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Hunter Kern, Anna Johnson and, front, Karli Allison are three of about 150 4-H'ers who will be showing animals and entering exhibits at the Brown County Fair, which begins Monday, Aug 12. Aberdeen Insider photo by Elisa Sand.

Local 4-H’ers prepare for livestock shows at Brown County Fair

By Elisa Sand 08/12/2024

Anna Johnson, Hunter Kern and Karli Allison each bring their own 4-H experiences to the 2024 Brown County Fair. And……

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Rep. Johnson denies trying to help company shield itself from existing Roundup cancer lawsuits

By Joshua Haiar of South Dakota Searchlight 08/09/2024

U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., denies allegations that a provision he helped insert into a draft of the federal farm…

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Regenerative agriculture: Making room for the next generation

By Stan Wise, South Dakota Soil Health Coalition 08/03/2024

There are many reasons for producers and landowners to adopt regenerative land management practices, but few are as important as……

An aerial view from a drone shows a combine being used to harvest the soybeans in a field at the Bardole & Sons farm on Oct. 14, 2019, in Rippey, Iowa. Getty photo by Joe Raedle.

Federal government pays $53M for SD farmer discrimination, $2B nationwide

By Makenzie Huber for South Dakota Searchlight 08/03/2024

More than 360 South Dakota agricultural producers are receiving a total of $53.4 million through the Discrimination Financial Assistance Program,…

Northern State University fans celebrate during the Wolves season opener against the University of Mary earlier this season at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Aberdeen Insider photo by Scott Waltman

Retaining Northern grads, young adults key to growth for Aberdeen

By Scott Waltman 07/31/2024

While Aberdeen has lost a modest number of residents in the 2020s, there are signs that the city can have……

After opposition in the state, South Dakota is no longer a part of Summit Carbon Solutions carbon capture pipeline plan. South Dakota News Watch file photo.

Referred pipeline law puts Summit’s permit quest in limbo

By Stu Whitney of South Dakota News Watch 07/28/2024

An Iowa company seeking regulatory approval to run a carbon dioxide pipeline through South Dakota and four other states said……

New land purchased by the Pickerel Lake Conservancy was previously owned by Stanley and Sadie Ruby. Chekapa Creek, which is the main waterway into the lake, meanders through the property. Photo courtesy of the Pickerel Lake Conservancy.

Pickerel Lake Conservancy buys 80 acres to protect water quality

By Elisa Sand 07/25/2024

The Pickerel Lake Conservancy has purchased 80 acres of land in the Chekapa Creek Watershed to protect the quality of…

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Pollock dairy closing, 37 jobs to be lost

By Scott Waltman 07/19/2024

A small dairy in Pollock is closing, resulting in the loss of 33 full-time and four part-time jobs. Dairy Farmers……

A plan to truck liquid beef tallow to Claremont to be shipped out by rail is unpopular with residents because some streets in town are closed to trucks. Aberdeen Insider photo by Scott Waltman.

Claremont residents object to plan to load tallow in town

By Scott Waltman 07/15/2024

CLAREMONT — A plan to haul liquid beef tallow to Claremont and ship it out on rail cars has met……

Carson and Brooke Stange farm near Stratford. The couple has a 4-year-old daughter, Lainey. Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss.

Stange overcame tragedy to become fifth-generation farmer

By Melisa Goss of Tri-State Neighbor 07/09/2024

STRATFORD — Carson Stange is a quiet man. English physicist Stephen Hawking once said that the quietest people have the……