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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A large feedlot near Watertown with about 10,000 cattle was recently disciplined for not properly managing its manure. But not by the state. It was the Codington County Board of Adjustment that responded to public complaints. The board found the operation violated 25 zoning ordinances or permit requirements. As a result, […]
HIDDEN TIMBER, S.D. – Rancher Bill Abbott was just a kid when a neighbor hired him and his sister to ride pastures checking cattle and water tanks. “He was a big operator and most of his hired men were drafted into World War II, so he was hard up for riders to check pastures. You […]
HURON, S.D. – Operators of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) have a unique opportunity for environmental training on December 6, 2023, at the Crossroads Convention Center in Huron. This essential training session, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and concluding at 4:45 p.m., is a collaborative effort from experts at South Dakota State University Extension, the South […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Claiming the use of outdated information, cattle organizations are firing back at USDA’s decision to allow the importation of fresh beef from Paraguay. In the final rule, fresh (chilled or frozen) deboned beef will be eligible for import, and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) expect beef imports to fewer than […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House and Senate Agriculture Committee leaders have reached an agreement on a farm bill extension as the possibility of a government shutdown looms. The extension is part of a new stop-gap funding bill introduced by House Speaker Mike Johnson. The four leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees released a statement […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.– The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a package of rules and orders that seek to increase competition in the livestock industry. The package establishes a Chief Competition Officer at USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). This position – which will be hired as a career, rather than a political, appointee – will help […]
PIERRE, S.D. — Livestock producers in western South Dakota could be paying more for mandatory inspections next year. The state Brand Board on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, settled on four items to pursue in the coming legislative session. Board members agreed to seek a higher inspection fee. The fee now is $1 per head. They […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Foreign investment in U.S. agricultural land is a hot topic, largely spurred by politicians raising concerns about bad actors from adversarial nations purchasing land for potentially hostile purposes. Several questions arise when considering this issue. First and foremost, how much agricultural land in the U.S. is owned by foreign investors and from […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) expects an announcement soon that House and Senate Ag leaders will seek a one-year farm bill extension, though Grassley admits even one-year might not be enough. Grassley on a House/Senate Ag leaders’ announcement said; “I think you’ll soon get an announcement that the Republican and Democrat leaders of […]
PIERRE, S.D.– Carl Sanders, Oral, and Emily Peterson, Highmore, directors on the South Dakota Beef Industry Council board, participated in an orientation event hosted by the Federation of State Beef Councils to learn about their role in the Beef Checkoff. New SBC directors from across the country came together in Denver, October 31-November 1, to […]
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