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Our Farm Groups meet in Washington

A number of our Farm Groups spent this week in Washington, meeting with our Congressional leaders and their staffers to…

Youth and the Farm Bill

Getting our Youth involved in Agriculture has always been a goal for members of congress and working those programs into…

Looking over our Livestock Insurance

The Risk Management Agency is always looking at making improvements to their Insurance Programs, whether it’s Crop Insurance or Livestock…

Sheep Sense

Sheep Sense is an educational program being put on by the National Sheep Improvement Program next weekend in Spencer Iowa.

National Sheep Improvement Program Event

The National Sheep Improvement Program in support with the American Lamb Board is holding and educational event and sale in…

Weather Outlook

How cooler weather in early summer has impacted crops, and an outlook into the forecast for next week.  

Programs are available for our Young Producers

Having Programs available to help our Young, Beginning Producers involved in Agriculture are key and they are at our fingertips…

Tax Credit, Fuel and More

The National Corn Growers Association has been hosting their Annual Corn Congress in Washington this week and a number of…

Our Winds play in a role within our Markets

Over the course of the last few days, the Strong Winds have been playing a role when it comes to…

Reference Prices & Farm Bill

Today on this update, Senator Chuck Grassley discusses the need for updated reference prices in the new farm bill.

Recent Headlines

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…