LaNina Impact in 2017 Still Uncertain

LaNina has been weakening and may be completely gone before the 2017 planting season starts, but forecasters aren’t totally writing…

Iowa Soybean Association Tweaks Policy Language

Iowa Soybean Association delegates largely reaffirmed existing policy while tweaking language pertaining to cover crops, pollinator habitat and taxation during…

Nebraska FSA Announces Additional CRP Acres

USDA’s Farm Service Agency has announced up to an additional 48,000 acres can be enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program…

Minnesota Pork Producers Receive Research Update

Minnesota pork producers received a research update recently from University of Minnesota scientists. Minnesota Pork Executive Director Dave Preisler says…

Interior Pick Draws Mixed Reaction

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the Interior Department is drawing mixed reaction. Environmentalists wasted no time in criticizing Montana…

SD Task Force Issues Recommendations on Mental Health

Better and timely mental health evaluations are critical to the criminal justice system.

20 Years as President at USD

University of South Dakota President Jim Abbott marked twenty years at the school during the Dakota Days celebration this fall.

SD Seeing Benefits from High Tech

When it comes to areas that have a thriving tech industry, you probably think of California’s Silicon Valley, but a new study from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) says that high-tech innovation plays a critical role in South Dakota’s economy, too.

Iowa Records First Flu Related Death

The Iowa Department of Public Health reports a woman who is 81 years old or older from central Iowa has died from the flu.

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad Looking at Budget Cuts

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad says with lower-than-expected state tax revenue, the current state budget must be reduced by nearly 100 million dollars