USDA is leading a Trade Trip

A delegation led by U.S. Ag Officials will be meeting with potential buyers of U.S. farm and food goods in…

Ricketts Joins Senate Colleagues with Bill to Repeal Death Tax

U-S Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) joined 40 of his colleagues in re-introducing a bill to permanently repeal the federal estate…

North Dakota Judge Halts WOTUS Regulations

Farmers and ranchers across the land are breathing a great sigh of relief as a North Dakota federal district judge…

Nebraska Senators Advance “Heartbeat Bill”

Nebraska Senators advanced a bill that would ban abortion once a heartbeat can be detected in a fetus, around the…

New Yankton City Commissioner

Challenger Brian Hunhoff led all candidates in this week’s Yankton City Commission election. He finished with nine hundred eighty five…

Drought Impacts not only the U.S., but also in South America

Despite some much-needed moisture in parts of the Mid-West, many areas are still experiencing a short fall of topsoil moisture…

Opposing New Social Studies Standards

The South Dakota School Superintendents Association has come out in opposition to the proposed social studies standards. The state Board…

Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative

The USDA recently awarded project funding to expand Technical Assistance within agreements under the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative program.

Field Work Delays

Field work has started in parts of the Mid-West; However, we are seeing some delays as expected due to mother…

Red Flag Warning – High Fire Danger

Red Flag Warnings continue for much of the region due to warm windy weather conditions. Yankton Assistant Fire Chief Larry…