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Grow it here, process it here: South Dakota sees big financial benefit to adding ag processing to ag production MITCHELL, S.D. – Several cranes tower above a busy construction site […]
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 […]
SACREMENTO, CA – Dairy farms in California have reported H5N1 infections in three herds, making the nation’s top milk-producing state the 14th in the nation to report bird flu in […]
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. — 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 […]
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. – 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 […]
HURON, S.D.  — There will be a new requirement specifically for dairy cows during the South Dakota State Fair that starts next month. Exhibitors must test all lactating cows for […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, May 30, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced it is taking several additional actions to ensure the health and viability of the nation’s livestock and poultry. In the […]
LANSING, MI – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is announcing the first case of influenza A (H5) virus identified in a Michigan farmworker who had regular […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it will compensate farms impacted by highly pathogenic bovine influenza (a strain of avian flu) for loss of milk production. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After collecting 30 samples of ground beef from retail outlets in the states with dairy cattle herds that had tested positive for the H5N1 influenza virus at […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Dakota is among those states where samples of ground beef at retail stores are being taken as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the livestock […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier this week, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a new federal order requiring all dairy cattle to be tested for bovine influenza A, also called […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota has become the eighth state to confirm an outbreak of bovine influenza A virus (BIAV) (also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Â On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the USDA confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was found in one person who had recently been […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Livestock at multiple dairy farms across the U.S. have tested positive for bird flu — also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI — in an […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Governor Kristi Noem’s unwavering commitment to expanding South Dakota’s dairy industry has yielded remarkable growth, as confirmed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in January […]
PIERRE, S.D. — A legislative budget committee endorsed a bill Tuesday that would repeal $7.5 million in state funding for South Dakota State University to construct a new dairy research and training […]
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The Dairy Research and Training Facility at South Dakota State University will close by the end of June. Administrators at South Dakota State University (SDSU) have decided […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
HAZEL, S.D. — People in Hamlin County gathered to hear plans by one of the largest dairy farms in the country that wants to build another one in their back […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The purpose of the Federal Milk Marketing Order is coming under question during USDA’s hearing. The debate is being watched closely by South Dakota’s dairy industry that led […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Farm Bureau Federation told Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Wednesday that requests to increase make allowances fall short of fairly supporting dairy farmers. In the simplest […]
FARGO, N.D. – Rose Wendel, a freshman in liberal arts from Lamoure, North Dakota, was named the overall showman at the 97th Little International at North Dakota State University. Wendel […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture published the highly anticipated Origin of Livestock final rule for organic dairy. This change to the USDA organic regulations will promote a […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – The I-29 Moo University Dairy Beef Short Course is scheduled for March 29 as part of the pre-educational events for the Central Plains Dairy Expo. It […]
Larry John Johnson, a cherished husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on January 14, 2025, at the […]
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