USDA Giving Farmers And Ranchers More Time To Repay Marketing Assistance Loans

Farmers and Ranchers now have more time to repay Marketing Assistance Loans as part of USDA’s implementation of the CARES…

Minnesota Pork CEO Says Smithfield Plant Closure Tough On Region’s Producers

The closure of the Smithfield Foods pork processing plant in Sioux Falls due to COVID-19 worker illnesses is devastating for…

Pork President Says Indefinite Closing Of Sioux Falls Smithfield Plant Is Devastating

Smithfield Foods is suspending operations indefinitely due to the COVID-19 outbreak at the meat processing facility. South Dakota Governor Kristi…

CFRA Policy Manager Advises To Plan Ahead, Then Enroll In CSP

Enrollment is now underway for USDA’s Conservation Stewardship Program. Center for Rural Affairs Policy Manager Anna Johnson advises those interested…

SDSU Extension Vet Says No Coronavirus Worries With Pork Or Other Food Products

The positive cases of coronavirus in over 80 workers at the Sioux Falls Smithfield Foods Processing plant this week should…

SDPPC President Hopeful Sioux Falls Smithfield Plant Shutdown Only Temporary

Smithfield Foods plans to close its Sioux Falls processing plant for three days. That’s after local health officials estimated more…

NCBA Assured By The USDA They Will Further Investigate Cattle Market Disparities

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association wants the USDA to further investigate the cattle and beef markets. NCBA Vice President of…

April WASDE Shows Increased U.S. Ending Stocks, Mixed World Stocks

The April WASDE Report is generally a quite affair with few revisions, but there was some anticipation with COVID-19 and…

Creighton University Economist Expects Regional Economic Recovery To Be Slow

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a black swan event like few in history and it will have a long tail…

Court Turns Down Small Refiners Appeal Of 10th Circuit Court Decision

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decided not to hold a re-hearing on a case alleging the EPA…