Farming

While the House of Representatives is set to vote on a farm bill today (5/18), representatives of the farm industry say farmers need help - and they need it now!

With another growing season underway across corn country, the National Corn Growers Association encourages farmers to complete a mental check list and assess your farming operation and any potential impact for pollinators like honey bees.

Planting and corn of soybeans in South Dakota remains well behind the average pace. Farmers are working around the clock to get their crops in after a late planting season.

The National Corn Growers Association invites farmers to register early for the National Corn Yield Contest and save big on entry fees. Until June 29, fees will be reduced.

The National Corn Growers Association urged President Trump to follow through on the necessary steps to implement year-round sales of higher ethanol blends, such as E15.

Planting crops in South Dakota continues to lag behind the average pace. Farmers are hitting the fields in full force.

Farmers and ranchers are urged to submit comments opposing a proposed import tariff by China on goods from the United States to China.

We had three fourths of a Winter's worth of snow in the month of April. It was one of the toughest calving seasons ever, and of course it kept farmers from getting planting underway.

Where did we think this tariff thing was going to go? The daily escalation of threats and saber rattling between the Trump Administration and China started with steel and aluminum and has -- predictably -- landed in the lap of South Dakota farmers.

United States and China trade tensions are shaking markets and showing the importance of trade policy to pocketbooks in rural America.