Consistent with past performance, Donald Trump is failing to live up to promised payments. Before the election, Trump assured farmers he’d dole out $12 billion in…
Tag: agriculture
Wages are up down on the farm! New stats from USDA show hired hands in the Northern Plains Region (ND, SD, NE, KS) made 7%…
Donald Trump’s off-the-cuff, ego-driven trade war with China continues to backfire. Global shipper Maersk says the U.S. is importing more than ever from China: Soren…
Minnesota-based ag co-op CHS is in trouble for fudged figures. Evidently an employee deliberately overstated the value of CHS’s rail freight contracts by maybe $190…
Hey, farmers! Don’t forget to tell the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service how badly Donald Trump screwed you this year! The NASS says it will…
The Agricultural Land Assessment Task Force meets next Tuesday to discuss the absurd, Rube-Goldberg system of taxing South Dakota’s farm and ranch land based on…
My morning paper earns its subscription fee this morning by dedicating a full page to data: The Aberdeen American News heralds tomorrow’s big pheasant opener with historical…
This month’s award for authentic campaign signage goes to Nancy Kirstein of Lennox, a Democrat running for District 6 House: The award for thoughtful spousal…
You’d think rural America would see the harm done by Trump’s tariffs, his slow and only election-motivated backing of ethanol, and his lazy ignorance of…
Dakota Rural Action is surveying Legislative candidates on their plans for water quality, Keystone XL, clean energy, initiative and referendum, and chemical drfit impacts on…