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Western South Dakota's Only Ranch Station
STURGIS, S.D. – Scattered across South Dakota and other states are medium-sized concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). These are operations with fewer than 1,000 beef cattle, 700 diary cows, 2,500 pigs, 125,000 chickens or 55,000 turkeys. These CAFOs have been exempt from federal environmental assessments since 2016. Until now. In 2018, a coalition of animal-welfare […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed a bill on Monday that prohibits gender-affirming care for transgender people under the age of 18. South Dakota is among more than two dozen conservative states considering similar measures this year. HB 1080 is called the “Help Not Harm” Bill by proponents. When it takes effect July […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Livestock groups are disappointed about a regulatory decision by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration denying an exemption application over hours-of-service rules for hauling livestock. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) handed down the decision Monday to deny an application from several livestock and agricultural groups over the hours-of-service (HOS) rules. […]
