Crop Insurance: Giving food a fighting chance
With the wheels of the new Farm Bill currently in motion in D.C., out have come the attacks on Federal Crop Insurance. While the usual misleading ...
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Planting complete, progress ahead
South Dakota farmers have finished planting what could be the biggest corn crop in state history on an estimated 5.5 million acres. They did so in quick ...
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Sign up for the National Corn Yield Contest
It’s looking to be a banner year for corn and farmers can show off their growing yields to folks across the state and nation by entering the National Corn ...
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Celebrate Beef Month
It’s no doubt that we raise great beef in South Dakota. Our farmers and ranchers take a lot of pride in that and it shows in their hard work and continued ...
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Fake issues, real job loss
Congratulations to the originators of the term, “Pink Slime,” you have officially put over 700 hard-working Americans out of a job. By not fully ...
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Ethanol saved Midwest drivers $1.69 per gallon in 2011
New research from two economics professors at the University of Wisconsin and Iowa State University shows that the average driver in the Midwest saved ...
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We can’t wait for E15
Save money, reduce your vehicle’s emissions, increase your horsepower, support the local economy and lessen our nation’s dependence on foreign oil. These ...
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Modern Plants More Efficient
What do you know about hybrids? Not the vehicles, but the plants. Did you know that plants have been bred to gain specific traits for thousands of years? ...
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From the field: Planting Corn on Blindauer Farms
South Dakota Corn Utilization Council president and Mitchell, South Dakota farmer and rancher, Chad Blindauer explains the benefits of practicing no-till ...
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