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A handful of area farmers convinced the Day County Commission that requiring notices before drain tiling is a step in the wrong direction. Read More »

Though the project is still in its infancy, a Faulkton Out of School Program Steering Committee is now to the point where they are looking to hire someone as a program director. Read More »

A year ago, Kenny Anderson bought an old International Power Binder because he didn’t want the tradition of the Andersons harvesting grain by hand to go away. Anderson's son and grandson, Bryan and Hayden Anderson, had never operated a vintage binder until this month when they and Kenny harvested a field of oats on the Anderson farm. Read More »

It's late in the middle of the night night and Joanne Herr can’t sleep. So, she goes to her living room to do the one thing she knows will help. She plays music. Read More »

The two Dakotas are similar in many respects, but at least for now have fallen on two different sides of this issue. With North Dakota enacting the Medicaid expansion, how will the two states fare differently if South Dakota does not expand Medicaid? Check out two infographics to see how Obamacare would affect you and your state. Read More »

Due to the adequate moisture many areas of the state have received, this year may be a good year to try cover crops, said Ruth Beck, SDSU Extension Agronomy Specialist. Read More »

The latest update to the August climate outlook was released this week, with a forecast of cooler than average temperatures for most of South Dakota. Rainfall forecasts show no clear leaning toward wetter, drier or near normal for the next month, said Laura Edwards, SDSU Extension Climate Field Specialist. Read More »

There have been a lot of changes in the computer industry since 1963, when Jim Rood started his career as an engineer. “There’s been a lot of changes, but it’s been fun to watch (the industry grow),” he said Read More »

When he isn’t keeping busy as a county commissioner or working with his construction equipment, Waubay resident Gary Block is the travel agent for a semiload of “busy bees” who pollinate crops all over the country on a year-round basis. Read More »

Aberdeen based Avera St. Luke’s announced plans to close its east Hwy. 12 clinic on July 25. Read More »