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    February 11, 2019
    SD House passes hemp legalization bill despite governor's warnings
    PIERRE, S.D. -- The South Dakota House has passed a bill which would legalize the growth and production of industrial hemp starting in July,...
    news/government-and-politicsFebruary 11, 2019 - 6:35pm
    February 8, 2019
    SD capitol notebook: Noem urges legislature to table hemp legislation day after committee approves legalization bill
    PIERRE, S.D. -- Friday, Feb. 8, officially marked the halfway point in South Dakota’s 40-working-day 2019 legislative session. Here are some...
    news/government-and-politicsFebruary 8, 2019 - 7:23pm
    February 7, 2019
    South Dakota farmers one step closer to legally growing hemp after legislative committee vote
    PIERRE, S.D. -- South Dakota farmers are one step closer to legally growing hemp after a Thursday, Feb. 7, committee hearing.
    news/government-and-politicsFebruary 7, 2019 - 5:18pm
    January 26, 2019
    Congress passed the 2018 farm bill by a wide margin. Michelle Rook / Forum News Service
    Farm bill's conservation program timeline is uncertain
    WASHINGTON, D.C. -- If you have questions about the timeline for applying for federal conservation programs under the new U.S. farm bill, signed...
    business/agricultureJanuary 26, 2019 - 7:52pm
    January 23, 2019
    South Dakota legislative committee amends bill to avoid scheduling all CBD oil
    PIERRE, S.D. -- A legislative committee has amended a bill that could have inadvertently classified cannabadiol derived from hemp as a schedule...
    news/government-and-politicsJanuary 23, 2019 - 1:24pm
    December 22, 2018
    How Republicans caved in their $867 billion farm bill
    President Donald Trump celebrated signing an $867 billion farm bill into law Thursday, Dec. 20, with a ceremony at the White House, praise from...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 22, 2018 - 9:25am
    December 20, 2018
    Sen. John Hoeven, left, R-N.D., and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue talked with Forum News Service representatives on March 9. Purdue says getting President Trump to sign the farm bill was contingent on plans from the USDA to tighten SNAP regulations. Dave Samson / Forum News Service
    USDA moves forward on tightening SNAP work requirements
    WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to move ahead with new restrictions for able-bodied adults without dependents on the...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 20, 2018 - 3:29pm
    December 12, 2018
    Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., updated the joint meeting of American Crystal Sugar and the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association about the 2018 Farm Bill in Fargo on Thursday, Dec. 6. Jenny Schlecht / Forum News Service
    Farm bill sails through House with momentum for Trump's signature
    WASHINGTON — Farm groups and officials and Upper Midwest members of Congress were quick to cheer the passage of a farm bill by the U.S. House...
    business/agricultureDecember 12, 2018 - 5:17pm
    December 11, 2018
    Senate passes 2018 Farm Bill compromise, House vote expected as soon as Wednesday
    WASHINGTON -- After months of back-and-forth and missing their Sept. 30 re-authorization deadline, the U.S. House and Senate has finally come...
    business/agricultureDecember 11, 2018 - 5:41pm
    July 26, 2018
    Alan Guebert
    OPINION: It's hard to tell: Is it 2018 or 2012 or worse?
    Every July, Congress begins to pack its collective bag to escape the scorching heat and suffocating humidity of Capitol Hill. And that's just...
    opinion/columnsJuly 26, 2018 - 7:00am
    July 9, 2018
    Senators brag on the provisions included in its farm bill
    WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., says the kind of bipartisan, across-the-board support the U.S. Senate's version of the farm bill received doesn't happen often. "That doesn't happen for anything but basketball resolutions," she says. "The vote ... shows the...
    business/agricultureJuly 9, 2018 - 8:37am
    June 22, 2018
    U.S. Sen. John Thune speaks to a crowd in 2017 at Dakotafest in Mitchell. (Republic file photo)
    Q&A: Sen. Thune talks 2018 Farm Bill
    U.S. Sen. John Thune is one of 21 members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The Republican has been working on...
    newsJune 22, 2018 - 11:03am
    June 13, 2018
    Bipartisan Senate farm bill gains momentum with 20-1 committee vote
    WASHINGTON— A strongly bipartisan 20-1 vote by the Senate Ag Committee on Wednesday, June 13, has sent the five-year 2018 Farm Bill to...
    business/agricultureJune 13, 2018 - 6:34pm
    June 11, 2018
    Senate unveils farm bill, hopes for quick approval
    WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate Ag Committee introduced its 2018 Farm Bill on Friday, June 8, that’s expected to be voted on by the panel next...
    business/agricultureJune 11, 2018 - 10:58am
    April 25, 2018
    Alan Guebert
    On Farm Bill, might over right
    One of the clearest memories I have as a second grade student is looking north from my classroom windows nearly everyday to see fellow second...
    opinionApril 25, 2018 - 12:19pm
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