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Fall Harvest & Fall Plantings

As we focus on the fall harvest here in the Midwest, some producers are focusing on the start of planting…

U.S. Crop Harvest is underway

The U.S. Crop Harvest is underway with the Corn Harvest moving ahead of the average pace.      

Lower Livestock Production

Lower Beef production means the possibility of higher prices, increasing from this year’s projected production numbers.

9/20/2023 News Round-Up

LAKE PRESTON, SD – One person died today in a single motorcycle crash a half mile south of Lake Preston,…

09-19-2023 News Round-Up

Rapid City, SD – The South Dakota Democratic Party (SDDP) held officer elections during its quarterly SCC meeting at their…

Farm Groups in Washington D.C.

Members of the National Pork Producers Council were in Washinton D.C. last week visiting with our Congressional Leaders about the…

Sharing our roads

This week is National Farm Safety Week, a week we set aside to refresh our minds and thinking about sharing…

This week is National Farm Safety Week

This week is National Farm Safety Week as we bring safety awareness to those involved in Agriculture and those sharing…

USDA makes more investments

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack was in Cedar Rapids, Iowa last week to announce they are making an investment into trees…

September 18, 2023 News Round-Up

BROOKINGS, SD – Police arrested three people on 35 counts each of cruelty to animals after 35 animals were found…

Recent Headlines

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WHAT DOES MARIJUANA RECLASSIFICATION MEAN FOR SOUTH DAKOTA?

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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ICE’S YEAR IN SOUTH DAKOTA, FROM SMALL TOWNS TO OPERATION: PRAIRIE THUNDER

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

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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…