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North Dakota Farm Bureau Picking Up State Legislative Wins

The North Dakota Legislature could wrap up their 2021 session sometime this week. It’s been a positive session for the…

Coronavirus Grant Funds Awarded

The State of South Dakota set up a coronavirus relief fund for small businesses and nonprofits to help them through the worst of the pandemic.

Fort Pierre Producer Named SD Leopold Conservation Award Winner

Prairie Paradise Farms of Fort Pierre has been named as the winner of the South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award. The…

Adding Counselors for School Kids

With the end of a Covid-19 shadowed school year in sight, administrators are recognizing many students will need more help at the start of the fall term.

Dairy Groups Supports Reintroduction Of Dairy Pride Act

The Nebraska State Dairy Association is joining the National Milk Producers Federation in hailing the reintroduction in Congress of the…

Land Stewardship Project Wants More CRP Expansion

U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced USDA is opening enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program with higher payment rates,…

SB 55 Task Force Studying SD Universities

The Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature got an update on the SB55 task force at their meeting Friday in Pierre

The Yankton City Commission to Talk Medical Marijuana Again

The Yankton City Commission will hold another work session Monday night about medical marijuana.

Transportation Secretary Touts Rural Advantages Of Infrastructure Bill

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is taking a lead in making the case for President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package in rural…

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