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Pierre City Commission Considers Lowering Electric, Raising Water and Wastewater Rates
The Pierre City Commission is considering lowering city electric rates, but raising water and wastewater rates. Missouri River Energy Services gave the commission a utility rate analysis at last night...
Nov 28, 2018
FFA National Convention and Expo Goes Digital in October
The National FFA Organization announced last week that the 2020 National FFA Convention and Expo will be held virtually. "We wanted to ensure that our members and guests had the full convention e...
Jody Heemstra Jun 29, 2020
Gov and Lady Govs Compete at ESD Indoor Meet on Thursday
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The Pierre Governor and Lady Governor Track and Field teams had their second and final scheduled indoor meet of the season on Thursday as they competed in the Indoor ESD Champi...
Jody Heemstra Mar 29, 2019
July 31 Deadline to Complete 2017 Census of Agriculture
Farmers and ranchers have one week left to complete their 2017 Census of Agriculture. The US Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service ends all data collection for the 2017 ...
Jul 24, 2018
VA Tech Ag Economist Recaps 2018
The economic book is closing on 2018, and Dr. David Kohl, Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech University, said several elements shaped the landscape. In an article written for Corn and Soybean Digest,...
Jody Heemstra Dec 31, 2018
July 31 Deadline to Complete 2017 Census of Agriculture
Farmers and ranchers have one week left to complete their 2017 Census of Agriculture. The US Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service ends all data collection for the 2017 ...
Jody Heemstra Jul 24, 2018
Planting way behind in SD; Pastures mostly in fair to good condition
For the week ending May 26, 2019, there were 1.1 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very sho...
Jody Heemstra May 29, 2019
Thune, Brown Urge USDA to Prioritize Implementation of Commodity and Conservation Title Programs in the 2018 Farm Bill
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today urged U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue to prioritize impl...
Jody Heemstra Feb 27, 2019
Perdue Open to Changing Crop Data Collection
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue talked over the weekend about his willingness to make changes in National Ag Statistics Service methods of crop data collection. A Farm Journal article says during 2019 and i...
Jody Heemstra Jan 22, 2020
USDA Sends Livestock Dealer Trust Study to Congress
The USDA sent Congress details on a study to determine whether a Dealer Statutory Trust would improve the recovery of livestock sellers in cases of dealer payment defaults. The Hagstrom Report says th...
Jody Heemstra Dec 26, 2019