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HURON, S.D. – Educating youth is something Margaret Sumption has been passionate about most of her life. “I have always enjoyed kids, and as a teacher I found that they are generally happy and certainly every day is different,” Sumption explains. Sumption was recognized by South Dakota Farmers Union for her service to rural youth […]
GRANT COUNTY, N.D. — A new case of cattle anthrax has been confirmed in Grant County. It’s the first confirmed case in the state since August, and was confirmed by the North Dakota State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Fargo. Anthrax spores are found in the soil, and cattle get sick when they ingest them […]
PIERRE, SD – Directors and staff of the South Dakota Beef Industry Council (SDBIC) will meet at Drifters Conference Center in Ft. Pierre, SD on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. Committee meetings will begin at 9:45 A.M Central time with lunch at noon and the full board of directors meeting to follow at 12:30 P.M. The […]
PIERRE, S.D. – A state-sanctioned pheasant protection program that pays South Dakota youths and adults $10 for every raccoon, skunk and other predator they trap and kill will continue through 2026. Known as the Nest Predator Bounty Program, the effort has led to the killing of more than 240,000 animals in the past five years […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China, died Wednesday, his consulting firm said. He was 100. With his gruff yet commanding presence and behind-the-scenes manipulation of […]
HURON, S.D. – South Dakota cow/calf producers are among the first in the nation to be able to insure against the risk of losing young calves. It’s a level of protection they’ve have never had available to them before. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is rolling out the Weaned Calf Risk Protection program. South […]
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