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USDA Accepts Grants For Rural Cooperatives

U-S Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced they are accepting applications for grants to help start, expand, or improve rural…

Pork Producers Travel To Washington D.C.

Approximately 120 pork producers from across the nation are at our nation’s capital to discuss issues relevant to the pork…

High Farming Costs Discussed At House Agriculture Committee Hearing

The high price of food and fuel was discussed during testimony offered at the House Agriculture Committee hearing on renewable…

UNL Agriculture Economist To Study Meat Packing Industry

A University of Nebraska at Lincoln agricultural economist has received a grant from the U-S Department of Agriculture to research…

Will High Milk Prices Continue?

Dairy producers have been enjoying some near to record high milk prices and that could continue for a while.  That’s…

CSP Signup Deadline Close

Farmers who signed up for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in 2018 have until April 15 to apply to renew…

Vilsack Talks About Bird Flu While Visiting Mexico

U-S Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack was in Mexico Tuesday to help finalize a trade deal involving U-S potatoes and…

Grassley Pushes President Biden To Include E-15 All Year Long

U-S Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa is confident President Biden will approve E-15 ethanol for year-long usage.  Grassley says President…

Landowners Can Now Sign-up For CLEAR30

Landowners now have the opportunity to extend eligible Conservation Reserve Program acres up to 30 years as an effort to…

Crop Protection Products In Short Supply

Farmers are only weeks away from planting this year’s crop, but higher prices and shortages of crop protection products have…

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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…