Flu Shot Timing

Health care professionals are telling us this is a critical year to get a flu shot.

University Of Minnesota Releases New Hard Red Spring Wheat Variety

The University of Minnesota has released a new hard red spring wheat variety. It’s named after the retired Executive Director…

Extension Entomologist Gives Advice On Dealing With Stored Grain Pests

Dealing with stored grain pests can be a challenge for farmers in the Northern Plains. SDSU Extension Field Crop Entomologist…

ACE CEO Pleased EPA Denies Gap Small Refiner Waiver Petitions

Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency followed through with President Trump’s directive and denied the gap small refiner waiver requests from…

Iowa Farmer Says Steel Tariffs Need Lifting To Help In Derecho Recovery

Iowa Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are asking Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to lift the Section 232 tariffs levied…

SD Senator Mike Rounds Defends President Trump over Troop Comments

Several news outlets reported that President Trump made critical comments about American solders when he failed to visit a US Military cemetery in France in 2018.

Compromise Reached on Property Tax Relief

Nebraska lawmakers came back in July to finish their interrupted 2020 legislative session and found a compromise on property tax relief.

La Nina Chances Rising

The national Climate Prediction Center has increased the chances of a La Nina forming in the Pacific Ocean late this year.

MDA’s Rural Finance Authority Offering Several Loan Programs With Low Interest Rates

The Minnesota Agriculture Department’s Rural Finance Authority is offering several loan programs containing low interest rates. State Ag Commissioner Thom…

James River Bridge Named in Honor of Rich Schild

The westbound Highway 50 bridge over the James River is now known as the “Richard L. Schild Memorial Bridge.”