August 31 Deadline for SD Soybean Yield Contest

Monday is the deadline for entries in the South Dakota Soybean Yield Contest. Contest Chair Jon Schaeffer says it will…

Rays End Twins Streak

Relievers Brandon Gomes, Alex Colome and Brad Boxberger combined for 4 2-3 scoreless innings and the Tampa Bay Rays ended Minnesota’s six-game winning streak, beating the Twins 5-4 on Thursday night.

Royals Back In Win Column

Yordano Ventura struck out a career-high 11 in just six innings, Paulo Orlando homered and the Kansas City Royals hung on to beat the struggling Baltimore Orioles 5-3 on Thursday.

Freeman Request Denied

As high schools in the area prepare for their first football games of the season this weekend, it appears there won’t be a team for Freeman High School players.

Bison To Add Stipends

North Dakota State says it will start providing stipends to scholarship athletes in all 16 sports beginning next year with a goal of paying the full cost of attending college.

Coyotes Fall To Drake

South Dakota seniors Elena Tsakakis and Rebecca Sparkman scored the Coyotes’ first goals of the regular season as South Dakota fell to Drake 6-2 Thursday at USD Soccer Complex.

Lower Net Farm Income Could Weight on Land Prices

USDA is projecting net farm income will drop to $73.6 billion this year, down 32-pecent from 2014. It’s the result…

Monsanto Drops Bid for Syngenta

Monsanto has officially backed off its latest proposal to acquire Syngenta. Syngenta’s Paul Minehart says an enhanced offer was made…

New Policy Advisor at SD Department of Ag

New Underwood, South Dakota native and former Senate staffer Dani Hanson, has been named policy advisor for the South Dakota…

New School Lunch Program Costing School Districts

School lunch program changes required by the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act are becoming costly for most school lunch programs…