FiredUp: Self-fulfillment is more likely when community is considered
If we bypass community concerns in the search for self-fulfillment, we aren’t likely to get there at all.
Corrections for Summer 2012 issue
The name of Trevor Samson was misspelled in the “Ask an Ag Banker” section of the summer issue of Dakotafire. In the “Disappearing Middle” story, the names of Diane Bell Mayerfeld and Dean MacCannell were misspelled, and Mayerfeld’s title is…
Where can small towns find the money for water and sewer projects?
The size of a water or wastewater project can sometimes dwarf the entire budget for the town. There are a variety of sources out there for funding for rural water and wastewater projects, but the rewards to go to the…
FiredUp: Learn about pioneer times at Granary Rural Cultural Center this Saturday
From muzzle-loading, to weaving, to old-time fiddle, to traditional cooking, the sights, smells and sounds of yesteryear can be experienced this Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Granary Rural Cultural Center in rural Groton, S.D.
Beware: Mexican phone scam targets S.D. couple
A Bristol, S.D., couple advises people to be on the lookout for a phone scam that almost took them in last week.
No rain, just fire and frost in Faulkton
With no precipitation of any kind during the last three weeks, the fire danger is high and local volunteer fire departments deployed to three fires starting Sept. 14.
S.D. ag secretary will speak on rural improvement in Faulkton
Slowing or reversing outmigration in rural South Dakota will be one of the topics discussed at the Sept. 30 meeting in Faulkton.
Rural voters in battleground states prefer Romney
Mitt Romney is running behind in many of the major polls making headlines in the latter part of September, but one demographic is providing good news for the Romney campaign: rural voters in battleground states.
FiredUp: Should the use of antibiotics in farming operations get more scrutiny?
Antibiotics are considered the crown jewels of modern medicine. But many scientists say that their effectiveness is being eroded by indiscriminate use, both to treat infections in people and to encourage growth in chickens, turkeys, cows and pigs.
Livestock producers feel the squeeze from drought and high feed prices, but no big selloffs locally
Unlike their West River counterparts, most Day County and northeast South Dakota livestock producers aren’t culling their herds due to drought and/or the specter of high feed prices.