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    Conservation push: Two ag groups support GROW Act
    Two conservation-minded farm organizations are applauding a bipartisan bill that would maintain funding and acreage levels for the farm bill's three largest conservation programs. "We're excited to see this bipartisan support for conservation in the farm bill," Anna Johnson, policy...
    business/agricultureMarch 26, 2018 - 8:32am
    January 20, 2018
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    AgweekTV: Show Goats
    Goats are becoming more popular in the show world. In fact, the number of goats in the region is on the rise. We met up with one family is working...
    newsJanuary 20, 2018 - 8:30am
    January 19, 2018
    Dan and Sherry Zirnhelt of Forman, N.D., sold 440 acres of land and put another five quarters -- about 800 acres -- into the Conservation Reserve Program in 2015. The bulk of it is also enrolled in the state PLOTS program, which gives walk-on access to sportsmen. Mikkel Pates / Forum News Service
    $50K 'sorry': ND couple wins CRP payment limit appeal
    FORMAN, N.D. — A deal's a deal, but maybe it's not if the U.S. Department of Agriculture makes it, say Danny "Dan" Zirnhelt and his wife,...
    business/agricultureJanuary 19, 2018 - 4:09pm
    October 16, 2017
    THUNE: South Dakota's unofficial October holiday
    For many South Dakotans, myself included, the third Saturday in October is always circled on the calendar. While most fall weekends are primetime...
    opinion/columnsOctober 16, 2017 - 3:00pm
    September 28, 2017
    A farmer harvests the last few corn stalks in a field in northwest Hanson County in this file photo. (Republic file photo)
    Farm bill urgency: Agriculture's silver lining
    There's a bright side to the bad weather that scorched the fields of farmers this season. Despite an improved outlook backed by a break from...
    newsSeptember 28, 2017 - 7:48am
    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...
    news/weatherJuly 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...
    newsJuly 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,...
    newsJuly 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...
    newsJuly 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...
    newsJune 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...
    newsMay 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...
    business/agricultureMay 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...
    newsMarch 2, 2017 - 7:16pm
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