Eric Jennings, a Spearfish, South Dakota, cattle rancher, was appointed as vice chair of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association Agriculture and Food Policy Committee. Eric Jennings, a Spearfish, ...

When the first class of the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association (SDCA) Leadership Academy (CLA) came together in early 2025, participants quickly realized they were part of something different. For ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — There are a lot of environmental concerns and considerations when operating a concentrated animal feeding operation. On June 25, South Dakota State University Extension, the South ...

When storm clouds gathered and the wind picked up, many headed to their basements in fear of the July derecho – not Breyten ...

Conservation-first decisions drive the whole-farm philosophy adopted by Jamie and Brian Johnson, a fourth-generation farm couple from Frankfort, South Dakota. The Johnsons have been farming for 15 ...

The evidence is consistent: cropland grazing delivers measurable economic returns, proven soil health benefits, and growing ...

A cow in a pasture near Eureka in September 2024. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) A group of ranchers and cattle industry associations is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture in federal ...

OKATON, S.D. (South Dakota News Watch) - When snow covers the frozen ground, and most South Dakota farmers have sold or stored their products for the season, the operators of Cedar Creek Gardens are ...

When small town businesses grow, it creates a ripple effect that strengthens the whole community, says South Dakota ...

SOUTH DAKOTA (Makenzie Huber / South Dakota Searchlight) – As some South Dakota dairy farmers struggle to find workers and as the state’s unemployment rate remains the lowest in the nation at 1.9%, ...

More than a week after an unseasonal fall blizzard likely killed tens of thousands of cattle in western South Dakota, Montana ranchers are working on a proposal to bring in 10,000 pregnant cows by the ...