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HELENA, MT – Bison reintroductions is putting the Biden administration at odds with state officials in Montana. Republican lawmakers have resisted returning the animals to federal lands and opposed some previous bison transfers to tribes. Earlier this year, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced $25 million in federal spending for bison conservation. The money, from last […]
OMAHA, NE— Residents of Grand Forks, North Dakota, are wondering about the next steps for a Chinese company’s proposed corn mill after a federal committee concluded last week that it doesn’t have jurisdiction over the foreign land purchase despite the proximity to an Air Force base. Fufeng USA last week released a letter from the […]
RAPID CITY, SD – The South Dakota Stockgrowers Association (SDSGA) Board of Directors recently voted to oppose the South Dakota Game Fish and Parks (GF&P) proposed shooting range complex. The proposed 400 acres firearm complex lies just north of Rapid City on Elk Vale Road in Meade County. The SDSGA has strong policy condemning the […]
DENVER, CO – Siting an administration out of touch with reality, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Public Lands Council (PLC) blasted the Biden administration’s elevated focus on federal wilderness designations as an overly broad tool for reaching climate goals and targets laid out under the America the Beautiful conservation campaign. President Biden’s proclamation […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Medical marijuana advocates have convinced South Dakota voters that legalizing the drug for medical use is a good idea, but they are struggling to do the same with many of the state’s physicians. The South Dakota State Medical Association has concerns with the medical pot program. That’s a potential problem […]
PIERRE, SD – The full Senate will get a chance to debate the proposed merger of the South Dakota Ag Department with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The Senate Ag & Natural Resources Committee (Thursday morning) debated a Senate Resolution of Disapproval to the merger proposed by Governor Kristi Noem. Senator Troy Heinert […]
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