Iowa Soybean Association to Aid in Des Moines Water Works Defense

The Iowa Soybean Association Board of Directors has unanimously approved $150,000 to help Sac, Buena Vista and Calhoun counties to…

American Soybean Association Sets Policy Priorities

American Soybean Association leaders met in Washington D.C. last week and voted to move forward on three major policy priorities…

Senators Introduce FARM Act to Eliminate OSHA Rules on Anhydrous Ammonia

Senators Deb Fischer of Nebraska and Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota have introduced the Fertilizer Access and Responsible Management or…

Senators Consider Cuba Trade Legislation

Senators are considering legislation to lessen financial restrictions on Cuba in an effort to enhance trade. National Association of Wheat…

SD Attorney General Marty Jackley; Cops & Communities Need Trust

With the recent officer involved shootings in Baton Rouge, Minnesota, Fresno and shootings, which left five officers dead in Dallas, and three killed in Baton Rouge, conversations about police conduct and racial tensions have been elevated.

Buffer Strip Bill Will Return to the 2017 SD Legislature

A bill passed the South Dakota legislature this year would have allowed buffer strips along most waterways in the state. Those type of strips, mostly grassland, help filter out silt and other contaminants from getting into those waters.

Yankton Water Over the Limit on THM’s

Those who use the Yankton municipal water supply are receiving postcards with information of a violation of state water standards.

Yankton School Board Closing Budget Gap

The Yankton School Board has given preliminary approval to their budget for the next school year. General fund spending will be about seventeen and a half million dollars, with about three hundred fifty thousand dollars transferred from reserves.

Yankton County Commission Raises Taxes & Fees

The Yankton County Commission voted last week to opt out of property tax limits and ask for an increase of forty-five cents per thousand dollars of valuation.

Death Penalty Opponents Start Nebraska Tour

Nebraskans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty have started a 10 day, 20 city statewide tour to talk to residents about an upcoming vote to reinstate the death penalty.