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PIERRE, S.D. – This week, Governor Larry Rhoden led a state and trade mission to Israel alongside South Dakota Trade, an organization funded through taxpayer and private money. By the […]
Ag organization wants answers over a report that created havoc in the cattle trade WASHINGTON, D.C., — After an online news report that New World Screwworm (NWS) had been detected […]
The White House said the agreement will create a $5 billion opportunity for U.S. farmers and ranchers WASHINGTON, D.C. – Without an actual deal in place to be signed, President […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A dozen states sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York to stop its tariff policy, saying it is unlawful and has […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump spent billions of taxpayer dollars to bail out farmers when his first-term trade war hurt agricultural exports. But his new tariffs could be much worse for […]
Deputy GOED commissioner chosen to head state’s international trade arm PIERRE, S.D. – A top official in the South Dakota Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) is leaving state government […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ongoing tariff tensions between the United States, Canada, and Mexico are raising questions about the future of agricultural trade, especially in states like South Dakota. Representative Dusty […]
Imports dominate 70% of the U.S. lamb and mutton market, leaving the domestic industry teetering on the brink of collapse, says R-CALF BILLINGS, MT – R-CALF USA, the largest national nonprofit […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As of January 19, 2025, the US-Mexico border remains temporarily closed to live cattle imports due to the detection of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Mexico. A letter […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A South Dakotan has been nominated as the USDA undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs. Luke Lindberg, the president and CEO of South Dakota Trade, an […]
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 […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the U.S. faces its fourth agricultural trade deficit in six years, strategic interventions are crucial to safeguarding the long-term viability of American agriculture in global markets. […]
ENGLEWOOD, CO – In business, there’s no substitute for meeting face-to-face, shaking hands on a deal and developing long-term relationships that are worth far more than any contract the two […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – U.S. Sen. John Thune spent March criticizing the Biden Administration trade policies and touting the importance of free trade to South Dakota and the nation’s trade […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack suggests the U.S. needs to tone down its anti-China rhetoric or else billions in U.S. farm exports to China could be on the […]
SIOUX FALLS — At a roundtable that Rep. Dusty Johnson organized Monday to discuss “the impact of the Chinese Communist Party,” some South Dakota business and agricultural leaders told him […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – As a former national security adviser to former Vice President Mike Pence and a woman who grew up in small-town South Dakota, Army Col. Andrea Thompson […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Claiming the use of outdated information, cattle organizations are firing back at USDA’s decision to allow the importation of fresh beef from Paraguay. In the final rule, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A dollar goes a long way in the ag export business. Analysis has shown that for every $1 invested in export market development, exports are increased by […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A video podcast released this past weekend shed new light on the status of a legal process initiated by the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) toward […]
PIERRE, S.D. – As political apprehension over the U.S.-China relationship rises, South Dakota ranchers and farmers find themselves forced to think more globally and find a way to support American […]
WATERTOWN, S.D. – Among the news coming out of the recent South Dakota Governor’s Agricultural Summit was the announcement of an upcoming trade mission. Luke Lindberg, president and CEO of […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Whether South Dakota’s efforts to trade directly with the authoritarian regime in Cuba is a wise choice of trading partner, the communist country’s foreign trade officials are […]
WASHINTON, D.C. – Ranchers and many others in beef production are contemptuous of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and what they claim is the organization’s unfair policies to U.S. industries […]
HELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte and Montana Department of Agriculture Director Christy Clark have announced a letter of intent for Heineken International Cerveceria Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma (Heineken International) to increase […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Another revival of mandatory country of origin labeling of beef is emerging out of the beltway with the recent introduction of the American Beef Labeling Act. Repeated […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. reached a major agreement with Japan that will allow American producers to meet Japan’s growing demand for high-quality U.S. beef with the signing of a […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States and Japan have reached an agreement to increase the beef safeguard trigger level to prevent a higher tariff from being imposed on US beef. During […]
The pandemic and other market shocks (i.e. packing plant fire, unprecedented winter storm, cyber-attack, etc.) since 2019 have resulted in impacts and residual effects that affect cattle and beef markets […]
WASHINGTON, DC – During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which he called “the worst trade deal ever made.” As […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A coalition of senators and representatives sent a letter in late January to Acting Secretary Kevin Shea of the U.S. Department of Agriculture concerning the status of […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. beef exports finished 2020 lower year-over-year, falling 5% in both volume (1.25 million mt) and value ($7.65 billion), according to data released by USDA and compiled […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – Twenty-three agriculture groups, including the South Dakota Soybean Association, want the Biden Administration to strengthen trade ties with Cuba. The groups sent a letter to the […]
Warren Grant West passed away July 7, 2025, on the family ranch north of New Underwood SD. He […]
