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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Feeding South Dakota received a large donation and some help preparing their mobile food distribution from PIPESTONE this week. The PIPESTONE team helped pack boxes that included pork product donated by the company. PIPESTONE is a pig management and veterinary service company located out of Pipestone, Minnesota. The donation is the […]
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 […]
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 […]
BISMARCK, N.D. – A growing number of North Dakota ag producers are actually local food producers. With a goal of creating a closer connection between them and food production infrastructures in North Dakota, a comprehensive online survey has been released to help map out the future of this expanding agricultural sector. The survey solicits input […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USDA says ranchers, farmers and others who hire H-2A laborers next year will be paying higher wages, and in some cases, the increase is large. Veronica Nigh, senior economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, talks about the increasing costs of farm labor. Nigh says, “The USDA’s Farm Labor Survey told […]
HURON, S.D. – Packer accountability and landowner rights are the focus of speakers and panel discussions during the 108th South Dakota Farmers Union State Convention. “We are here to fight for family farmers and ranchers,” said Doug Sombke, South Dakota Farmers Union President and Conde crop and cattle producer. “Ask most South Dakota agriculture producers […]
KANSAS CITY , MO – The agricultural industry has been one of the biggest supporters of the “AM for Every Vehicle Act” since its introduction. Radio Ink says the industry has spending power of more than $576 billion spread across millions of workers. MRI-Simmons, the leading study of American consumer attitudes and behaviors, explored the […]
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