Agriculture

A legislative committee advanced a bill granting agricultural producers more protections against nuisance claims.

House Republicans are further scaling back county voting requirements for conditional use permits. The bill follows up reforms Governor Kristi Noem made in 2020 to reduce the threshold on certain projects.

Drought, blizzards, and unfriendly markets have given South Dakota cattle producers much to think about in the past year. With the Farm Bill due and a new season on the horizon, what’s the mood of the state’s cowboys?

First Bank of Florida has argued that South Dakota courts don’t have jurisdiction to uphold the bank’s guarantee of funding in a beef deal.

Walker Duehr, a South Dakota native, who grew up in Sioux Falls, made history on Thursday night by becoming the first ever state-born player to score a goal in an NHL game.

South Dakota Senator John Thune has been sworn in for his fourth term in the upper chamber of Congress. What’s on the mind of the second-ranking Republican Senator leading into session?

South Dakota’s lone U.S. Representative anticipates major undertaking with upcoming farm bill negotiations. Republican Dusty Johnson says federal politics are more partisan than prior farm bill efforts.

With several current board members looking to retire from Central Farmers Cooperative when their terms are up, the full-service agriculture co-op headquartered in Salem decided to try something new.It’s cooperative month in South Dakota. It is an opportunity to focus on a South Dakota cooperative taking a proactive approach to the challenge of getting young farmers to serve on the board of directors.

Layne and LeeAnn Lux were among local dairy farmers near Leola struggling to get by. SDPB’s Lura Roti visited the Lux Ranch to learn how Layne and LeeAnn held on to their dreams through determination and creative grassland management.

With several current board members looking to retire from Central Farmers Cooperative when their terms are up, the full-service agriculture co-op headquartered in Salem decided to try something new.