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National Waterways Foundation Commissions Inland Waterways Report

The National Waterways Foundation has just released profiles for 17 inland, coastal states including Iowa and Minnesota. The study was…

Nebraska Dairy Executive Pleased House Members Asking For USMCA Enforcement

A group of 104 members of Congress led by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota have written to…

SDSU Students Returning to Brookings

Students are returning to college campuses across the state as many classes start this week.

Stock Growers Group Opposing Any Mandated Use Of RFID Ear Tags

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service recently awarded contracts to purchase up to eight million low frequency radio…

Vermillion School District Offering Remote Learning Option

Most school districts across the state will offer remote learning as an option as classes start this fall.

Bikers Head Home from the Sturgis Rally

Bikers from all over the country were heading home from the Sturgis rally.

Banks Helping Customers Convert “PPP” Loans into Grants

The sign-up deadline for the “Paycheck Protection Program” was last Saturday. The Small Business Administration still had about one hundred billion dollars available for loans at the end.

Online Learning an Option in Back to School Plan

The Yankton School District has prepared an extensive back to school plan to help students return to their classrooms safely.

Iowa Poultry Official Pleased CFAP Aid Included For Egg Producers

The USDA has included liquid egg producers as being eligible for CFAP assistance. Iowa is the number one egg producer…

Missouri River Flows Staying Stable

The Corps of Engineers will hold releases from Gavins Point Dam at thirty thousand cubic feet per second well into fall.

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