South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem delivered her last State of the State address before joining the Trump cabinet. Noem offered a ‘top ten’ list, touting why South Dakota is an example for the rest of the country. Agriculture was part of that list. “I’m proud that we’ve preserved our ag operations; that we’ve opened up new markets for commodities; we’ve strengthened biofuels production in this state and we’ve protected South Dakota agriculture from interference by evil foreign governments like communist China. We have put South Dakota in a position to be stronger than ever before.” Noem also announced a new partnership between the State of South Dakota, the South Dakota Ag Foundation, and First Dakota National Bank for the Keep Farmers Farming program.
