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LEAD, S.D. — The Sturgis Scooper girls picked up their first win of the season in a drubbing of Lead-Deadwood, 58-9 in the first game of a doubleheader in the Mile High City. The Scoopers jumped out to a 14-2 lead at the end of the first quarter on seven quick points by Cali Ewing […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Visitor spending in South Dakota set an all-time record in 2022. Tourism officials were closely monitoring the 2022 numbers following the extreme record-setting year of 2021. According to the annual study conducted by Tourism Economics, visitors to South Dakota spent 4.7 billion dollars, an increase of 8% over 2021. This surpasses all […]
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota lawmakers dismissed a proposal that the state constitution ban ballot measures from being reconsidered if they failed in the previous election. The Republican-controlled House State Affairs Committee rejected the proposed constitutional amendment Friday, with lawmakers saying it relied on vague language and unwieldy implementation. Republican Rep. Fred Deutsch brought the […]
PIERRE, S.D. – How do you spend $200 million in state and federal tax dollars and make everyone happy? That’s the question members of the House of Representatives face with Senate Bill 41. The House of Representatives debated the Senate-passed measure for over a half hour this afternoon (Friday) before deciding to defer the measure […]
PIERRE, SD – Governor Kristi Noem and legislators announced legislation to preserve agriculture. “Agriculture is by far our state’s largest industry, accounting for one out of every five jobs in South Dakota. We need to preserve it,” said Noem. “When agriculture operations are attacked with frivolous claims, it can delay development and increase costs for […]
STURGIS, SD – Small communities can experience big challenges when their locations are in or near a highly popularized location. Black Hills communities especially fall into that category. The Environmental Protection Agency Office of Community Revitalization, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA RD), and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) invite communities to join in […]
BILLINGS, MT – Long-time opponent to USDA’s continued efforts to mandate electronic identification of cattle, Bill Bullard, R-CALF USA CEO said the agency’s Thursday announcement is intended to serve the trade interests of the multinational beef packers by protecting them from having to pay higher prices for cattle as occurred following the BSE-related trade restrictions […]
NEW ORLEANS, LA – During this year’s American Sheep Industry Association’s annual convention in New Orleans, there was a lot of excitement about American wool. The American Sheep Industry Association’s Rita Kourlis-Samuelson explains some of the efforts ASI is doing to build demand for that high-quality U.S. wool clip. “We do export quite a bit […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A total of 18 interest groups, including agriculture, oil, and housing interests, filed a 42-page lawsuit asking the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas in Galveston to vacate the final Waters of the U.S. rule. Some of those members include the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the American Farm […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to amend animal disease traceability regulations and require electronic identification for interstate movement of certain cattle and bison. APHIS is also proposing to revise and clarify record requirements. Official USDA tags will now be defined as […]
Mitch Faulkner died April 29, 2024 at home in Spearfish due to complications from his battle with leukemia. […]
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