USDA Under Secretary Visits South Dakota
The US Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agriculture Services Michael Scuse recently visited South Dakota in the wake of a major blizzard that buried fields and…
Representatives React to 2013 Farm Bill
Representatives recently went on the record defending and attacking the 2013 Farm Bill. The bill is a controversial attempt by Republicans to sidestep divisive debates over food stamps and nutritional…
Farmers Embracing Technological Transformation
Despite a popular image of farmers as outdated, bucolic troglodytes, the farm sector has often been on the cutting edge of technological development, embracing new concepts and technologies to boost…
North Dakota Wind Farms Spread Energy Worldwide
European companies are interested in North Dakota wind farms. Acconia SA, a company out of Spain already owns two wind farms on North Dakota lands. The company owns the Tatanka…
South Dakota Farm Leaders Agree
Many states have come forward with a disapproving eye at President Obama's proposed budget plan cutting subsidies for farms that generate over $500,000 in revenue. South Dakota farm leaders agree…
South Dakota's New Crop: Carbon
The South Dakota Farmers Union is supporting a new program that pays farmers to store carbon in their soil. The group is supporting President Obama's climate-change legislation that includes a…
South Dakota Representatives Send Letter to Vilsack
South Dakota representatives Stephanie Herseth Sandlin and Sens. John Thune and Tim Johnson wrote a joint letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack asking for written rules for the livestock indemnity…
Avipel Approved for Emergency Conditions
South Dakota farmers will be able to treat seed corn with an irritant that keeps pheasants away. The bird often eats the seeds before it sprouts. Avipel, a popular irritant,…
South Dakota is the Leader in Bison Herds
A survey conducted by The Department of Agriculture said South Dakota had the nation's largest population of bison in 2008 totaling 387,000. The second highest count was in Nebraska with…
Muddy Roads Cause Problems for Farmers
South Dakota farmers who stored wet corn over the winter are having trouble getting it to area elevators to dry because of flooded-out roads this spring. There was no issue…