Rep. Kristi Noem is trying to say she’s doing more for South Dakota on House Ways and Means than on House Agriculture, but whatever committee she’s on,…
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State Rep. Paula Hawks has U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem playing defense. In response to the Democratic U.S. House candidate’s criticism of her abdication from the House Agriculture…
Skunk Creek is less skunky, thanks to a joint city/state/federal effort to pay farmers to keep their cows out of the water during the best boating months:…
The Aberdeen American News doesn’t endorse candidates. But in yesterday’s edition, the AAN editorial board endorsed my position on grassy buffer strips, a position my opponent in…
Quick reach for a political parallel: Could Rep. Tim Huelskamp’s loss in the Kansas primary signal danger for Rep. Kristi Noem in the South Dakota general election?…
222 rural developers enjoyed the RuralX Summit here in Aberdeen a couple weeks ago. Tea-based grant writer Joshua Hofer did not enjoy it, not as fully…
Boadwine Farms near Baltic held its industrial-ag-boosting open house earlier this month. Now the Deuel County Dakota Rural Action chapter and Organic Valley cooperative counterprogram with an Organic Dairy…
Folks send us candidates all sorts of mail. Some of that mail is boring, like the “Buy More Robocalls!” flyers and the campaign newsletter on which…
Veteran commodities trader John Tsitrian says the British exit from the European Union bodes ill for South Dakota, whose export-oriented businesses depend on global stability and…