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Getting our Youth Involved

Getting our Youth Involved in Agriculture is a goal of the National Pork Producers Council.

Reviewing Farm Legislation

Reviewing our New Farm Legislation with our Farm Groups as the Crafting of a New Farm Bill is underway.

June 19, 2024 News Round-Up

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE – Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen has called for a special session of the Nebraska legislature to…

Midwest Dairy & Research

Midwest Dairy and their support of research within their promotions with Taco Bell.  

Corn & Wheat Production Estimates

Corn and wheat production estimates are both being impacted by black sea region conditions.

Detecting more Bird Flu cases

More Bird Flu cases are being detected across the Midwest, especially thru the State of Iowa. I talked with Mike…

Looking over current Farm Legislation

Members of the National Pork Producers Council are happy with what they’ve seen so far, when it comes to the…

More outbreaks of the Bird Flu

The State of Iowa continues to see an increase in the Bird Flu cases, not only in the Bird Flocks,…

Keeping the Dairy Industry Sustainable

How Midwest Dairy is taking steps and putting in effort to keep the dairy industry sustainable.

CPI Report

A look into the latest Consumer Price Index report. Hear from USDA Economist Megan Sweitzer.

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…

3 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…

5 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…