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Biofuels Coalition Fighting To Prevent Misuse Of SREs

Despite Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court Decision over turning a lower court ruling that had struck down three small refinery exemptions,…

Close To 2,000 Hemp Acres Planted In South Dakota This Year

20 South Dakota farmers have seeded close to 2,000 acres of industrial hemp this year in the state, the first…

Nebraska Ending State of Emergency

The state of emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic in Nebraska will end this week.

Updating Employee Policy Due to Medical Marijuana

The Yankton City Commission approved updates to their employee policy manual because of the impending legalization of medical marijuana.

Name Released in Turner County Fatal Crash

A Chancellor, S.D., woman has been identified as the person who died Friday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash west of Lennox.

Producers Must Consider Options In Dealing With Heavy Hail Damage

Last week a heavy hail storm swept through Plymouth County in Northwest Iowa ripping up corn and soybeans. Iowa State…

New Rules for Young Drivers

Young drivers in South Dakota will have new rules of the road as of July first.

Studying a Lake Area Sanitary District

The Yankton County Commission held a strategy session on Friday and one issue is how to spend the four million dollars the county is getting from the federal government under the “American Rescue Plan.”

Nebraska Extension Service And Corn Board Hosting Field Day On Palmar Amaranth

The University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension Service along with the Nebraska Corn Board is hosting a Palmar Amaranth field day…

South Dakota Congressman Helps Introduce Butcher Block Act Bill

South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson along with Virginia Representative Abigail Spanberger have introduced the Butcher Block Act legislation. The measure…

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