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Pork Checkoff Sets Up Program To Trace and Track Foreign Diseases

National Pork Board Chief Veterinarian Dr. Dustin Oedekoven is working to build producer participation in AgView, a foreign animal disease…

WOTUS Roundtables Wrap This Week

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers conclude a series of roundtables this week gathering stakeholder thoughts…

Ibach Says Consumers Want Climate Change Provisions In Farm Bill

Former USDA Under Secretary and former Nebraska Commissioner of Agriculture Greg Ibach spoke last week at the Governor’s Ag Summit…

South Dakota FSA Director Talks About Emergency Relief Programs At Ag Summit.

During Wednesday’s Governor’s Ag Summit, held at Brookings, South Dakota’s USDA Farm Services Agency Director Steve Dick spoke about the…

Governor Noem Talks Agriculture At Summit

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem addressed the attendees of the Governor’s Ag Summit on Wednesday saying food security is tied…

South Dakota Ag Secretary Contemplates Lifting Poultry Exhibition Band

South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture Hunter Roberts says he is still looking at whether to lift the band on poultry…

Senate Ag Committee Passes Cattle Price Discovery And Transparency Bill

The Senate Agriculture Committee on Wednesday passed the Grassley-Fischer bill on the cattle price discovery and transparency act.  The bill…

American Farm Bureau Supports Ocean Shipping Bill Signed By Biden

President Joe Biden signed into law the Ocean Shipping Reform Act and was applauded by the American Farm Bureau Federation. …

Minnesota Ag In The Classroom

Minnesota Department of Agriculture is inviting teachers to participate in one of five “Teacher Agriculture Tours.”  Sue Knott serves as…

Governor’s Agriculture Summit

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem will host the annual Governor’s Agricultural Summit which begins on Wednesday and continues through Thursday. …

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SALEM RESIDENTS INVEST OWN MONEY IN NEW SUBDIVISION

SALEM, S.D. (Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch) – In an effort to build new housing that will help…

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UNCERTAINTY STILL REIGNS AS SOUTH DAKOTA’S MONTHLY SNAP PAYMENT DAY ARRIVES

PIERRE, S.D. (John Hult and Seth Tupper / South Dakota Searchlight) – The South Dakota Department of Social Services says it…

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SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF REGENTS NAMES NEW PRESIDENT FOR NSU

ABERDEEN, S.D. – The South Dakota Board of Regents has appointed of Alan D. LaFave, D.M.A., as the next President of…

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SIOUX CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT PLACED ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) – After hours in a closed session, the Sioux City Community School District announced that Superintendent Dr.…

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MEDICAL MARIJUANA RIFT WIDENS AS OVERSIGHT PANEL CONFUSES AND UPSETS INDUSTRY WITH SLATE OF MOTIONS

PIERRE, S.D. (Joshua Haiar-South Dakota Searchlight) – The rift between an oversight committee and the state’s medical marijuana industry widened Tuesday…