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PIERRE, S.D. – Are you a specialty crop business owner looking to differentiate yourself in a competitive market? Dakota Growth has the solution with its upcoming Brand Script Workshop, tailored […]
REVILLO, S.D. – At 23, Adam Wollschlager works three part-time jobs. The Lake Area Technical College graduate helps out on his family’s diversified crop and cattle farm near Revillo. He […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – At the 86th annual South Dakota Sheep Growers Association convention in Rapid City, exceptional producers were praised for their outstanding achievements and commitment to advancing the […]
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – A federal judge in Minnesota has dismissed an antitrust lawsuit against major meatpackers, ruling the cattle ranchers’ claims lacked legal standing. Meatpacking giants Cargill Inc., JBS SA, […]
URBANDALE, IA – Pork producers will save some money with a reduced checkoff rate, but it means fewer dollars for the program to utilize. Effective Jan. 1, 2023, USDA’s Agricultural […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – An ordinance to ban the construction of future slaughterhouses within the city limits of Sioux Falls, South Dakota was shot down Tuesday in the 2022 mid-term […]
PIERRE, SD – The South Dakota Master Lamb Producers Association recognized sheep producers from Alexandria, South Dakota, and Wessington Springs, South Dakota, during this year’s South Dakota Sheep Growers Annual […]
NEW ORLEANS, LA – The 30th annual Cattlemen’s College will precede the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show on February 1-3 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The educational opportunity draws […]
VERNON, CA – Smithfield Foods, the largest pork processor in the world, will close its Vernon, California, plant and reduce its hog herd in the West, the company announced Friday. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The first Hemp Acreage and Production Survey is being sent to South Dakota producers. . The hemp survey will collect information on the total planted and harvested […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Livestock and poultry producers who suffered losses during the pandemic due to insufficient access to processing can apply for assistance for those losses and the cost of […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced  that USDA is establishing new programs and efforts to bring financial assistance to farmers, ranchers and producers who felt the impact of […]
Jerry (Gerald) VanSickel passed away May 18, 2025, at Monument Health Hospice House in Rapid City. He was […]
