By Lana Bandoim What happens when farm family members can’t agree about what to do with a family business or an inheritance? Both North and South Dakota offer mediation services than can help two parties resolve their issues. Mediation is a negotiation that is conducted by a neutral third party. Jodi Bechard, director of Mediation and Ag Finance Counseling ... Read More »
(NPN) – Though one of the most agriculture-dependent states in the nation, South Dakota is among a group of states that have the lowest percentage of schools participating in farm-to-school activities, according a new USDA report. Twenty-four percent of South Dakota school districts that reported to the USDA said they had some sort of farm-to-school activity. Only six schools or ... Read More »
South Dakotans and Midwesterners comprise a region that is “friendly and conventional,” according to a new social psychology study. Read More »
(NPN) – Though it was way too much of a good thing, recent snow and rains greatly improved South Dakota’s drought situation. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, heavy and record setting precipitation fell this past week in the High Plains Region. In South Dakota, a blizzard set several snowfall records, including in Rapid City, which had a snowfall measurement of 23.1 inches over a two-day span. ... Read More »
See how the two Dakotas would fare if they chose to expand Medicaid, and who is left out if they do not. Read More »
Farmers across the country face a dilemma as herbicides that once killed off the weeds that compete with their crops lose effectiveness in the face of herbicide-resistant weeds. Read More »
A new electrical transmission line may be coming to the horizon near you. Read More »
Does your school have a school garden? Does your food service use locally grown specialty crops like fresh vegetables and fruits for school lunches? We want to know. Read More »
People from rural towns always have the impression that people from the big cities are “unfriendly” because we rarely (if ever) wave to strangers as we drive down the highway. Read More »
Bette Doehler didn't miss her son's wedding on Jan. 19. She was there, smiling from her wheelchair, in mother-of-the-bride attire, complete with corsage. Read More »
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