Farmers growing profits and soil health with winter camelina
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Faulkton cattle are first OK’d for Certified Angus Beef Ranch to Table program
After years dedicated to improving the quality of their beef herd and forming strong relationships with buyers, Troy and Stacy……
Whole milk back on school lunch menus, under bill on its way to Trump
WASHINGTON — School cafeterias got a step closer to seeing whole milk again after the U.S. House passed a measure…
Grady Heitmann: When conservation funding dries up, so does rural progress
For more than 30 years, I helped South Dakota producers implement conservation practices as a district conservationist with the Natural…
Cool, wet conditions; low prices challenge wheat farmers
Wheat was once the dominant crop throughout the Midwest. However, shifts in climate, advancements in crop genetics, and new methods…
USDA cancels food security report that anti-hunger advocates say showed the effects of food policies
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has canceled a report that hunger-fighting organizations say was “essential” data to see the results…
More than 400,000 SD turkeys killed in response to bird flu outbreak, ducks identified as carriers
The number of turkeys killed at South Dakota farms in response to recent detections of avian influenza has risen to…
Avian flu confirmed in Edmunds, Faulk, Beadle, Dicky county turkey flocks
Avian flu has hit turkey farms in South Dakota and North Dakota, the first cases in commercial flocks in the…
August rains drench farmland east of Aberdeen as harvest season arrives
Timely rains are the key to raising field crops. In most years, this area relies on 15 to 20 inches……
South Dakota State reapplies for $66M in lost federal research funding
South Dakota State University is working to get back about $66 million in federal funding it lost when the Trump…
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