South Dakota

For most, weaning is in the books and pregnancy detection is complete or soon to be underway. Now is the time to pay attention to those pregnant cows out on …

Colorado State University is surveying producers in Colorado, Wyoming, North and South Dakota, Montana, and Nebraska on ranch management planning. Results will inform outreach and program design on ranch management …

Canada goldenrod is a native flowering plant in South Dakota, but it is generally considered as a grazing ‘increaser’ and is relatively undesirable by landowners at high densities. Canada thistle and perennial sow …

Bovine tuberculosis is a chronic and slowly progressive disease of cattle that emerges periodically in the U.S. Its incubation time ranges from months to years. Most often, infected cattle will …

BROOKINGS, S.D. – A group of SDSU Extension professionals and veterinarians is seeking information on beef cow death losses occurring now through calving season. Losing beef cows with or without clear …

The U.S. Wheat Associates recently published the below feature story on the efforts of the South Dakota Wheat Commission. The South Dakota Wheat Commission (SDWC) was established in 1961 when …

BILLINGS, MT — USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds producers of fall-planted crops in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2021 …

By U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) I read a quote from my local sale barn operator Bryan Hanson, the other day: “You used to be able to survive on a …

Great Falls, MT – 21 Senators representing wheat-producing states, including Senators from  Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota, issued a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture “regarding the deteriorating …

PIERRE, S.D. – Governor Kristi Noem announced the South Dakota Departments of Agriculture and Environment & Natural Resources will merge to form the streamlined South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural …