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SDSU Part Of Coalition Asking For Federal Increase In Ag Research Funding

A Coalition of University and Agriculture groups want Congress and the Biden Administration to increase funding for agricultural research. SDSU…

Hot And Dry Weather Making Weed Control Tough

The hot dry conditions this spring have made it weed control tough in the region and it could continue to…

Sioux Falls Chapter UFCW Reaches Tentative Contract Deal With Smithfield Foods

The Sioux Falls Chapter of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union has reached a tentative contract agreement with Smithfield…

Nebraska Rancher Pleased Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Project Halted

T.C. Energy of Canada announced this week it’s discontinuing its efforts to go forward with the Keystone XL Oil Pipeline…

South Dakota Enters Into CIS, Now Some Processors Can Sell Meat Across State Lines

South Dakota has entered into the Cooperative Interstate Shipping Agreement which opens new market opportunities for the state’s producers. Under…

NCBA VP Has Concerns With Upcoming Rewrite Of WOTUS

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to repeal and rewrite the definition of the Waters of the United States Rule or…

South Dakota Pork Producer Takes Part In Pork Leadership Academy

The National Pork Producers Council and National Pork Board has been holding their Pork Leadership Academy in conjunction with World…

SDSU Named Winner Of 2021 South Dakota Corn’s Showdown Series

The final score was 13 to 10 as South Dakota State University was named the winner of the SHOWDOWN SERIES…

Livestock Group Concerned With Nominee Picked To Lead B-L-M

Several Republican members of Congress along with some agricultural groups are voicing concern over the nomination of Tracy Stone Manning…

NPPC Outlines Policy Priorities At World Pork Expo

The National Pork Producers Council outlined their priority measures during World Pork Expo this week in Des Moines, Iowa. NPPC…

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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…

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NEBRASKA GOVERNOR SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER BANNING MEDICAID PAYMENTS TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed an executive order Thursday cutting off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood,…

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NINE INDICTED IN DAVISON COUNTY FOR COCAINE DISTRIBUTION

MITCHELL, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says nine people have been indicted in connection with a cocaine…

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NEBRASKA ATTORNEY GENERAL RESPONDS TO ACCUSATIONS OF RETALIATION AGAINST OMAHA TRIBE OVER MEDICAL MARIJUANA

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) – Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers said Wednesday that the Omaha Tribe’s proposed tax compact was too…

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AARP SOUTH DAKOTA AND ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION MAKING PEOPLE AWARE OF COSTLY SCAMS

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – As part of a joint effort with the Attorney General’s Office, AARP South Dakota has…