South Dakota Pork Producers Prepare for Annual Pork Congress

Final plans are being made for the annual South Dakota Pork Congress, scheduled for January 11th and 12th.  This year’s…

R-Calf USA Rejects USDA Proposal on Electronic Identification on Cattle

The cattle organization R-Calf USA is objecting to a proposal by the U-S Department of Agriculture to implement electronic identification…

The Weather and our Livestock Producers

We are talking about issues facing our livestock producers. I talked with Don Schiefelbein, President of the National Cattlemen’s Beef…

Reaction on Cattle on Feed numbers

The USDA released their Cattle on Feed Report; at the same time, the Livestock industry has been seeing some challenges…

USDA’s Cattle on Feed Report

The USDA released their Cattle on Feed Report and the Hog & Pigs Report Friday afternoon. We talk with Brad…

Hundreds of Millions for Broadband Expansion

The federal government has committed hundreds of millions of dollars to expansion of broadband internet services. In a speech on…

The SD Legislature & Social Issues

While the South Dakota legislature will have plenty of financial issues to debate in the next session, there will be…

Preparing for Electric Vehicles

As electric vehicles slowly grow in popularity, utilities are looking ahead and preparing. Northwestern Energy C.E.O. Bob Rowe says trends…

Bad Weather, Bad Roads…Drivers Need to be Flexible

Icy roads combined with a holiday week combine for difficult travel conditions. South Dakota Highway Patrol Colonel Rick Miller says…

SD Attorney General-elect Marty Jackley Setting Legislative Priorities

Now that South Dakota Attorney General-elect Marty Jackley has his management team in place, he will be looking at legislative…