February 6, 2020

PIERRE, SD – The South Dakota Grassland Coalition, in partnership with SDSU Extension and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, will host a series of workshops focused on alternative calving methods in February. “As a coalition, we feel it is important to share some of the areas where we’ve found success when it comes to calving,” […]

WASHINGTON, DC – All sheep and lamb inventory in South Dakota on January 1, 2020 totaled 250,000 head, down 5,000 from last year, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Breeding sheep inventory totaled 187,000 head, down 7,000 from last year. Ewes one year and older totaled 152,000 head, down 5,000 from the previous […]

CARLISLE, PA – During the past 20 years, insecticides applied to U.S. agricultural landscapes have become significantly more toxic — over 120-fold in some midwestern states — to honey bees when ingested, according to a team of researchers, who identified rising neonicotinoid seed treatments in corn and soy as the primary driver of this change. The […]

BROOKINGS, SD – The South Dakota Pork Producers Council (SDPPC) recognized the Paul Brandt Family with the 6th Annual Family of the Year Award during the Master Pork Producers Banquet. The award was created to honor a pork-producing family who has contributed to the long-term success of the industry through leadership and pork promotion on […]