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Milk Prices Rebound After COVID 19 Meltdown

Milk prices have staged a significant rebound from the lows set on January 23. The June Class III futures bottomed…

Corps To Start Repair Work Next Month On Critical Navigation Export Area

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduled to begin repair work next month on 5 of 8 locks and…

Turkey Producers Need Federal Aid To Recover From The Pandemic

Both of Iowa’s Senators and other agricultural leaders have written to USDA this week requesting Coronavirus Food Assistance Program funding…

Livestock Groups Voice Opposition To Great American Outdoors Act

Several livestock groups led by the American Sheep Industry Association, Public Lands Council and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association are opposing…

Minnesota Special Legislative Session Off To A Good Start

Minnesota state lawmakers started their 2020 special session on Friday and are continuing this week with the Senate expected to…

Grant Program Approved To Expand Flex Fuel Blender Pumps In Nebraska

The Nebraska Environmental Trust Board has voted to approve a state grant program that will expand flex fuel blender pumps.…

Stock Grower’s Executive Pleased Companion State Inspected Meat Bill Introduced

Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney has introduced a companion measure in the House to South Dakota Senator Mike Round’s New Markets…

Iowa Soybean Association Says State Legislative Session Positive For Agriculture

Iowa State lawmakers have now wrapped up their 2020 session completing their business on Sunday. Iowa Soybean Association Public Affairs…

Vietnam Signs Free Trade Deal With The European Union

Last week, Vietnam signed a free trade agreement with the European Union. When it takes effect in July the E.U.…

Pandemic Effects Create Ag Policy Questions

The University of Missouri’s Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute or FAPRI in their June report notes that the forecasted…

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SOUTH DAKOTA BUDGET COMMISSIONER WARNS OF ANOTHER DIFFICULT YEAR AS REVENUE LAGS PROJECTIONS

PIERRE, S.D. (Joshua Haiar-South Dakota Searchlight) – South Dakota’s top state government budget official warned Thursday that the current budget cycle…

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A South Dakota legislative leader predicted he can “almost assure” that “every legislator” will support reforms addressing…

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RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Governor Larry Rhoden is urging South Dakotans to support their neighbors and emphasizing the importance…

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Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, and Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers sent a letter…

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CHILD ABUSE CHARGES IN WATERTOWN

WATERTOWN, S.D. – Two Watertown residents are facing felony charges after a child abuse investigation that began October 24th. Police…