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    July 31, 2017
    Much of the South Dakota wheat crop is a disaster due to drought, so many farmers have baled their wheat for hay. (Michelle Rook/Special to Agweek)
    Drought concerns grow in South Dakota
    ABERDEEN, S.D. — The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows the drought is expanding in South Dakota, with nearly 100 percent of the state in...
    NewsJuly 31, 2017 - 8:20am
    July 24, 2017
    Miranda Meehan, right, and Carl Dahlen, North Dakota State University Extension Service livestock specialists in the Animal Sciences Department in Hultz Hall in Fargo, have turned nearly all of their attention to drought information and relief. Mikkel Pates / Forum News Service
    How drought victims can use ND's 1.4M acres of CRP land to find relief
    GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Harvest crews are in northeast North Dakota this weekend to take emergency Conservation Reserve Program hay, though some...
    NewsJuly 24, 2017 - 6:11am
    July 11, 2017
    CRP haying allowed in drought-stricken South Dakota counties
    PIERRE (AP) — The federal government is allowing emergency haying of Conservation Reserve Program acres in South Dakota counties dealing with drought. Certain CRP acres earlier were opened to grazing. Haying is now being added, starting Sunday. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map...
    News/stateJuly 11, 2017 - 10:31am
    July 6, 2017
    Thursday need-to-know: 5 stories
    Here are five stories to know headed into Thursday, July 6. 1. Mitchell residents may have illegally fired off fireworks on the Fourth of July,...
    News/localJuly 6, 2017 - 8:58am
    Hanson County has seen a rise of nearly 2,000 acres of Conservation Reserve Program land this year according to Annette Steilen, district manager for the Hanson County Conservation District. (Matt Gade / Republic)
    2017 CRP enrollment in Hanson County nearly quadruples 2016 total
    HANSON COUNTY — Conservation is booming in Hanson County as farmers enrolled nearly 2,000 acres of land into a federal reserve program...
    News/localJuly 6, 2017 - 8:30am
    June 29, 2017
    CRP emergency: Thune's request aids livestock producers battling drought
    WASHINGTON — Help is on the way for drought-stricken livestock producers. Two days after U.S. Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, requested...
    News/localJune 29, 2017 - 11:27am
    May 19, 2017
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    Farm bill forecast: Sen. Thune seeking to cut costs, pay farmers more for productive land
    More commodity and conservation programs for less cost. That's part of an ideal farm bill for John Thune, a Republican U.S. senator representing...
    News/stateMay 19, 2017 - 1:45pm
    May 15, 2017
    Conservation freeze: Popular program sees change
    WASHINGTON — New enrollment in a popular conservation program has been frozen, but producers interested in it shouldn't give up hope, a...
    NewsMay 15, 2017 - 12:21pm
    March 20, 2017
    Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., has offered a new short term set aside program for the new farm bill. Michelle Rook / Special to Agweek
    South Dakota farmers have mixed reaction to Thune's SHIPP
    HOUGHTON, S.D. — With the current low commodity price environment, farmers are relying more on farm program payments to help them stay...
    NewsMarch 20, 2017 - 9:45am
    March 2, 2017
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    New proposal announced as work begins on 2018 farm bill
    U.S. Sen. John Thune said the 2018 farm bill will need "innovative solutions and flexibility" to alleviate low commodity prices that are plaguing...
    News/stateMarch 2, 2017 - 7:16pm
    January 15, 2017
    A South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Department Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program sign borders public hunting land north of Mitchell in this 2014 file photo. (Luke Hagen / Republic)
    Daugaard hoping for expanded CRP acres
    As governor of one of the nation's most prominent crop producing states, South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard's stance on ag issues carries weight....
    News/stateJanuary 15, 2017 - 6:30pm
    October 17, 2016
    A South Dakotan's field of dreams
    When South Dakotans picture opening day of pheasant season, they see unharvested corn and milo fields, sloughs, shelterbelts, and food plots...
    opinion/columnsOctober 17, 2016 - 5:15pm
    August 18, 2016
    U.S. Senator John Thune (R), right, delivers remarks while U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R), center, and U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R) follow Thune's remarks during a panel called "Check-in From Washington, DC" during Dakotafest on Wednesday morning east of Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)
    S.D. delegation: Federal regulations hinder U.S. ag industry
    South Dakota's congressional delegation said federal regulations are disrupting what U.S. Sen. John Thune called the state's "most important...
    News/localAugust 18, 2016 - 8:39am
    July 26, 2016
    Wildlife may decline due to after-effects of farm bill
    The potential future loss of the state's wildlife habitat leaves South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks officials concerned for the future of wildlife. This year, there were 42,352 acres of South Dakota land submitted by landowners for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) during general...
    News/stateJuly 26, 2016 - 5:59pm
    February 18, 2016
    CRP provides important benefits and alternatives for South Dakota farmers
    Landowners have until February 26 to enroll eligible land in the current Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up. Between the improvements...
    opinion/columnsFebruary 18, 2016 - 12:36pm
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