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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. continues to benefit from solid economic growth, low unemployment and moderating inflation. From today’s vantage point, the U.S. economy seems likely to continue on that […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Farm and and other commodity groups over the weekend made it clear to members of Congress they should vote against a year-end funding bill this week if […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Wetlands protect against floods, like those some in eastern South Dakota experienced this June and researchers warned the growing presence of factory farms in the Midwest makes […]
KEARNEY, NE – The Nebraska Farm Bureau (NEFB) held its 107th Annual Meeting and Convention in Kearney, where delegates from all 93 counties set agricultural policies and elected new leaders. […]
BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University Extension is set to host a new virtual series under Annie’s Project, aimed at empowering women involved in agriculture. This initiative is designed […]
HURON, S.D. – At the 109th South Dakota Farmer’s Union (SDFU) Convention held this week, a checklist of issues has been gone through as the organization sets policy for 2025. […]
HURON, S.D. – Winners of the South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) Farming for the Future Scholarship contest were announced during the organization’s 109th State Convention held in Huron, December 11 and […]
CBB authorized grant proposals for programs of beef promotion, research, consumer information, industry information, foreign marketing, and producer communications. DENVER, CO – Since meeting in September to approve budgets, the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced his nomination of former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary, the last of his picks to lead executive agencies […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has vowed to “weaponize” regulatory agencies against modern agriculture and undo decades of farm policy. […]
HURON, S.D. – Two South Dakota agriculture organizations are watching potential upcoming tariffs closely. President-elect Donald Trump is vowing tariffs on goods imported into the country. Both groups remember Trump’s […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ranchers, farmers and other rural businesses across the country are facing a critical deadline to comply with new federal regulations or risk steep penalties. By January 1, […]
HURON, S.D. – Family farmers and ranchers from across South Dakota will gather in Huron December 11-12 when South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) hosts its 109th State Convention. “Members prioritize State […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Railroad Board has approved $12.6 million to support the Davison Regional Rail Authority, enabling essential rail upgrades to service the state’s largest soybean processing […]
HARRISON, MT – Family-run businesses that last 100 or more years often leave a legacy, and when an Angus herd lasts that long the breed comes together to celebrate the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Joe Biden is asking Congress to fund $21 billion in aid for ranchers and farmers as part of an overall $98.6 billion disaster package the president […]
SONOMA COUNTY, CA – A proposal to phase out large livestock operations in a major California agricultural county failed. California voters in the major agricultural region of Sonoma County overwhelmingly voted down a […]
BILLINGS, MT – Advocates for a fair, sustainable and healthy food system have released a report showing increasing consolidation in Montana’s agriculture sector. Economists say these conditions can lead to […]
DENVER, CO — Voters in Denver rejected a ballot ordinance that would have stopped slaughterhouse production within city limits. The returns from Denver showed the opposition vote was 64.56% (140,457 […]
BOWMAN, N.D. – Two individuals from a long-time ranch family, Joe and Cindy Painter, were honored at the annual Agriculture Appreciation Banquet held recently in Bowman. Producers and businesses from […]
BOX ELDER, S.D. – Each year South Dakota Farm Bureau brings together farmers, ranchers and industry experts to discuss the top issues facing agriculture. In addition, county delegates gather to […]
BUFFALO, S.D. – Located between the ranching communities of Buffalo and Bison, Slim Buttes Ranch is home to one of the nation’s largest buffalo herds. And the family who raises […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Six projects in South Dakota will receive a combined $83 million in grants from the federal government for grassland conservation and climate-smart agricultural practices, according to a recent announcement […]
INDIANAPOLIS, IN. — Students flooded the city of Indianapolis with an attendance of over 72,000 FFA members for National FFA Convention October 23-26 as they attended workshops, competed in different […]
BROOKINGS, S.D. – Medgene Labs, a South Dakota based animal health company, has begun a field trial on their H5N1 vaccine in cattle. The trial began in October at a […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) has filed a Complaint against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and its Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) new […]
Covid-era payments intended to help industry survive pandemic downturn ONIDA, S.D. – An Onida-based ethanol company is asking a federal judge to award it more than $2 million from the […]
DEADWOOD, S.D. – Two women were recognized during the recent South Dakota Women in Agriculture convention held in Deadwood. Dr. Alice Harty, Milesville, S.D., has been selected as this year’s […]
One opposition committee relies on contributions from individuals and ag businesses; another receives money from national groups PIERRE, S.D. – Money from ethanol producers is clashing with contributions from individuals […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Many producers in South Dakota have the urge to do fall tillage immediately after they harvest their corn and soybean crops. Despite South Dakota receiving high amounts […]
MANHATTAN, KS — There are times in life when tough decisions have to be made, and in the beef business that can come when feed resources are limited or a […]
The new rule, which has taken on more importance due to H5N1 avian influenza in dairy cows, is set to take effect in early November. But ranchers and farmers are […]
The goal of the survey and the resulting research is to provide Montana’s producers with the tools and resources in their vet bag to make effective real-time treatment decisions. BOZEMAN, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Over 230,000 ranches and farms are up against a January 1, 2025, deadline to file their detailed Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) with the Treasury Department under the requirements of […]
LARAMIE, WY – Now in its third year, the University of Wyoming’s Lamb-a-Year program saw 126 lambs donated by 23 different producers. The total head count is up 19 lambs […]
BELFIELD, N.D. – From pasture to plate, it takes multiple links in the value chain to bring Americans the hamburgers they are throwing on the grill. And each link is […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – If the 2024 Western Junior Livestock Show is any indication, youth are serious about their livestock. More than 400 youth and their families from South Dakota […]
South Dakota woman’s podcasting and networking effort wins $1.2 million grant to help emerging female leaders statewide expand their leadership potential. MITCHELL, S.D. – While reflecting on the need to […]
DEADWOOD, S.D. – According to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Ag Census data, 31% of producers in South Dakota are female. South Dakota Women in Agriculture is dedicated to supporting and advocating for women passionate about […]
LINCOLN, NE – If your heifers are bangs tagged, those orange metal clips will soon be a relic of the past. Starting November 5, 2024, your veterinarian will not be […]
LINCOLN, NE —Campbell Red Angus was recognized as the 2024 Pioneer Breeder of the Year by the Red Angus Association of America during the 71st National Red Angus Convention in Lincoln. […]
NEWELL, SD – At the Newell Ram Show on Sept. 19 the Targhee breed took home both supreme champions honors for the rams and ewes. Judging the show was Jeff […]
BATH, S.D. – Agriculture educators play a crucial role within their communities by investing countless hours to prepare and empower students for successful careers in the industry. In recognition of their […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Anthrax has been confirmed in a group of cattle originating from North Dakota, which moved through a South Dakota auction market. Working quickly to determine the cause […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Revenue reminds landowners that applications for the riparian buffer strip property tax incentive must be submitted by October 15, 2024. Eligible riparian […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Justice is committed to seeking justice for American livestock producers. “If we are not fighting to protect our family ranchers and farmers, what are […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The South Dakota Stockgrowers (SDSGA) will host a “Freedom Rally” in Rapid City, Oct. 7, 2024, to kick off it’s annual convention at the Ramkota Hotel […]
HURON, S.D. – Preparing the next generation of agriculture leaders to step up is a focus of South Dakota Farmers Union Leadership camps, explained South Dakota Farmer’s Union (SDFU) President […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Supreme Court handed down their long-awaited opinion in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo this spring, overruling decades of settled precedent and effectively gutting the power […]
BROOKINGS, S.D. – In 2015, the federal government issued a challenge to the animal health industry: Come up with technology that would enable it to react quickly to foreign diseases […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Several agriculture stakeholders across the nation are showing support for legislation that would require the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to make quarterly updates to Livestock Indemnity Program […]
BILLINGS, MT – R-CALF USA, America’s largest organization exclusively representing independent cattle and sheep producers, has endorsed the bipartisan, bicameral Ranching Without Red Tape Act (H.R.6441 and S.3322). The bill would allow […]
STURGIS, S.D. – You can hear the frustration in Rob Larew’s voice as he makes away around the country, meeting with and listening to producer concerns over the Farm Bill […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Supreme Court reinstated a McCook County farmer’s lawsuit against his neighbor Thursday, reversing a lower court decision that dismissed his case. Kevin Jucht sued […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to embark on a year-long study beginning next month that will test samples for evidence of highly pathogenic avian influenza from […]
LARAMIE, WY —The Wyoming Wool Initiative, in partnership with the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources, is now accepting donations to support its 2024-2025 Lamb-a-Year […]
OMAHA, NE (DTN) — USDA’s August World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report was supportive to both cattle and beef markets, according to DTN Livestock Analyst ShayLe Stewart. USDA […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Counties in Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota, as well as others, are included to apply for low-interest physical loss loans as a result of severe weather. The […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – China’s farmland buys in the U.S. are attracting new attention on Capitol Hill. The House Select Committee on US-CCP Competition, chaired by Michigan Republican John Moolenaar has […]
BILLINGS, MT – The United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) announced their support of a joint resolution in Congress to block the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) rule mandating […]
BROOKINGS, S.D. – While parts of the western U.S. continue to face severe droughts, regions like eastern Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota are experiencing the opposite problem with recent heavy […]
COLUMBIA, MO – Cropland values continue to rise, according to the USDA’s latest land values report. Ag economist Scott Brown says nationally there was a 4.7 percent jump year-over-year, but […]
PIERRE, S.D. – U.S. cattle markets have experienced sustained high prices due to tight supplies and robust domestic demand throughout the first half of 2024. However, signs are emerging that […]
OMAHA, NE – Former Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party political operative Will Hailer paid $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit brought by two South Dakota cannabis companies and their investors accusing him […]
BISMARCK, N.D. – The USDA says food inflation is easing, but not so for farm costs. Consumers may be getting a bit of a break from grocery price inflation which […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The current outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, which traces all the way back to 2022, is unusual in not only the fact that it’s infecting dairy […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Wednesday that more than 360 South Dakotan farmers would receive a total of $53.4 million through the Discrimination Financial […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal health officials are encouraging farm workers who tend livestock and poultry to get vaccinated for seasonal influenza to help prevent a bird flu mutation that might […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Campers gather around camp counselor Billy Kezena as he asks them, “Does anyone know what a credit union is?” When no one offers an answer, Kezena […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USDA is extending the comment period for its proposed new competition rule under the Packers & Stockyards Act. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the Fair and […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The farm bill is already a year late, the stakes are high, and time is running out. The American Farm Bureau released its Market Intel Analysis of […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – An Iowa company seeking regulatory approval to run a carbon dioxide pipeline through South Dakota and four other states said a delay in its plan to […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Meade County Fair & 4-H Achievement Days are underway with a full slate of activities for all ages – from the city to the country. Meade […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota has historic roots in the trapping industry – once part of a lucrative and vast territory rich with beaver, bison and other valuable animal […]
CLARK, S.D. — Drive any direction in South Dakota, and it won’t take long to find cattle. The same can’t always be said for South Dakota-raised beef products, but that’s […]
PIERRE, S.D. Biofuels are painted as a greener energy alternative to fossil fuels but a new study found the industry produces plenty of its own air pollutants. American biofuel plants reported […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The title of “largest solar farm in South Dakota” officially belongs to a plant east of Rapid City. National Grid Renewables, a Minneapolis-based company, announced that […]
MADISON, WI – The Director of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Lab says distributing more than $825 million dollars from the USDA Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. Cow/calf producer Brady Wulf often finds himself talking with consumers because he and his wife operate a vacation rental on their family’s multi-generational Minnesota ranch. And when […]
PIERRE, S.D.— Five dairies in South Dakota have now had cows test positive for avian influenza as part of a nationwide H5N1 outbreak. State Veterinarian Beth Thompson shared the information […]
BROOKINGS, S.D. – From established ranchers to those just coming into the industry, a program aimed at broadening expertise of beef producers across all experience levels is underway. Applications are […]
COLUMBIA, MO – The USDA issues its July Supply and Demand report Friday and a livestock economist says he’s watching 2025 beef production estimates. University of Missouri Extension Scott Brown […]
BILLINGS, MT — The Cattle Producers’ Forum aims to focus on industry collaboration to address issues that matter to all cattle producers. Co-hosted by the United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a new human case of the H5 bird flu in Colorado, the first in the state and […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal health officials have commissioned Moderna to develop a vaccine to protect people from an avian influenza that has been circulating in dairy cattle in recent months. […]
PIERRE, SD – Bovine trichomoniasis (trich) has been detected in a South Dakota cattle herd. A bull from a beef cattle herd in Bennett County has tested positive for the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) announced endorsements from national and regional farm and ranch advocacy groups for his fight to include mandatory country of origin labeling (MCOOL) […]
BOZEMAN, MT — Twenty current and emerging leaders from Montana’s natural resource industries have been selected to take part in the sixth class of a Montana State University Extension program offering […]
BROOKINGS, S.D. – SDSU Extension is inviting beginning sheep producers to apply to the 2024-2025 Elevate Ewe program. Elevate Ewe is a year-long program for up to 20 people that […]
FAITH, S.D. – South Dakota State University Extension will host a Women on the Range Grazing Workshop on July 8-10, 2024. Topics for the workshop include range ecology and the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the U.S. faces its fourth agricultural trade deficit in six years, strategic interventions are crucial to safeguarding the long-term viability of American agriculture in global markets. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Congress is currently grappling with the enactment of the country’s comprehensive agriculture law. The pressing deadlines are looming, but the bill is stuck in a […]
HURON, S.D. – South Dakota Farm Bureau invites landowners and ranchers and farmers to a special webinar focusing on utility-scale solar energy contracts. Scheduled for July 1, 2024, this educational […]
The U.S. cow herd has been steadily increasing in mature weight for several decades. Excess mature weight of cows has several downsides. The focus of this article is its impact […]
JORDAN, MT – In the vast landscapes of Garfield County, where flatlands meet rough breaks, Wally Harbaugh is shaking things up with virtual fencing. Virtual fencing works through GPS-equipped collars […]
BILLINGS, MT – The final rule mandating the exclusive use of EID eartags as the only type of official eartags recognized by APHIS on adult cattle shipped interstate is scheduled […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Connecting conservation-minded agriculture producers with incentive-based grant and private-market sustainability programs is the focus of AgSpire’s SustainAg Network. A panel discussion set for Friday, June 21, 2024, […]
URBANA, ILL – Dairy cows infected with avian flu in five U.S. states have died or been slaughtered by farmers because they did not recover, state officials and academics told […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – About 1.6 million acres of Great Plains grasslands were displaced in 2021 alone, according to a recent report, an area the size of Delaware. One program is […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives will likely vote this summer on a version of the Farm Bill, which passed through the committee process last month. Some farmers […]
Ellen Lorraine (Reese) Price was born at home on April 5, 1931 in Ziebach County, North of Faith, […]
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Comment period extended for new market competition rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USDA is extending the comment period for its proposed new competition rule under the Packers & Stockyards Act. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the Fair and […]