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On China trade, South Dakota farmers face an ‘uneasy balance’

As political apprehension over the U.S.-China relationship rises, South Dakota farmers find themselves forced to think more globally and find a way to support American national security interests while protecting their own need to make a living. On the one hand, South Dakota farmers want to maintain their

Amid county funding struggles, Turner County Fair keeps beating the odds

Amid county funding struggles, Turner County Fair keeps beating the odds

County fairs held in small-town settings across South Dakota each summer come with a caveat. Many counties are struggling to find enough revenue to pay for public safety, sanitation, water systems and other services they’re required to provide.

South Dakota rejects federal food funding despite 25,000 children going hungry

South Dakota rejects federal food funding despite 25,000 children going hungry

“Federal money often comes with strings attached, and more of it is often not a good thing."

SD State Fair’s events complex shadowed by cost overruns, management concerns

SD State Fair’s events complex shadowed by cost overruns, management concerns

HURON, S.D. – In her December 2020 budget address, Gov. Kristi Noem laid out a plan for a state-of-the-art events facility at the South Dakota State Fair to replace the old livestock complex, which had been destroyed by fire about a month earlier. The governor’s proposal sought to double

South Dakota universities look to strengthen enrollment through affordability, accessibility

South Dakota universities look to strengthen enrollment through affordability, accessibility

Out of the 8,264 South Dakota public high school graduates in 2022, 62% went on to higher education after graduation, according to the most recent State Report Card from the state’s Department of Education. But with the number of college-aged students predicted to dwindle and as other states

As Sturgis Rally attendance slows, planners try to build for the future

As Sturgis Rally attendance slows, planners try to build for the future

STURGIS, S.D. – Jayda Hammer is precisely the type of person that Sturgis Motorcycle Rally managers are targeting as they try to develop the next generation of rally attendees to keep the event rolling for another 50 years or more. Hammer is a 19-year-old woman from Aberdeen whose extended family

Bee colony loss at ‘unsustainable’ rate, hurting ag industry and consumers

Bee colony loss at ‘unsustainable’ rate, hurting ag industry and consumers

For more than a decade, beekeepers in South Dakota and around the country have been fighting against historically high annual colony loss rates of more than 30%. The continued loss of colonies has the potential to affect roughly 100 different agricultural crops across the country and could raise food prices