ICA Supports Define WOTUS Act Legislation

Iowa Senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley along with Indiana’s Mike Braun have introduced the Define WOTUS Act this week.…

Expanding Natural Gas Service

The pandemic may have slowed down economic development for more than a year, but there is still interest in expanding natural gas service.

USD Lists Funding Priorities

The South Dakota Board of Regents heard budget requests from the six state universities at their meeting in Madison this week.

School Districts Getting Extra Advice

School districts are getting extra advice from politicians about their educational plans and how they should be taught.

Cattle Leaders Join Senators In Asking Why NWPR Was Dropped By EPA

A group of GOP Senators led by West Virginia’s Shelly Moore Capito want to know why the EPA threw out…

SD Teacher Pay Falls to 50th Again

South Dakota average teacher pay has again joined Mississippi at the bottom of the national list

NRCS Announces EQIP Signup Deadline Is July 9

The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in South Dakota has set the deadline for enrollment for the next batch of…

South Dakota Cattle Producer Testifies Before Senate Ag Committee

South Dakota cattle producer, St. Onge Livestock Auction Manager and US Cattlemen’s Association Vice President Justin Tupper led off testimony…

Farmers Union Opposes USPS Proposal To Slow First Class Mail Delivery

A proposal by the U.S. Postal Service to slow down first class mail delivery is drawing heat from the Farmers…

Incentives for Vaccinations?

South Dakota’s slowing Covid-19 vaccination rate has caught the attention of some legislators.