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Updated: Nov. 6, 2020 at 3:23 PM MST
|By Cali Montana
About 430 bison will be available at the auction.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2020 at 4:10 PM MST
|By Miranda O'Bryan
The annual gathering covers a range of topics from marketing to meat processing.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2020 at 1:09 PM MDT
|By KEVN Staff
The USDA says more than 14,000 applications were approved in South Dakota.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2020 at 7:02 AM MDT
|By Austin Goss
Hemp legalization continues to move along for the Rushmore state.
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Updated: Oct. 23, 2020 at 8:46 AM MDT
|By Natalie Cruz
Many South Dakotans raising their own poultry since the start of the pandemic.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 2:58 PM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
Hemp can be grown in South Dakota for the 2021 growing season after the United States Department of Agriculture's approval.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2020 at 1:47 PM MDT
|By KEVN Staff
The PRICE Act bill aims to bring transparency and clarity to the beef business.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2020 at 6:11 PM MDT
|By Miranda O'Bryan
Reading of the hens ordinance moves on to city council
Updated: Sep. 27, 2020 at 11:23 PM MDT
|By Miranda O'Bryan
For eight years, a Spearfish family has used some of their farmland for a fun fall adventure.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2020 at 10:01 AM MDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is sending an additional $14 billion in aid to farmers and ranchers affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Updated: Sep. 8, 2020 at 7:06 PM MDT
|By Max Crawford
Wyoming farmers will soon harvest their hemp for the first time.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2020 at 8:35 PM MDT
|By Chiu-yi Lin
Buffalo Roundup in Custer State Park is not affected by the current pandemic
Updated: Aug. 31, 2020 at 4:24 PM MDT
|By Miranda O'Bryan
Unlike the fair, the stock show relies less on foot traffic to make the organization money.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2020 at 5:20 PM MDT
|By Austin Goss
The event comes as South Dakota is on the eve of legalized hemp.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2020 at 2:59 PM MDT
|By KEVN Staff
Gov. Kristi Noem announced the South Dakota Departments of Agriculture and Environment and Natural Resources will merge to form the streamlined South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2020 at 5:55 PM MDT
|By Connor Matteson
According to the South Dakota Beef Industry Council, agriculture is a major contributor to South Dakota's economy, generating over $25 billion dollars in economic activity every year.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2020 at 3:46 PM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture (SDDA) submitted its plan to regulate industrial hemp in South Dakota to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for final approval.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2020 at 5:08 PM MDT
|By Miranda O'Bryan
From toilet paper to coins, many things are in high demand during the pandemic. Locally produced food seems to be yet another hot commodity.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 10:16 AM MDT
Cathie Draine shows us how to grow prize-winning tomatoes.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2020 at 4:03 PM MDT
Nationwide, there have been reports of packages from China containing unsolicited seeds.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2020 at 4:06 PM MDT
|By Brianna Schreurs
Conclusions are underway on why the cattle market is unstable, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Greg Ibach.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2020 at 11:48 AM MDT
|By Dominik W. E. Dausch
Local agricultural leaders are finding a multinational burger chain’s initiative to combat a core contributor to global warming - cow farts - difficult to digest.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2020 at 3:05 PM MDT
|By Chiu-yi Lin
There's something new about the Black Hills summer horse sale.
Updated: May. 22, 2020 at 5:34 PM MDT
|By Chiu-yi Lin
Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling for beef products was repealed in 2015.
Updated: May. 21, 2020 at 5:27 PM MDT
A new survey of bankers in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states inched upward in May from April's record low
Updated: May. 20, 2020 at 9:38 PM MDT
|By Chiu-yi Lin
Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling for foreign beef products has become a contentious issue in South Dakota.
Updated: May. 15, 2020 at 6:52 PM MDT
|By Chiu-yi Lin
Despite the large number of livestock in South Dakota and surrounding states, meat can be mixed with foreign sources.
Updated: May. 14, 2020 at 7:02 PM MDT
|By Chiu-yi Lin
"I think we all need to be grateful that she gave us the opportunity to make informed decisions," says a store owner.
Updated: May. 5, 2020 at 3:53 PM MDT
South Dakota's secretary of agriculture has resigned, replaced temporarily by the lieutenant governor.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2020 at 5:17 PM MDT
|By Anderley Penwell
South Dakota Meat Producers Facebook page bridges the gap between buyers and sellers.
Updated: Apr. 23, 2020 at 4:45 PM MDT
|By Cali Montana
The president for South Dakota Cattlemen's Association speaks about COVID-19 and how it's impacting ranchers and the beef industry.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2020 at 1:29 PM MDT
This legislation would also provide a $9.5 billion emergency appropriation to support certain producers, including livestock producers, affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2020 at 5:24 PM MST
|By Connor Matteson
A three-year ban has been lifted between the U.S. and Brazil.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2020 at 9:09 PM MST
|By Sunday Miller
Joining more than 100 bee cities across the nation, Rapid City is the first in South Dakota to become a Bee City USA affiliate.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2020 at 8:59 PM MST
|By Chiu-yi Lin
A lot of hairspray was used at the Black Hills Stock Show, and it was all for the Charolais.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2020 at 5:54 PM MST
|By Connor Matteson
It's been more than a year since Wall started serving local meat in their school lunches.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2020 at 5:33 PM MST
|By Anderley Penwell
The Gold Rush Cattle Genetics Sale at the Black Hills Stock Show is a great purchasing opportunity.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2020 at 10:42 AM MST
The Senate passes the US-Mexico-Canada trade deal, giving President Donald Trump his second economic win in two days.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2019 at 12:11 PM MDT
President Donald Trump has reached agreements with Japan to improve trade between the two nations.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2019 at 8:01 PM MDT
|By Sunday Miller
From fires at packing plants to box beef prices going up, the cattle industry is facing major challenges, spurring a Twitter campaign aimed at our president.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2019 at 5:26 PM MDT
|By Connor Matteson
A Northern Hills town is drawing crowds this week for a growing part of South Dakota's ranching industry
Updated: Sep. 4, 2019 at 1:08 PM MDT
Beekeepers in Rapid City are buzzing about a new conference at Western Dakota Tech.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2019 at 7:01 PM MDT
|By Cali Montana
South Dakota Senator John Thune made a visit to Wall Tuesday and spoke with the community about important issues.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2019 at 5:56 PM MDT
|By Alexus Davila
President Trump announced a new trade deal with Japan at the G-7 summit in France last weekend that could help the U.S. agricultural industry.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2019 at 6:32 PM MDT
This youth's livestock show had $3,000 dollars in prizes.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2019 at 12:55 PM MDT
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem continues to urge caution concerning the move to add industrial hemp to the state’s agricultural economy.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2019 at 5:48 PM MDT
|By Connor Matteson
Earlier this week the Trump administration said the planned tariffs on 300 billion dollars worth of Chinese consumer goods will be delayed.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2019 at 6:15 PM MDT
|By Connor Matteson
Black Hills State University has now become a bee-certified campus where they create sustainable habitats for pollinators.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2019 at 7:50 PM MDT
|By Cali Montana
A recent Agricultural report says the largest group of ranchers are between the ages of 55 to 65 and some fall in the age range of 65 to 75.
Now the question is, what does this mean for the future of agriculture.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2019 at 5:36 PM MDT
|By Nick Reagan
Bee populations are sliding as farms get larger, mites get stronger, and pesticides become more popular.