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Assessments continue to climb in Day County

Last year the state Legislature directed county equalization directors to make larger adjustments in farmland values and this year producers will really feel the pinch.
HB1003 was aimed at helping counties bring cropland and pastureland into line faster under the state’s new production-based system for setting tax values. The initial maximum increase or decrease in value was capped at 10 percent annually, but went to a maximum of 25 percent a year, depending how far a county is behind/ahead.

Kyle Ortmeier with other FHS students Allie Lowinske, Dade Monroe and Kaitlin Heitmann are filmed having lunch at Faulkton High School. Photo by Faulk County Record

Faulkton student’s work against obesity attracts film crew

Kyle Ortmeier brought a few guests to school with him on Friday, Jan. 25: a documentary film crew. Ortmeier will be part of a big-name documentary discussing the national pandemic childhood obesity. Katie Couric of CBS News and Laurie David, producer of “An Inconvenient Truth,” are co-producers on the project.

Organic corn at the Dickinson Research Extension Center. Photo by Adam Long/Courtesy Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society

High prices pique interest in organic corn

In December 2012, Steve Zwinger’s phone started ringing, with many North Dakota farmers at the other end of the line. Organic corn had hit a flabbergasting $14 per bushel, and conventional farmers wanted to ask Zwinger, an extension agent for NDSU, how they could cash in on organic corn.

Digital photography class more than taking pictures

Imagine trying to find the alphabet in nature, painting with light or making your own animation.

This was what the Digital Photography students were challenged with after they began their first year pioneering Clark High School’s photography class, offered for the first time as a class.

Kopriva competes at national Young Farmers and Ranchers Discussion Meet

Lee Kopriva, Raymond, represented South Dakota in the Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) Discussion Meet after winning the state contest in November and advancing on to the national contest.

The YF&G Discussion Meet is a public speaking contest designed to simulate a committee meeting in which active discussion and participation are expected from each participant. They exchange ideas and solve problems on predetermined agricultural topics. Kopriva advanced through two rounds of the contest, competing against other young farmers and ranchers from 40 state Farm Bureaus.

Mueller talks statistics at Clark County Farm and Home Show

This past season, SDSU state agronomist Nathan Mueller did not put cows out to graze in his corn field near Hooper, Neb. He wanted the extra residue left to help with next year’s crop. “Residue in a dry year helps retain moisture,” stated Mueller, “that’s why it’s good to leave those corn stalks in the field.”

Clark Wind Farm is a step closer to reality

Oak Tree Energy, LLC received some really good news last week. On Tuesday, Jan. 22, the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission gave a verbal order as a final decision in regard to the Clark Wind Farm, developed by Oak Tree Energy.

Maintenance of old U.S. Highway 12E near Groton questioned

In 1983, an agreement was reached between the City of Groton and the Brown County Commissioners regarding the maintenance of the old U.S. Highway 12 that enters Groton from the east. A group of Groton officials reminded the commissioners of this agreement during the Brown County Commissioners meeting on Monday.