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Study Says South Dakota Agriculture has $21 Billion Impact

By Associated Press January 18, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

PIERRE, - An associate professor at South Dakota State University says agriculture and related industries had a $21.4 billion impact on South Dakota's economy in 2010.

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Young Farmers and Ranchers Holding Conference

By Associated Press January 18, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

OACOMA, - Young Farmers and Ranchers is holding its winter conference in Oacoma.

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Corn, Soybeans Suffer in Drought Year; Winter Wheat Seedings Down

By Associated Press January 14, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

SIOUX FALLS - Production of corn and soybeans in South Dakota was down last year, during a year in which much of the state was mired in extreme drought.

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Aberdeen Beef Plant Clears Final Financial Hurdle

By Associated Press January 10, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

A beef processing plant in South Dakota that has struggled to begin operations says it has enough finances to get to full production.

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Winter Wheat Farmers Concerned with Lack of Snow

By Associated Press January 3, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

Some South Dakota farmers are concerned about the lack of snow cover protection for winter wheat.

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USDA: South Dakota Hog, Pig Inventory Down

By Associated Press January 2, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says South Dakota's Dec. 1 inventory of all hogs and pigs was 1.2 million head, down 14 percent from a year ago and down 7 percent from Sept. 1.

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Cattle Prices Jump More Than 30 Percent

By Associated Press December 31, 2012 | 1140 KSOO-AM

The drought that plagued much of the region this summer has caused a cattle shortage, which in turn has prompted prices to rise between 30 to 40 percent higher than this time last year.

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South Dakota Ag Secretary Urges Use of Farm Loan Programs

By Associated Press December 31, 2012 | 1140 KSOO-AM

State Agriculture Secretary Walt Bones says farmers and ranchers should consider taking advantage of state financial programs that lower the cost of borrowing money.

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Despite Drought, Corn Yields High for Some Farmers

By Associated Press December 31, 2012 | 1140 KSOO-AM

Despite the severe drought, some South Dakota farmers who entered an annual contest had some of the highest corn yields in history this past year.

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Garretson Fertilizer Plant Sold

By Associated Press December 27, 2012 | 1140 KSOO-AM

A fertilizer company based in South Dakota has been sold to Koch Fertilizer, a company that has plants in the United States, Canada, and Trinidad and Tobago.

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