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Farmers Union Testifies On 50 Bills Before Nebraska Legislature This Session

The 2021 Nebraska Legislative session was a busy one for State Farmers Union members who testified on fifty different bills.…

Hot And Dry Weather Takes Its Toll On Crops

The hot dry weather this last week is taking a real toll on crops in the region, especially in the…

ISU Extension Holding BQA Certification Training Meetings

Iowa State University Extension is holding a pair of meetings this month for cattle producers to get certified under the…

ISU Survey Shows Iowa Farmland Rental Rates Rising

Many Iowa farmers are seeing a significant increase in what they’re paying for land rents this year. That’s according to…

NCGA Appreciates House Ag Chairman’s Support On President’s Tax Policy

House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott of Georgia recently penned a letter to the President outlining concerns of tax policy…

NGFA Holds Annual Meeting And Sets Priorities

The National Grain and Feed Association recently wrapped up its 125th annual meeting. President and CEO Mike Seyfert says they’re…

Olympic Athletes Endorsing Beef And Build Your Base Program

Five Olympic athletes are endorsing beef in the diet and the South Dakota Beef Industry Council’s Build Your Base program.…

Farm Rescue Helping Get Donated Hay To Drought Areas

Last year during the height of the COVID 19 pandemic, the numbers of volunteers dropped at FARM RESCUE, the Dakotas…

Nebraska Cattlemen Association Concerned At Proposed Changes To ESA

The Biden administration is expected to remove several regulatory changes to the Endangered Species Act. They would put back rules…

Waterways Council President Encouraged By Infrastructure Bills Being Looked At

House Democrats have unveiled at $547 billion highway bill as part of the Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation bill. That…

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