Restitution of more than $15 million has been ordered in South Dakota for the man who defrauded wholesale seed distributors by passing off non-organic products as more expensive organic goods.
South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds has reintroduced a bill that would allow meat and poultry products inspected by state Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to be sold across state lines.
President Doug Sombke told WNAX in Yankton, the organization is now working with lawmakers to write a bill that would put the State Agriculture Secretary position on the ballot rather than Governor Noem appointing the position.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is estimating that 550,000 acres of Iowa corn will not be harvested this fall due to damage caused by the Aug. 10 wind storm that swept across the state.
Walmart’s online sales are growing rapidly, especially during the pandemic, when more people have turned to the company to order groceries online and pick them up at a store.
The Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce’s annual Ag Appreciation Day event will take place this week in conjunction with the Sioux Empire Fair at the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds.
A convicted killer from Iowa whose five victims included two young girls is scheduled Friday to become the third federal inmate to be executed this week, following a 17-year pause in federal executions.
A spokesperson for Smithfield Foods says a majority of meat being exported to China are "underutilized" products that are generally not consumed in the U.S.
Attorneys General from South Dakota and ten other states are pushing for a federal investigation into suspected national price fixing by the meat packing industry.
Restaurant closures due to the coronavirus have contributed to an estimated $5 billion in losses this year for the U.S. pork industry, and almost overnight millions of hogs stacking up on farms now have little value.
After a long, stressful 2019, farmers hoped 2020 would be a bounce back year. But now, the coronavirus pandemic is just the next hurdle farmers face in a laundry list of challenges.
A new study commissioned by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic, cattle losses could reach $13.6 billion.
South Dakota lawmakers are leading a bipartisan effort pushing the U.S. Department of agriculture to take immediate action to assist pork producers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
A group of agriculture economists are estimating the coronavirus pandemic will cause billions of dollars in damage to Iowa's crop and livestock industries.
Smithfield Foods announced Monday plans to donate millions of pounds of foot to food banks across the country struggling to meet the increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 virus.
Grain bin accidents are becoming too common recently. To help educate the agriculture community, the South Dakota Farm Bureau hosted an awareness and educational event in Webster.
Right now, Scott VanderWal, President of the South Dakota Farm Bureau says he doesn't see the coronavirus as much of a threat to our farming economy but if the virus continues to spread here that could change.
A California energy company plans to install technology at South Dakota dairy farms that will capture methane from manure and convert it into natural gas.
Recent headlines out of a Wisconsin horse farm say that hay - claimed to have been bought at a South Dakota auction- contributed to the deaths of 16 horses.
The Sioux Falls farm show displays the newest farming technology and trends out there. It also gives farmers the opportunity to hear from Speaker and Grain Analyst Todd Hultman about what's next after Trump's trade agreement.
Governor Kristi Noem has released a potential path that will allow the cultivation of industrial hemp to be legalized in the state of South Dakota. This is a move she's opposed over the last year but is now softening her stance with a few guidelines.
The livestock industry in South Dakota — among the state’s largest economic engines — is undergoing a fundamental transformation that may alter farms, farmers and rural communities for generations to come.
