Drought Spreading Rapidly Across the Northern Plains

Lack of rain and continued heat are contributing to the spread of drought conditions across the northern plains.

SD Task Force Proposes Changes to Constitutional Amendment Process

Adding future amendments to South Dakota’s Constitution may take a higher vote majority than the current fifty percent plus one.

USGC CEO Comments on Administration’s NAFTA Objectives

President Trump’s recently announced objectives for renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement have some positives for agriculture. That’s…

SD Farm Group Leader Says House GOP Cuts in Ag Won’t Pass

This week House Republicans released their budget calling for $10 billion in spending cuts for agricultural programs through the next…

FCS Study Shows Farmland Values Holding Steady in Region

Farmland values largely held steady in the region through the first half of 2017 according to a study released by…

Iowa Groups Ask for Stricture Master Matrix for CAFOs

Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and Food and Water Watch members want stricter Master Matrix guidelines for confined animal feedlot…

WE CARE Will Continue to Work On Local Issues After Ballot Win on Wind

The WE CARE group will keep working on local issues in Lincoln County, South Dakota after their success with getting…

SD Highway Patrol Welcomes Large Class of Recruits

The South Dakota Highway Patrol will welcome its largest group of new troopers in more than forty years at a ceremony Friday in the State Capitol Rotunda in Pierre.

Yankton County Commission Prepares for the Next Round of Hog Barn Applications

The Yankton County Commission has been through a couple of long stormy sessions dealing with applications for large hog production facilities.

Wind Power Still a Viable Rural Development Tool

Voters in Lincoln County this week supported zoning rules that put a half mile between any home and a wind power tower.