SD Senator Mike Rounds & the Debate Over Vaccine Timing

CDC Director Dr Robert Redfield told a Congressional Committee this week that a COVID-19 vaccine would be generally available about the middle of next year.

Soybean Based Asphalt Sealant Applied On Sioux Falls Streets

The City of Sioux Falls and the South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council have partnered to apply a soybean-based…

Farm Bureau Supports Emergency Wildfire And Public Safety Act Legislation

The American Farm Bureau wants Congress to pass the Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020 to help those…

South Dakota Company Gets USDA Grant For Automated Cattle Feeding System

A South Dakota start-up company, Provender Technologies has received a $100,000 USDA grant. Henry Wegehaupt who grew up on farm…

Minnesota Biofuels Group Backs Legislation To Make EPA More Transparent On The RFS

Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson, chair of the House Agriculture Committee has introduced legislation that would set a deadline for refiners…

Iowa Soybean President Focusing On Improving Water Quality And Trade

Sidney area farmer Jeff Jorgenson is the new President of the Iowa Soybean Association. He says they have several priorities…

SD Congressman Dusty Johnson Backs Compromise Stimulus Plan

South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson has joined a bi-partisan group to find a compromise on an economic stimulus plan.

Learning to Live with COVID-19

All of the “Directed Health Measures” imposed across Nebraska have now expired. Those closed some businesses and public agencies and limited gatherings.

State of SD Agrees to Sell MRC Rail Line

The South Dakota State Railroad Board voted to accept a proposal from WATCO Companies to buy the MRC rail line from Mitchell west.

SD Legislative Committee Hears About Schools Covid Costs

The Interim Joint Education Committee of the South Dakota Legislature heard some of the issues schools are facing due to the coronavirus pandemic.