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Another Farm Bill Delay…..

Last week farm bill conference leaders were optimistic about the farm bill reaching the House and Senate floors sometime this…

NE Farm Bureau President Updates Delegates on Property Tax and Trade

Nebraska Farm Bureau members got an update on property taxes and trade at their annual convention in Kearney this week.…

MN Pork President Pleased With China Progress, But Still Work to Do

Minnesota Pork Producers Association President Greg Boerboom is pleasantly surprised with the progress made on the U.S. China trade war…

NCBA Urges Quick Movement on Japan Deal

America’s cattle groups want the U.S. Trade Representative’s office to move quickly on a bilateral trade agreement with Japan. National…

Online Sales May Be Helping Rebuild Downtowns

Online retail sales may in a roundabout way be helping revitalize downtown areas.

South Dakota Legislative Panel Endorses Statewide 211 System

An interim legislative committee has endorsed the creation of a statewide 211 system in South Dakota.

South Dakota Legislators to Debate “Chemical Trespass” Bill

Legislators are starting to write bills ahead of the 2019 South Dakota legislative session that starts next month

SD Public Utilities Commission Watching for Keystone XL Construction

A Federal Judge will allow Trans Canada to begin pre-construction work along the route of the Keystone XL oil pipeline as other challenges continue.

Iowa Legislators May Consider Sales Tax Hike

Two key Republicans in the Iowa Legislature say they’re willing to consider a hike in the state sales tax

Daum Wins Weekly Award

For the third time this season and second week in a row, South Dakota State’s Mike Daum was named the Summit League’s Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, announced Monday by the league office.

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