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BISMARCK, N.D. – Drought conditions in portions of North Dakota and Northern Montana are forcing some ranchers to consider their options, according to North Dakota State University Extension specialists. Currently 31% of North Dakota and 38% of Montana are experiencing some level of drought with several counties in the northern tiers of both states experiencing […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – With school out for the year, Feeding South Dakota is helping keep children fed over the summer weekends through its backpack program. Each backpack contains ingredients for easy-to-prepare meals, such as granola bars, oatmeal, canned soup, fruit cups and more. Families can receive one backpack per child once a week at […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fuel stations throughout the country will be able to sell gasoline blended with 15% ethanol during the summer under an emergency waiver issued Friday by the Environmental Protection Agency in a move that could reduce prices at the pump and boost demand for the Midwest-based ethanol industry. The EPA framed its decision […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – Enjoy what moisture has been received recently in the form of snow, because it looks to be a warm, dry spring. The climate driver La Nina is hanging around and will have an impact into late this year, according to Dennis Todey, head of the Midwest Climate Hub. He and other […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. President Joe Biden unveiled plans on Tuesday to extend the availability of higher biofuel blends of gasoline during the summer to curb soaring fuel costs and to cut reliance on foreign energy sources. The move, announced during a trip to an Iowa ethanol plant, (Iowa is the largest ethanol producer in […]
RAPID CITY, SD – An analysis by the Associated Press of governmental and other weather records indicates that South Dakota is one of the states that has warmed the most during summer days over the past 30 years. The analysis says that South Dakota has warmed 2.7 degrees over the last three decades of summers. […]
