline) – September unemployment rates rose in 25 states and fell in 21 compared with…

4 days ago in Local

DUSTY JOHNSON WANTS TO IMPROVE SD EDUCATION WITH ‘STRONG SCHOOLS’ PLAN

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – This week, Dusty Johnson announced his “Strong Schools” Plan to improve education in South Dakota.…

4 days ago in Local

MAJORITY OF TAP GRADS SIGN TEACHING CONTRACTS WITH SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOLS

PIERRE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – On December 13, the South Dakota Departments of Education and Labor and Regulation celebrated…