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Climate Smart Commodity Partners

The USDA is celebrating their first year of Climate Smart Commodity Partnerships.

New Climate Smart Innovations

New innovation proposals and new partners have until the end of the month to be entered into the Global Ag…

USDA Led Trade Trip

The USDA is hosting a Trade Trip hosted by the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Ag Affairs.

USDA’s Cattle on Feed Report

The USDA released their Cattle on Feed Report Friday Afternoon, and it showed cattle numbers are falling.

September 25, 2023 News Round-Up

YANKTON, SD – One person has been arrested and the Yankton Police Department continues to investigate a shooting that occurred…

Conservation Innovation Grants

It’s time to apply for the USDA’s Conservation Innovation Grants.

Past President of the National Pork Producers Council testifies in Washington

Randy Spronk, a Minnesota Pork Producer and the past President of the National Pork Producers Council, and now Chair-Elect of…

Lawmakers face challenges when writing a Farm Bill

Congressional leaders are facing challenges when it comes to crafting a New Farm Bill. I get reaction from the Corn…

New Partnership with Africa

The USDA recently announced a polit program designed to strengthen plant and animal health within a current partnership with Africa.

September 22, 2023 News Round-Up

PRESHO, SD – Presho is a small town looking for big things from its gravel-runway municipal airport.  The city requested…

Recent Headlines

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – President Trump’s executive order to reschedule marijuana from a Schedule 1 to a…

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GOVERNOR RHODEN ANNOUNCES $200,000 GRANT SUPPORTING KEEP FARMERS FARMING PROGRAM

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – On Monday, Governor Rhoden announced a $200,000 grant from the Future Fund for…

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SOUTH DAKOTA (Molly Wetsch / South Dakota News Watch) – Five months after Operation: Prairie Thunder officially began, the South Dakota…

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Joshua Haiar / South Dakota Searchlight) – South Dakota’s State Economist Derek Johnson told the state Banking…

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PIERRE, S.D. (John Hult / South Dakota Searchlight) – The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says a saturation patrol…