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WASHINGTON, D.C. – New and better market opportunities for rural businesses and people is the goal of USDA’s Rural Development initiatives. “The economic success of rural America has long been […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Drought is playing a significant role in the cattle cycle. Two years of drought have deteriorated pasture and forage conditions, and the pastureland condition index for 2022 […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – There’s a new sheriff in town. Or at least there might be if the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act passes the House floor after having cleared […]
PIERRE, SD – Wildlife and water quality in South Dakota are sometimes put at unnecessary risk due to a lack of oversight and accountability of farmers who illegally drain their […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has updated three key crop insurance options for livestock producers: the Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP), Livestock Gross Margin (LGM), and Livestock Risk […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new nationwide network for rural communities to better access federal resources across all agencies has been announced by the White House. The Rural Partners Network will […]
STURGIS, SD – A wide-ranging spring blizzard covering parts of Montana and South Dakota and most of North Dakota may very well be a drought-breaker. But it’s also bound to […]
BILLINGS, MT – R-CALF USA has given a decided thumbs-down to the recently modified Cattle Market Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2022. The group identified several substantive concerns including […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that ranchers who have approved applications through the 2021 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for forage losses due to severe […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture published the highly anticipated Origin of Livestock final rule for organic dairy. This change to the USDA organic regulations will promote a […]
Terry Sanftner, age 54, of Kadoka, South Dakota, died on Friday, September 6, 2024 at his home in […]