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Iowa Farmer Nominated to Farm Credit Administration Board
A western Iowa businessman and farmer has been nominated to serve on the three-member federal board that oversees the Farm Credit Administration.
Gas Prices Rising Across the Northern Plains
Gasoline prices across the northern plains have risen by as much as a dime a gallon in recent weeks.
Farm Groups Ask EPA to Delay Air Emission Reporting for Agriculture
A November 15 deadline is looming for mandatory reporting of air emissions from agricultural operations. A federal court ruling prompted…
Ethanol Groups Want Brazil’s Generalized System of Preference Suspended on Ethanol
The Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy and the U.S. Grains Council want the U.S. Trade Representative to suspend Brazil’s designated…
USDA Appointment Delays Causing Concern
The appointment of undersecretaries and other key positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture is way behind and causing concern…
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act Introduced
Congressmen Tim Walz of Minnesota and Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska have introduced the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of…
Agriculture Conservation Easement Program Sign-up Deadline Nears
The sign-up deadline for the NRCS Agriculture Conservation Easement Program or ACEP is December 1. South Dakota NRCS ACEP Coordinator…
SD Legislature’s Executive Board Takes on TIF Districts
The Executive Board of the South Dakota legislature met Monday to review a number of issues ahead of the 2018 session.
SD Retirement System Only One Fully Funded
A recent national report said that South Dakotas state retirement system was the only one in the country that had more than one hundred percent of liabilities covered.