BOZEMAN —Montana State University Extension has published educational materials focused on the emerald ash borer, a beetle that has spread throughout much of the U.S. and could threaten Montana’s ash trees.
Reproduction is the most important economic trait in a beef cow herd.
On Nov. 10 and Nov. 17, the Hitchcock-Tulare FFA chapter attended the District 6 Leadership Development Events competition hosted in Miller, S.D.
The South Dakota Farm Bureau’s Women’s Leadership Team announced the books of the year at the 103rd SDFB Convention.
ST. AUGUSTA, Minn. — A semi trailer dealership is building a new facility in St. Augusta and will add about a dozen new jobs to the area.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota regulators approved the final permit Monday for Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota, giving the company the green light to begin construction on the $2.6 billion project.
A Texas company that uses corn stalks, husks and leaves to make ski, skate and surf boards plans to build a $15 million plant in northwest Iowa to make environmentally friendly shipping pallets.
The plump, big-breasted turkeys that appeared on millions of American kitchen tables this Thanksgiving are far different than the smaller, much rarer turkey breeds that once made up the majority of the nation’s commercial turkey flock.
AMES, Iowa — In spite of challenges posed by COVID-19, Iowa’s farm to school and early care work has blossomed in 2020. Two statewide coalitions made up of more than 20 organizations merged earlier this year to make the movement even more powerful.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expanding the pilot Multi-Peril Crop Insurance plan for hemp. The expansion, as well as other improvements to the plan, will begin in the 2021 crop year.
Some winter fishing regulations include:
Koch Fertilizer says it will invest nearly $140 million at its Fort Dodge plant to upgrade and expand production.
Getting a gobbler and all the fixings on your table this year cost less per guest than buying a fancy spiced pumpkin latte, data from the American Farm Bureau Federation show.
South Dakota Farm Bureau held its 103rd annual convention in Rapid City on Nov. 20-21. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall headlined the two-day event that included agricultural policy discussions, election of board leadership and special awards.
Two youth have been selected to join the North Dakota 4-H Ambassadors program.
The South Dakota Chapter of Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) will host a free online conference on Dec. 10 from 1 – 5 p.m. CST.
Rural people often reminisce by years. The general rule for any talk about “good” or “bad” years is that good years rarely merit as much mention as great years and great years usually play second fiddle to bad years.
Sometimes my mom leaves behind boxes of memories at my house. They come in the form of trinkets, pictures and random notebook pages, a few decades old.
Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the U.S. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions.
Buses were used for transportation as early as the 1820s, long before the modern motor was invented. They had horse-power — live horses pulled the bus. By the 1830s, buses were powered by steam, and in 1882, the first electric bus was introduced.
Tar spot of corn has continued to spread in Minnesota.
HURON, S.D. — Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., will be the keynote speaker during the South Dakota Farmers Union’s virtual business meeting at 1 p.m. Dec., 9, according to a news release. Traditionally, this meeting is held in-person during the state convention, but due to the COVID-19 …
HULL, IA. - Until recently, Craig Moss could get four or five bids for his cattle, competition that helped the 37-year-old feel he was getting a decent price for his livestock.
BATH, S.D. - The South Dakota FFA Foundation will celebrate South Dakota’s Day of Giving on Dec. 1 by celebrating successes of South Dakota youth in agriculture and thanking our donors who make it possible for us to continue the FFA legacy of growing leaders, building communities and strengt…
One of the most difficult things farm managers have to master is coaching employees.
You may be curious about what’s happening on the lands across the United States over time. If we didn’t have the data collection of the National Resources Inventory, we could only guess.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s fall mule deer survey indicated another year of good fawn production.
AMES, Iowa — Several staff of the Iowa 4-H Youth Development unit of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach have been recognized by the National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals for their contributions to Iowa youth.
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The West Dakota Water Development District and a group of Rapid City area businesses are funding upgrades recommended by a team of South Dakota Mines students at the Trinity Eco Prayer Park in downtown Rapid City.
Agriculture has always been in Brianna Posadas’s blood.
Throughout hunting season, biscuits and gravy, eggs, bacon, French toast and, of course, hot coffee, greet hunters each morning at the Konechne Red Barn Lodge. Kayla Konechne gets up to her alarm at 5:30 a.m. to make sure everything is hot and ready to enjoy.
AMES, Iowa — After 25 weeks of engaging families in gardening for others, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach 4-H Youth Development wrapped up the Gardening to Give program on Oct. 30.
Grain is valuable, but lives are worth much more.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Registration is now open for the 97th annual Agricultural Outlook Forum, the largest annual meeting and premiere event of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The two-day Forum will take place on Feb. 18-19.
Irrigation provides more consistent crop production on a year-to-year basis, allows growth of longer-season crops, diversifies the farm enterprise and provides a consistent supply of forage for animal operations.
Kevin Robling, the Deputy Secretary for Game, Fish and Parks, will temporarily take over as department head come mid-December.
This past week, an alliance of groups representing farmers, forest owners, the food sector, state governments, and environmental advocates unveiled a set of recommendations for federal climate policy.
BROOKINGS, S.D. - Bob Thaler, a professor and SDSU Extension swine specialist, recently received the Richard Wahlstrom Animal Science Award for Excellence in Scholarship at South Dakota State University.
PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Beef Industry Council and Sanford Sports Science Institute have announced that Augustana University in Sioux Falls, S.D. has joined the Build Your Base program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - For every dollar Americans spend on their Thanksgiving dinner this year, farmers and ranchers will earn approximately 11.9 cents, according to National Farmers Union. This marks a slight decline from 2019, when farmers claimed 12.15 cents of the Thanksgiving food dollar.
HURON, S.D. - The Natural Resources Conservation Service will hold its regularly scheduled session of the State Technical Committee on Dec. 3, which will be held in person (tentatively) at the Crossroads Hotel and Convention Center in Huron and also virtually via Microsoft Teams video chat s…
On a recent Friday, we visited the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, established in 1877 and spanning nearly 290,000 acres between southern Idaho and northern Nevada. Farming and ranching are mainstays for members of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Statewide and local organizations gathered in downtown Raleigh on Nov. 5 to repeat calls to state officials to mandate rigorous protections for workers in the meat processing and produce agriculture industries in the COVID-19 pandemic.
If you were to travel back in time to colonial America, you would see a much different landscape.
DES MOINES, Iowa - David Newman, a pork producer representing Arkansas, was elected to serve a second term as president of the National Pork Board at the organization’s November board meeting the week of Nov. 8. The National Pork Board’s 15 producer directors represent
One of the perennial certainties of any election season is how pundits chew over the politics of losing campaigns rather than discuss the policy implications of winning campaigns.
Alexander Calder (1898-1976) is best known for his sculpture mobiles, although he also did paintings, jewelry and large outdoor statues. He was the first artist to make a new type of statue of wire and metal that was assembled so it moved with each gust of wind. His creations sell for thousa…
Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the U.S. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota regulators approved the final permit Monday for Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota, giving the company the green light to begin construction on the $2.6 billion project.
A Texas company that uses corn stalks, husks and leaves to make ski, skate and surf boards plans to build a $15 million plant in northwest Iowa to make environmentally friendly shipping pallets.
The plump, big-breasted turkeys that appeared on millions of American kitchen tables this Thanksgiving are far different than the smaller, much rarer turkey breeds that once made up the majority of the nation’s commercial turkey flock.
AMES, Iowa — In spite of challenges posed by COVID-19, Iowa’s farm to school and early care work has blossomed in 2020. Two statewide coalitions made up of more than 20 organizations merged earlier this year to make the movement even more powerful.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expanding the pilot Multi-Peril Crop Insurance plan for hemp. The expansion, as well as other improvements to the plan, will begin in the 2021 crop year.
Some winter fishing regulations include:
Koch Fertilizer says it will invest nearly $140 million at its Fort Dodge plant to upgrade and expand production.
Getting a gobbler and all the fixings on your table this year cost less per guest than buying a fancy spiced pumpkin latte, data from the American Farm Bureau Federation show.
The South Dakota Chapter of Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) will host a free online conference on Dec. 10 from 1 – 5 p.m. CST.
South Dakota Farm Bureau held its 103rd annual convention in Rapid City on Nov. 20-21. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall headlined the two-day event that included agricultural policy discussions, election of board leadership and special awards.
Two youth have been selected to join the North Dakota 4-H Ambassadors program.
Rural people often reminisce by years. The general rule for any talk about “good” or “bad” years is that good years rarely merit as much mention as great years and great years usually play second fiddle to bad years.
Sometimes my mom leaves behind boxes of memories at my house. They come in the form of trinkets, pictures and random notebook pages, a few decades old.
Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the U.S. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions.
Buses were used for transportation as early as the 1820s, long before the modern motor was invented. They had horse-power — live horses pulled the bus. By the 1830s, buses were powered by steam, and in 1882, the first electric bus was introduced.
Tar spot of corn has continued to spread in Minnesota.
HURON, S.D. — Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., will be the keynote speaker during the South Dakota Farmers Union’s virtual business meeting at 1 p.m. Dec., 9, according to a news release. Traditionally, this meeting is held in-person during the state convention, but due to the COVID-19 …
HULL, IA. - Until recently, Craig Moss could get four or five bids for his cattle, competition that helped the 37-year-old feel he was getting a decent price for his livestock.
BATH, S.D. - The South Dakota FFA Foundation will celebrate South Dakota’s Day of Giving on Dec. 1 by celebrating successes of South Dakota youth in agriculture and thanking our donors who make it possible for us to continue the FFA legacy of growing leaders, building communities and strengt…
One of the most difficult things farm managers have to master is coaching employees.
You may be curious about what’s happening on the lands across the United States over time. If we didn’t have the data collection of the National Resources Inventory, we could only guess.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s fall mule deer survey indicated another year of good fawn production.
AMES, Iowa — Several staff of the Iowa 4-H Youth Development unit of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach have been recognized by the National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals for their contributions to Iowa youth.
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The West Dakota Water Development District and a group of Rapid City area businesses are funding upgrades recommended by a team of South Dakota Mines students at the Trinity Eco Prayer Park in downtown Rapid City.
Agriculture has always been in Brianna Posadas’s blood.
Throughout hunting season, biscuits and gravy, eggs, bacon, French toast and, of course, hot coffee, greet hunters each morning at the Konechne Red Barn Lodge. Kayla Konechne gets up to her alarm at 5:30 a.m. to make sure everything is hot and ready to enjoy.
AMES, Iowa — After 25 weeks of engaging families in gardening for others, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach 4-H Youth Development wrapped up the Gardening to Give program on Oct. 30.
Grain is valuable, but lives are worth much more.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Registration is now open for the 97th annual Agricultural Outlook Forum, the largest annual meeting and premiere event of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The two-day Forum will take place on Feb. 18-19.
Irrigation provides more consistent crop production on a year-to-year basis, allows growth of longer-season crops, diversifies the farm enterprise and provides a consistent supply of forage for animal operations.
Kevin Robling, the Deputy Secretary for Game, Fish and Parks, will temporarily take over as department head come mid-December.
This past week, an alliance of groups representing farmers, forest owners, the food sector, state governments, and environmental advocates unveiled a set of recommendations for federal climate policy.
BROOKINGS, S.D. - Bob Thaler, a professor and SDSU Extension swine specialist, recently received the Richard Wahlstrom Animal Science Award for Excellence in Scholarship at South Dakota State University.
PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Beef Industry Council and Sanford Sports Science Institute have announced that Augustana University in Sioux Falls, S.D. has joined the Build Your Base program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - For every dollar Americans spend on their Thanksgiving dinner this year, farmers and ranchers will earn approximately 11.9 cents, according to National Farmers Union. This marks a slight decline from 2019, when farmers claimed 12.15 cents of the Thanksgiving food dollar.
HURON, S.D. - The Natural Resources Conservation Service will hold its regularly scheduled session of the State Technical Committee on Dec. 3, which will be held in person (tentatively) at the Crossroads Hotel and Convention Center in Huron and also virtually via Microsoft Teams video chat s…
On a recent Friday, we visited the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, established in 1877 and spanning nearly 290,000 acres between southern Idaho and northern Nevada. Farming and ranching are mainstays for members of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Statewide and local organizations gathered in downtown Raleigh on Nov. 5 to repeat calls to state officials to mandate rigorous protections for workers in the meat processing and produce agriculture industries in the COVID-19 pandemic.
If you were to travel back in time to colonial America, you would see a much different landscape.
