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Northeast Nebraska Wildfire Protection Plan Updated

The Missouri River Northeast Community Wildfire Protection Plan update for Cedar, Dakota, Dixon and Knox Counties has been completed. Sandy…

Heat Stress On Cattle

The weather forecast is calling for hot temperatures along with high humidity levels, all of which will place stress on…

South Dakota State University To Host Research Field Day

Farmers will want to attend the SDSU Dakota Lakes Research Farm Field Day scheduled for Thursday, June 30th.  Sam Ireland,…

Farmers Plant Sorghum

Several farmers in North Dakota, Minnesota, and northern South Dakota are still behind with their spring planting duties due to…

Dunlap, Iowa Auctioneer Wins World Championship Livestock Auctioneer

That’s the distinct chatter of the latest world champion livestock auctioneer, Will Epperly of Dunlap, Iowa.  Epperly recently was named…

Two South Dakota Counties Declared As Emergency Disaster

Two South Dakota counties have recently been declared as emergency disaster areas by the U-S Department of Agriculture’s Farm Services…

Pork Producers Discuss Proposition 12

The restrictions placed on livestock production through California’s Proposition 12 was discussed during World Pork Expo.  National Pork Producers Council…

Pork Outlook

At the end of the month,  the U-S Department of Agriculture will issue its Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report.  Ag…

Avoiding Brown Outs & Black Outs

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has warned of possible electric brown outs or black outs across the Midwest this summer.…

Challenging an Incumbent Senator

Democrat Brian Bengs is working to ramp up his campaign challenging incumbent republican Senator John Thune. He says his message…

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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…

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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…

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SOUTH DAKOTA STATE ECONOMIST SAYS FARM ECONOMY HAS HELD BACK SALES TAX REVENUES

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