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There will be a farm focus at the Siouxland Home Show this year. More>>
The conference, at the Clay County Regional Events Center, featured three keynote speakers, who touched on different topics including economics, land evaluations and changes to anti-ag regulations for 2012. More>>
A bill that would help rural areas recruit medical professionals has passed a South Dakota House panel. The measure says doctors or dentists who agree to work at a rural facility for three years would More>>
South Dakota farmers are welcoming the rain and snow that fell in some parts of the state on Presidents Day. More>>
A pilot program is getting under way to help returning veterans go into farming while also revitalizing rural communities. The Veteran Farmers Project is kicking off in Kansas and Nebraska with a series More>>
The first U.S.-China Agriculture Symposium will be held in Des Moines Thursday as part of the visit to Iowa by China's Vice President Xi Jinping. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will host Xi and More>>
It's National FFA Week. A chance to raise awareness about what more than 540,000 members across the country do to promote agriculture. For Melissa Kroksh, President of the Akron-Westfield FFA Chapter, her experiences in FFA have helped shaped her leadership skills.
Falling fuel demand, an ethanol oversupply and high corn costs could lead some Midwest biorefineries to cut back or idle production until profit margins improve. A Midwest Renewable Energy ethanol plant More>>
Gov. Terry Branstad says Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping will visit a farm as part of his trip to Iowa this week. Speaking Monday at his weekly news conference, Branstad announced Xi would tour a corn More>>
A Siouxland beef producer is home from a trade trip to explore potential markets for Iowa beef in Central America. Kent Pruismann of Rock Valley is a director on the Iowa Catttlemen's Beef Board. He's More>>
An exceptionally dry winter in Minnesota and other Upper Midwest states has some officials worrying about the potential effects on agriculture. More>>
A monthly survey of bankers in 10 Midwest and Great Plains states shows the rural economy slowing down, but reflects strong gains in hiring and farmland prices. The Rural Mainstreet Index released Thursday More>>
2011 was a record year for U.S. farm exports. Data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows exports reached $136.3 billion last year. That's an increase of $20.5 billion dollars over More>>
Plymouth County authorities are investigating the death of a man working inside a hog confinement building near Merrill, Iowa. More>>
If you want to avoid paying too much at the pump, the ethanol blend E15 might be for you. For years, advocacy groups have tried to offer it at pumps across the country. They say, compared to unleaded gasoline, it could save US drivers millions of dollars a day. But there's a problem, most cars can't get it yet. More>>
An ethanol plant, in Sioux Center, Iowa, won't be making as much this year. A manager at Siouxland Energy and Livestock Cooperative, says they've cut back their annual ethanol production rate of 60 million gallons to 40 million. More>>
The first U.S.-China Agriculture Symposium will be held in Des Moines next week as part of a visit to Iowa by China's Vice President Xi Jinping. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says Xi will be More>>
The United States and China have agreed to sign a five-year agreement that will guide discussions on food security, food safety and sustainable agriculture. The deal was announced this morning at the first More>>
Motorists who strike livestock on Nebraska roads could have a tougher time winning negligence lawsuits against farmers and ranchers, under a bill set for a legislative hearing. A proposal by Ogallala More>>
Farmers in Anthon, Iowa, and the surrounding area will soon have another option to drop off their grain this harvest season.
Friday, officials from Platinum Ethanol, which produces the renewable fuel in a production facility near Arthur, Iowa, got one step closer to building a new grain elevator near Anthon. Named Platinum Grain, the new $5 million grain elevator will be a closer option for farmers. More>>
The latest tips for improving the health of cattle in feedlots and the profits for owners will be discussed at a series of roundtable sessions across Nebraska. One of those sessions will be in Siouxland. More>>
The Labor Department has agreed to modify a plan that's intended to keep children away from some of the most dangerous farm jobs. The proposal will now have broader exemptions for children whose parents More>>
South Dakota Sen. John Thune says the House of Representatives has scheduled a hearing to go over more than 4,000 comments submitted into the pending Labor Department regulations for children under age 16 working on farms. More>>
The Valero Renewables ethanol plant in Hartley, Iowa is receiving a pair of awards for safety and outstanding performance. More>>
A South Dakota rancher has been sentenced to 1 1/2 years of probation and fined $2,500 for defrauding the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. More>>
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