Farmers will be able to choose from three new corn varieties that promise to increase yields during drought conditions. Whether farmers go for the more expensive seeds may hinge on whether they think the drought is likely to continue.
Becky Froehlich, a student at Madison High School and intern for Dakotafire, talked to George McGovern as part of a class assignment in September. That interview and her reflection on it are both worth reading.
The outlook for reducing South Dakota’s nagging drought does not appear promising based on the Oct. 18 Climate Prediction Center’s long-range outlook.
Concern is growing over the budget-slashing POStplan and the potential effects it could have on rural communities in North and South Dakota as thousands of post offices nationwide are targeted for reduced hours or closure.
The weather was a little too good for the annual duck hunting competition in Gackle, N.D., known as Duckfest.
Dakotafire asked candidates for major offices in the Dakotas how they would help rural communities.
Britton hosted South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard, First Lady Linda Daugaard, and other state officials when the city was designated as the state’s Capital for a Day October 3.
Harvest in several towns in the James River Valley is not only well under way, it’s nearly done in some parts of the region—and it’s just mid-October.
Brad Paul lived under a death sentence for 33 years, but this past May, that sentence was reprieved.
The Webster Area School Board had a pleasant decision to make: What to do with an unexpected refund from Northwestern Energy.