House Ag Committee Advances Cattle Contract Library Bill

The Cattle Contract Library Act passed unanimously out of the House Ag Committee on Thursday. It was cosponsored by South…

Mexico to Take GMO Corn From U.S.

In a meeting this week in Iowa with U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, Mexico’s Ag Minister says they will continue…

USDA Undersecretary for Rural Development Talks Infrastructure Plan, State Appointments

The Biden Administration is starting to make some USDA appointments on the state level in the Farm Service Agency and…

American Democracy Threatened

Former South Dakota Senator Tom Daschle is concerned about the political direction of the country and threats to democracy

Outlooks Show Near Normal Temperatures & Precipitation

With a La Nina forecast to develop in the southern Pacific Ocean, some of those impacts could start showing up in our weather in the next month.

SD Congressman Dusty Johnson Votes “No” on Contempt of Congress

The US House voted to hold Steve Bannon, a long-time aide to former President Trump in contempt of Congress after he ignored a subpoena from the committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riot.

Waiting on New Legislative Maps

While House and Senate members of the South Dakota Legislative Redistricting Committees debate proposed map changes, most other members can only watch and wait.

South Dakota Corn Names New Executive Director

Milbank native and South Dakota State University graduate, DaNita Murray, has been chosen to lead South Dakota Corn as Executive…

Soybean Growers Filed Formal Objection on EPA’s Chlorpyrifos Ban

More than 80 agricultural groups have filed formal objections to the Environmental Protection Agency’s rule to revoke all tolerances of…

NCBA Welcomes Bill to Establish Cattle Contract Library

On Thursday the House Agriculture Committee unanimously passed South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson’s Cattle Contract Library Act of 2021. The…