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PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota’s honey producers have significantly increased their output, with the state now ranking second in the United States for honey production. According to the USDA’s National […]
OACOMA, S.D. – The 2024 Upper Midwest Urban and Rural Agriculture Innovation (UMURAI) Conference is fast approaching. The conference dates are set for Thurs.-Fri., Feb. 8-9, 2024. Join the S.D. […]
STILLWATER, OK – The majority of the cow-calf sector has been on the defense for the past two to three years due to adverse weather and production cost conditions. Widespread […]
OMAHA, NE — USDA released its January Crop Production, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) Dec. 1 Grain Stocks and Winter Wheat Seedings reports. USDA pegged final national average […]
BISMARCK, N.D. – A growing number of North Dakota ag producers are actually local food producers. With a goal of creating a closer connection between them and food production infrastructures […]
BRANDON, S.D. – The latest in forage production will highlight the agenda of the Northern Plains Forage Association (NPFA) annual meeting and educational seminar on December 1, 2023. This event […]
PHILIP, S.D. – Individuals who are striving to be leaders and change-makers in the cattle industry are highlighted annually by an ag publication based in Philip. The Top 10 Industry […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – September beef and pork production were significantly lower than last year, according to USDA. The beef total fell because of tighter market ready supplies, while the decline […]
PIERRE, S.D. – For more than a decade, beekeepers in South Dakota and around the country have been fighting against historically high annual colony loss rates of more than 30%. […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota is transforming its pork industry with remarkable innovations and advancements, setting new standards for efficient and sustainable pork production. These developments are reshaping how pigs […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. red meat production declined during June. The USDA says production of 4.552 billion pounds was down 4% on the year, with beef falling 5% and pork […]
MILES CITY, MT – A program designed to help individuals starting an ag business is now taking applications for one-time $15,000 grants. AgWest Farm Credit, a cooperative lending association focused […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – California’s controversial Proposition 12 stands, as the Supreme Court on Thursday sided with the state and the law that prohibits the sale of pork in the state […]
DALLAS, TX – Rolling out a product as bold as its name, Tyson Foods has teamed up with Adams Land Cattle, LLC in Nebraska to introduce a new line of […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commercial red meat production during October was up slightly on the year at 4.757 billion pounds. Beef was reported at 2.404 billion pounds, 2% higher than October […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – USDA’s latest look at beef production and prices shows mostly month-over-month upward trends. More beef was produced last month than any other September on record, according to […]
LINCOLN, NE — The question of what is moral when it comes to animal pen sizes and other pig-production practices took center stage Tuesday with Supreme Court justices during oral […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USDA’s 2022 commercial beef and pork production estimates are up from May, while the federally inspected poultry outlooks are down. Beef production is seen at 27.907 […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Zippy Duvall commented on the U.S. Supreme Court decision to hear the case against California’s Proposition 12 filed by AFBF and […]
PIERRE, SD – Honey production in 2021 from South Dakota producers with five or more colonies totaled 12.3 million pounds, down 18% from 2020, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural […]
ROCKVILLE, MD – Agrichemical giant Bayer is alerting retail partners the company may not be able to fill some glyphosate contracts this spring, due to a supplier’s manufacturing problem. According […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Meat processing companies and union officials tell Reuters that rising COVID-19 infections among workers are once again forcing meat plants to slow production and the government to […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The USDA says red meat and beef production for November were record large. Commercial red meat productionfor the United States totaled 4.80 billion pounds in November, up […]
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 […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota hemp farmers are gearing up for the growing season while lawmakers tinker with a bill that would allow them to plant a crop this […]
Ellen Lorraine (Reese) Price was born at home on April 5, 1931 in Ziebach County, North of Faith, […]