Rural communities in the U.S. remain at the center of debate about the growing presence of large livestock operations. South ...

South Dakota’s Senate Ag Committee has advanced a bill that would make it illegal to manufacture, sell or distribute ...

Aberdeen Sen. Perry introduces bill to allow municipalities controlling a public water supply to determine the amount of ...

In South Dakota, many industries rely on immigrants to fill their labor force, especially the state’s biggest industry — ...

South Dakota’s $825 million prison project in rural Lincoln County faces legislative and legal hurdles as the proposed site and price tag come under fire.

Montana is joining 16 other states in a lawsuit over a rule in a federal disability law.Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill in May 2024 that would prohibit the sale of lab-grown meat in the state. A similar bill was also signed in Alabama.

Eric Jennings, a Spearfish, South Dakota, cattle rancher, was appointed as vice chair of the National Cattlemen's Beef ...

Gov. Larry Rhoden is seeking nominations for the 2025 South Dakota Governor’s Ag Ambassador Award. The Governor’s Ag Ambassador Award recognizes an individual or organization making a positive ...

Rhoden, as lieutenant governor, also was South Dakota's agricultural ambassador. In 2023, he along with state Agricultural ...

A bill to repeal requirements regarding water fluoridation in South Dakota has been heard in the South Dakota legislature. The bill, Senate Bill 133, brought by ...