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Soy exports add nearly $40-billion to U.S. economy
U.S. Soy complex exports (whole soybean, soybean meal and soybean oil) added $39.8 billion[1] to the U.S. economy in marketing year (MY) 22/23 on a volume of 67.6 million metric tons (MMT). The shinin...
Jody Heemstra Feb 07, 2024
Beyond Biden, Democrats are split over who would be next -VP Harris or launch a 'mini primary'
WASHINGTON (AP) - As Democrats churn over whether President Joe Biden should stay in the 2024 race, the party turmoil is deepening over whether his Vice President Kamala Harris is next in line for the...
Jody Heemstra Jul 21, 2024 DonkeyHotey / CC
Rounds, Hagerty, Colleagues Demand Answers on DOJ's Lack of Prosecutions of Non-Citizens Registering to Vote
U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) recently joined his colleagues Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and Representative Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) in demanding answers from U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland ...
Jody Heemstra Jul 19, 2024
Museums closed Native American exhibits 6 months ago. Tribes are still waiting to get items back.
NEW YORK (AP) - Native American artifacts have remained out of public view but still very much in the hands of some of the nation's largest museums some six months after institutions closed and covere...
Jody Heemstra Jul 29, 2024
Edmunds County resident among those added to South Dakota 4-H Hall of Fame this year
Four individuals were welcomed into the South Dakota 4-H Volunteer Hall of Fame and three more were added to the 4-H Shooting Sports Volunteer Hall of Fame during the 2021 South Dakota State Fair in H...
Jody Heemstra Oct 05, 2021
Only 26% of Americans say they get at least eight hours of sleep, new Gallup poll says
NEW YORK (AP) - If you're feeling - YAWN - sleepy or tired while you read this and wish you could get some more shut-eye, you're not alone. A majority of Americans say they would feel better if they c...
Jody Heemstra Apr 17, 2024 Richard Riley / CC
Pierre School Board meets this evening to reorganize for the 2022-23 school year
The Pierre School Board meets at 5:30pm today (July 11, 2022) in the Administration Building board room. Items on their agenda include: Oath of Office - Joan Adam and Jessica Lewis Reorganization of t...
Jody Heemstra Jul 11, 2022
300+ members to receive State FFA Degree during 2024 annual convention
319 South Dakota FFA members will be recognized for receiving their State FFA Degree at the 96th South Dakota State FFA Convention, Friday April 19, 2024, at 4:00 pm. Join us in helping them celebrate...
Jody Heemstra Apr 05, 2024
South Dakota producer among regional Conservation Legacy Award winners for 2022; National winner to be announced tomorrow
The American Soybean Association congratulates the regional winners of the 2022 Conservation Legacy Award. Brian and Jamie Johnson, Frankfort, South Dakota (Upper Midwest Region) Wayne and Ruth Freder...
Jody Heemstra Mar 10, 2022
Veterans leader hopes to gain support for Guard legislation
***NOTE: Story updated to reflect Sgt. McKnight is not on Gov. Kristi Noem's schedule for a meeting today (Feb. 22, 2021).*** BringOurTroopsHome.US, a bipartisan nationwide group of Iraq and Afghanist...
Jody Heemstra Feb 22, 2021 Becky Houtman / CC