South Dakota

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX) introduced the Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions (DIRECT) Act. This legislation will allow state inspected meat …

On Friday, June 5, 2020, over 5,000 pounds of pork worth $20,000 were donated to Missoula Food Bank and Community Center from the Missoula County Public Schools (MCPS) Ag Center. …

Northern Ag country is home to many breeds of cattle, with an environment for ranchers and their herds to thrive. There is arguably one breed that generations ago was the …

WASHINGTON—U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) led a bipartisan group of senators to introduce legislation to expand telemental health services in rural areas. The Home-Based Telemental Health …

A bipartisan, bicameral bill was introduced to allow livestock producers flexibility in this uncertain time of low market prices and reduced packing capacity. The PASTURE (Pandemic Authority Suitable To Utilize …

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD), Angus King (I-ME), Steve Daines (R-MT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Jon Tester (D-MT), John Barrasso (R-WY), Tina Smith (D-MN), Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) …

U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota wrote a letter to Vice President Mike Pence, who is leading the coronavirus task force, to emphasize the need to take immediate steps …

Current events have made decisions around crop options very difficult this spring. Field peas are an option that may have a fit for some producers. A cool-season legume, peas, grow …

Washington — U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, introduced the Cover Crop Flexibility Act …