The South Dakota FFA Association conducted its annual Leadership Retreat June 17-20th at Swan Lake Christian Camp in Viborg, SD. A total of 67 FFA members in grades 8 – 12 ...

Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced support for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) plan to strategically reopenkey ports of entry to shipments of live cattle, ...

A South Dakota state representative recently claimed that the national Beef Checkoff has failed cattle producers and supports the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming (OFF) Act as the solution. But ...

The US Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy and consumer rights hosted several witnesses ...

LINCOLN, NEB. –The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation awarded 11 scholarships to students enrolled in the Agricultural Education Teaching Program at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL). “The ...

Mid-summer is always a good time to watch out for crop pests. As you gear up for the fourth, take a quick pass around the ...

On June 18, 2025, Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a bold plan to combat New World screwworm (NWS). This plan calls for innovation to eradicate this pest from Mexico and Central ...

In my work with agricultural families, I’m seeing a growing and difficult reality: many farms and ranches today don’t have a successor within the family. While this absence can simplify parts of ...

Improving soil health of cropland using livestock and controlling buckbrush are among the topics that will be covered during ...

Five House members from California’s San Joaquin Valley led by Rep. Jim Costa, a Democrat, sent Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins a letter on Tuesday urging her to develop and evaluate an H5N1 ...

South Dakota State University Extension will host public meetings about the emerald ash borer in Watertown and Milbank following the insect’s discovery in those communities. The Watertown meeting is ...