Big Bushels Helped, But Input Costs Were a SD Trouble Spot

Reflecting on 2025, South Dakota Corn Growers Association Executive Director DaNita Murray said it was a mixed year. “Certainly, the cost of inputs is not great, (but) some of our folks were able to kind of yield their way out of that with extra bushels to help mitigate some of that per-acre margin,” said Murray. “That was the good part of 2025; unfortunately, the downside was again those input prices. They were eyewatering, quite frankly.” Looking ahead to next year, SDCGA will be focusing on property tax issues at the state level. , as well as health issues and the MAHA movement. At the federal level, “we are going to be very watchful regarding the demonization of agricultural products that is occurring through MAHA.”