agriculture

Farmers Business Network has released its 2022 State of Agriculture Report. Kevin McNew is chief economist for Farmers Business Network, he authored the report.

A 2015 outbreak impacted 50 million birds in 15 states. It cost the federal government nearly $1 billion and caused egg prices to spike.

U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson discusses the war in Europe and how it might impact everything from the price of gas to wheat futures.

Drought conditions persist across much of the state. Today we look at the importance of soil health and the farmer scientists who tend to it. Anthony Bly was awarded the 2022 Friend of Soil Health award by the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition.

House lawmakers are passing a bill that designates grassland above a certain elevation as non-cropland, regardless of soil type.

It takes more than seed to grow an acre of corn. And supply shortages of fertilizer and herbicide mean prices for 2022 agricultural inputs have more than doubled. These inflated input prices are impacting farmers as they plan for the upcoming growing season.

The South Dakota Soybean Checkoff is partnering with Goodyear to donate sets of soybean-based tires to 50 sheriff's departments across South Dakota.

The state Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources is allocating $500,000 to support mental and behavioral health programs in rural South Dakota, with a focus on farmers and ranchers. The funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

A little over a year and a half after the South Dakota Legislature legalized the crop, the state’s first industrial hemp harvest is complete. SDPB’s Lura Roti checks in with a farmer and others to learn about this harvest and what it means for the future of industrial hemp in South Dakota.

The ramen factory — which might be the biggest in the country — plans to use South Dakota wheat and hire hundreds in Belle Fourche.