agriculture

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for approximately 580 donated 2012 CRP mid-term management hay bales.

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana-led effort to help replace cattle lost by South Dakota ranchers during a strange fall snowstorm is getting ready to deliver replacement animals.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The fight over renewing the nation's farm bill has centered on cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program. But there could be unintended consequences if no agreement is reached: higher milk prices.

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PHILIP, S.D. (AP) — Western South Dakota ranchers have buried the tens of thousands of cattle that died in an early October blizzard. Now they are figuring out how to dig themselves out of a financial hole after many lost a quarter or more of their herds.

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YANKTON, S.D. (AP) — Officials say inmates in two state prison facilities have grown more than 21 tons of fresh produce that was donated this year to community organizations in southeastern South Dakota.

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(NPN) – Seven South Dakota rural-related companies or individuals will receive federal energy grants totaling more than $100,000.

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(NPN) – North Dakota State University is suing a Brookings business over alleged violations of the federal Plant Variety Protection Act.

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RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The head of the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association says an early October blizzard that killed tens of thousands of cattle in western South Dakota will have a staggering economic impact.

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Early estimates of fewer pheasants in South Dakota this season appear to be holding true.

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The state of South Dakota is a plaintiff in a challenge of environmental regulations that will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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