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Reviewing the Farm Bill Listening Session

A Big Farm Bill listening session was held by the House Ag Committee at this year’s Farm Fest held in…

Talking with Congressional Leaders

I talked with some congressional leaders about the House Ag Committee’s Farm Bill Listening Session that was held at Farm…

Talking Farm Policy

While attending Farm Fest in Redwood County Minnesota, I talked with the Minnesota Soybean Growers about our farm policy.

Talking Farm Bill at Farm Fest

There were two big topics at this year’s Farm Fest that was held in Redwood County near Redwood Falls, Minnesota:…

Santee Sioux Tribe Opens Nursing Home

The Santee Sioux Tribe opened a nursing home in Flandreau earlier this year. The State-Tribal Relations Committee of the South…

SD Still Paying Down Old Disasters

The State of South Dakota is still dealing with a number of disasters, some years old. Kristi Turman, Director of…

Bright Start Program Helping SD Moms & Kids

A state program to help expectant and new mothers is exceeding expectations and its budget. South Dakota Health Department Secretary…

SD Medicaid Adding, Subtracting Users

With changes in Federal and state law, there are thousands of people losing and possibly gaining Medicaid insurance coverage. Federal…

Farm Groups visit Washington

The Nebraska Pork Producers Association just returned from a trip to Washington, D.C. where they had the opportunity to visit…

Smoke and Wildfires

I haven’t noticed the smoke coming from the Candian Wildfires lately … is it still there? or is the wind…

Recent Headlines

2 days ago in Local

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…

2 days ago in Local

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…

2 days ago in Local

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…

6 days ago in Local

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…

6 days ago in Local

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…