Category: Land
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Restoration chestnut may help bring iconic tree back to American forests
Through the dedication of many chestnut supporters, a long-term breeding program gives hope for renewal of the American chestnut, the iconic tree that once made up much of U.S. forests but has been decimated by a century of blight.
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Dealing with weeds is likely to require new thinking as herbicide resistance spreads
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.
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Several Day County landowners oppose BSSE transmission lines
Day County Commissioners spent much of last week’s meeting dealing with 20 concerned landowners who don’t want BSSE transmission lines running through their property.
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Added snowfall keeps soil temperatures low
It’s time to think about getting in the fields. Hopefully, Mother Nature will cooperate.
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Clark holds public hearing on wastewater treatment project
The second city council meeting held in March is for equalization purposes, but the big story of the March 18 meeting of the Clark City Council dealt with ongoing plans of the city’s wastewater treatment project.
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S.D. ag land assessments jump as much as 25 percent—but they could be even higher
Many S.D. landowners likely noticed a significant bump on the valuation of their land in the 2013 tax assessments that arrived in their mailboxes in early March.
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Marshall County ag land assessments to increase 5-25 percent
Marshall County Director of Equalization Shannon Lee wants to give area landowners a heads up. When the county’s tax assessment notices are mailed out March 1, ag landowners will see an average increase ranging from 5-25 percent depending on the individual parcel.
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Sportsmen’s access to land is Cracker Barrel discussion topic
A decade-old dispute that centers on whether sportsmen should have access to flooded private land was the center of discussion at a legislative cracker barrel held at the Fun After Fifty Senior Center in Britton on Feb. 23. District 1 Senator Jason Frerichs and Representative Dennis Feickert discussed the “non-meandering water” bill that was introduced…
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Ag land valuations continue to rise in Clark County
The 2013 Clark County assessment valuations will be mailed out by March 1, 2013, and the value of property is dependent upon the type of property owned and where it is located. “Ag land will be increasing again, which is really no big surprise,” Clark County Director of Equalization David Paulson stated.