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Flooding in Parts of South Dakota

Published March 14, 2019

In addition to the wintery mix, parts of South Dakota started to flood Wednesday. Ethan, South Dakota farmer and former United Soybean Board Chair Lewis Bainbridge said there's been an incredible amount of moisture floating through and off onto the…

SD Legislative Session Wraps Up

Published March 14, 2019

The South Dakota legislative session has wrapped up. One disappointment for the South Dakota Farmer’s Union is Governor Noem's veto of industrial hemp. Lobbyist Mitch Richter says there is enough interest in the state to discuss further in the next…

Property Taxes Still a Focus in SD Legislative Session

Published March 11, 2019

As the South Dakota legislative session winds down, property taxes are still getting attention. South Dakota Soybean Growers Association lobbyist Lorin Pankratz says there’s debate on how land is valued. “There will be some pilot projects this summer. They’ll review…

SDFB Members Pleased With Property Tax Win

Published March 7, 2019

The South Dakota legislative session wraps up Wednesday. South Dakota Farm Bureau lobbyist Michael Held says the biggest win for farmer members was to defeat attempts to increase property taxes. "Schools wanted to do a $30 million increase in property…

SD Senate Ag Committee Moves Industrial Hemp Bill

Published March 3, 2019

The South Dakota legislative session is winding down and a bill to legalize industrial hemp is still not getting verbal support from Governor Kristi Noem. South Dakota Farmers Union lobbyist Mitch Richter is hopeful Noem remains open. "She came out…

Agropur Enjoys Sales Success

Published February 24, 2019

The Agropur dairy cooperative had sales this past year of $6.7 billion, an increase of nearly five percent from the previous year. The Canadian dairy business expanded its presence in the U.S., including a significant investment in its Lake Norden,…

Supporting Ag Education In and Out of the Classroom

Published February 20, 2019

There's a shortage of agriculture teachers in the U.S. Vivayic Senior Learning Designer Tiffany Sanderson says as the shortages have presented themselves and continue, states and local school districts are getting creative about bringing passionate and interested people into the…

Making the FFA Experience Your Own

Published February 18, 2019

Former Newell FFA (SD) member Tyler Swan says serving as a 2012-13 state FFA officer was an incredible experience, a chance to learn more about different people and how they make FFA their own. "Whether it's production agriculture they're considering,…

Regional Basis Levels Mostly Unchanged

Published February 13, 2019

Basis levels at the six grain elevators the Red River Farm Network follows was mostly unchanged from last week. Wheat basis levels remain 42 to 70 cents under the March futures contract. Corn basis levels range from 45 to 75…

SD Governor Pushes Back on Industrial Hemp

Published February 11, 2019

Governor Kristi Noem told reporters on Friday South Dakota isn’t ready for industrial hemp. "I would prefer we wait to see what the federal guidelines look like and make sure we have a system set up correctly," says Noem. "I want…

Articles tagged under: South Dakota

Flooding in Parts of South Dakota

SD Legislative Session Wraps Up

Property Taxes Still a Focus in SD Legislative Session

SDFB Members Pleased With Property Tax Win

SD Senate Ag Committee Moves Industrial Hemp Bill

Agropur Enjoys Sales Success

Supporting Ag Education In and Out of the Classroom

Making the FFA Experience Your Own

Regional Basis Levels Mostly Unchanged

SD Governor Pushes Back on Industrial Hemp

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