SD House Approves Medicaid Funding Bill

A bill that would annually adjust the Medicaid rate for community based providers to one hundred percent was debated in…

Getting our Youth Involved in Agriculture

While attending the Minnesota Pork Congress this week in Mankato, we talked with the University of Minnesota about their 4-H…

What’s going on with E15?

What’s going on with E15? I put that question to Harold Wolle, First Vice President of the National Corn Growers…

Depending on Revenue Projections

The Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature agreed on projections of a five percent increase in state…

Talk about the African Swine Fever

While attending the Minnesota Pork Congress this week in Mankato, we talk about the African Swine Fever.

Talking Farm Bill with Pork Producers

While attending the Minnesota Pork Congress in Mankato this week, I talked with Terry Wolters, President of the National Pork…

Farm Bill Debate: SNAP vs. Conservation

Last week when the U-S Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the nutritional provision of the new farm bill,…

ARC vs. PLC

Farmers have until mid-March to sign up for the 2023 farm program at their USDA Farm Services Agency office.  Essentially,…

Wagner Highway 46 Resolution Dies in Senate Committee

The South Dakota Senate Transportation Committee listened to a presentation Wednesday on a resolution that would urge the state Transportation…

Establishing Value for Manure

Establishing the value of manure for purchase is often difficult.  Kris Kohl, Iowa State University Biosystems engineer says in determining…