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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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
MARTIN, S.D. – Nature-based carbon ranching and farming helps producers reap the proven benefits of a conservation approach. Climate-smart agriculture initiatives in South Dakota are proving popular, with an increasing […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2024 crop year have until March […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is hosting more than a dozen in-person and virtual workshops this winter for producers to learn about new and expanded livestock […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Two events of interest to people in and around rural communities are set for today (Wed., Jan. 10). And there’s nothing more enjoyable than getting together with […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. economy has remained remarkably steady despite an unrelenting series of shocks over the last three years. America’s economic resilience was again on display throughout 2023, as […]
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 […]
STURGIS, S.D. – South Dakota farmers and ranchers have received nearly $10 billion in payouts from the Federal Crop Insurance Corp. over roughly the past two decades, with payments specifically […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Working towards continued stability in American agriculture means addressing the aging population of ranchers and farmers while making entry into production agriculture more accessible to those who […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The Great Plains lost 1.6 million acres of grasslands in 2021. That’s according to a World Wildlife Fund report released on Thursday, detailing the loss of grasslands […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Taking those first steps towards owning your own ranching or farming operation is a big one. To help new ranchers and farmers get into the business, the […]
DESMET, S.D. – Voluntary conservation efforts work best in ranch and farm country, according to NCBA President Todd Wilkinson, DeSmet, S.D. Wilkinson and the NCBA are in support of the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, have introduced a bill to limit farm bill payments. The Farm Program Integrity Act would create a hard cap of $250,000 in […]
DIMOCK, S.D. – Ron Neugebauer has been farming in South Dakota for more than 60 years. He began in the early 1960s when he was in high school. By the time […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Russia on Monday declined to extend the year-old agreement that has allowed Ukrainian grain to move out of Black Sea shipping ports, a move that immediately drove […]
BROOKINGS, S.D. – There is countless technology-based equipment available to farmers and increasingly to ranchers, that can detect issues and determine solutions far faster than someone driving through a field […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. Producers surveyed across the United States intend to plant 92.0 million acres of corn in 2023, up 4% from last year, according to the Prospective Plantings report released […]
PIERRE, S.D. — State regulators have rejected a Potter County-based grain buyer’s request to accept deliveries from 26 South Dakota producers who have open contracts for sunflowers, safflower and millet. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that beginning in April it will provide approximately $123 million in additional, automatic financial assistance for qualifying farm loan […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced appointees who will serve on the South Dakota USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) state committee. Members of the FSA state […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota will process its first hemp fiber in a matter of weeks, and more processors are gearing to fire up their machines soon. A local market […]
PIERRE, S.D.- Cattlemen and other industry stakeholders met during the annual South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association Convention in Pierre, Dec. 12-13. The event serves as a platform for ranchers to debate […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The state of South Dakota ranked number two in the nation for the number of acres planted to hemp in 2021 and is poised for continued […]
HURON, SD – Rural photographers from across the state captured farm and ranch life in South Dakota and shared their images through the 2022 South Dakota Farmers Union Celebrating Life […]
OMAHA , NE — Farmers and ranchers who have missed out on disaster or pandemic aid from the past two years will get another opportunity to demonstrate their losses and […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new USDA survey says cover crops are more popular than was earlier thought. Growers who responded to the survey say they’re using cover crops on 40 […]
RAPID CITY, SD – “Riding For the Brand – Be Legendary” is the theme for the 105th Annual South Dakota Farm Bureau (SDFB) Convention, Nov. 18-19, 2022, at The Monument […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate to make foreign individuals and entities ineligible to obtain financial services through the Farm Credit System. Iowa Republican Chuck […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reforming the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the basis of the recently introduced NRCS Wetland Compliance and Appeals […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – A federal court in South Dakota sided with USDA on July 1 in a lawsuit brought by farmer Arlen Foster, ruling the department was not required […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – USDA reported landowners have agreed to enroll more than 2 million acres in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) through the General signup period, with the department expecting […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. —. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, fertilizer makes up 36% of a farmer’s operating costs for corn and 35% for wheat, on average. In many […]
PIERRE, SD – A growing niche market in South Dakota gained more support in the latest South Dakota legislative session. Agritourism is an activity carried out on ranches and farms […]
WASHINGTON, DC – This year’s spring crop insurance guarantees are some of the highest on record, keeping pace with soaring input costs to provide a solid financial backstop in a […]
FARGO, ND – The word is out. Automation is coming to American production agriculture. And in states like North Dakota, they put their money where their mouth is. A $10 […]
PIERRE, SD – A legislative committee has advanced a bill that supporters say will fix a “blind spot” in how the state determines whether agricultural land should be taxed as […]
DALLAS, TX Now in its 11th year, the Farmer/Rancher Veteran Fellowship Fund has granted more than $3.5 million in support of 800+ military veterans pursuing careers in agriculture. As one […]
MOLINE, ILL – Deere and Company helped mechanize agriculture with the first commercially successful steel plow in 1837. They recently went in a different direction by unveiling another transformative machine: […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate has confirmed Rostin Behnam as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). He will officially take helm of an agency that regulates a wide […]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Rural America lost more population in the latest census, highlighting an already severe worker shortage in the nation’s farming and ranching regions and drawing calls from […]
COLUMBIA, SC – A federal court in South Carolina dismissed a challenge to the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) that replaced the controversial Obama Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule, […]
LAFAYETTE, IN – “Veterans Harvest: A Virtual Conference for Veterans in Agriculture” is scheduled for this summer. “Agriculture has become an important source of employment and healing for many veterans,” […]
Brookings, S.D. – As South Dakota farmers and ranchers gear up for spring planting and turning livestock out to pasture, warmer than average temperatures and limited chances of precipitation are […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Restitution of more than $15 million has been ordered in South Dakota for the man who defrauded wholesale seed distributors by passing off non-organic products […]
Ellen Lorraine (Reese) Price was born at home on April 5, 1931 in Ziebach County, North of Faith, […]
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