| Venture Communications receive funding for rural broadband projects in South Dakota |
USDA Rural Utilities Service Administrator Jonathan Adelstein and USDA Rural Development State Director Elsie M. Meeks have announced the awarding of more than $17.5 million to two South Dakota companies, Venture Communications Cooperative based in Highmore, and TrioTel Communications, Inc. based in Salem, S.D., for broadband infrastructure improvements and service expansion.
Tuesday, September 07, 2010 |
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| FSA UPDATE: Assistance for Hand County Producers |
Due to excessive rain and flooding, the Emergency Conservation Program has been approved for Hand County.
Tuesday, September 07, 2010 |
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| Venture Communications to hold annual meeting Sept. 15 |
Venture Communications Cooperative, a Highmore-based communications company, will hold its 53rd annual meeting of the membership on Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 7 p.m. at the Hyde County Memorial Auditorium in Highmore.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 |
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| Multi-million dollar Wheat Growers projects announced |
Utilizing a $17 million New Markets Tax Credit allocation from Dakotas America LLC, the South Dakota Wheat Growers Association (SDWGA) is completing three projects to upgrade agricultural businesses in North and South Dakota locations and bring jobs and economic strength to those areas.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 |
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| FSA UPDATE: Don't forget, the General Sign-Up for CRP ends next Friday, August 27. Oral Leases |
Oral Leases on farmland renew automatically for the next growing season -unless written notice of intent to terminate or modify the existing lease is given before September 1.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 |
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| Oral leases on farmland renew automatically |
Oral farm leases will renew automatically for the next growing season on Sept. 1, unless written notice of intent to terminate or modify the existing lease is given before that date.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 |
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| Business Notes |
Kevin Watts, financial representative for Modern Woodmen of America, has earned Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) diploma and certification from the American College, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 |
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| Local FSA employees honored
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Each year an FSA employees organization, South Dakota Association of County Office Employees, recognizes outstanding employees in the areas of Community Service and Service to FSA/Agriculture.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 |
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| FSA UPDATE: General CRP sign-up ends August 27
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A Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up will continue through August 27, 2010.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 |
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| FSA UPDATE: FSA announces CRP signup |
Craig Schaunaman, State Executive Director of USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) in South Dakota announced today that a Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up will begin on August 2, 2010 and continue through August 27, 2010.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 |
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| FSA UPDATE: COUNTY COMMITTEE ELECTION |
County committee members perform an important function.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 |
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| FSA UPDATE: DEADLINE: July 15
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If you have not yet made an appointment to file the following reports and information with the office - PLEASE CALL IMMEDIATELY to do so.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 |
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| GRP signup expanded to August 27
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The Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) is being offered in two areas of the state, including Hand County.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 |
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| Special local need issued for air application of Callisto herbicide
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The South Dakota Department of Agriculture (SDDA) has issued a Special Local Need (SLN) for Callisto® (mesotrione) herbicide that allows aerial application in field corn, production field seed corn, and field corn grown for silage.
Tuesday, July 06, 2010 |
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| FSA UPDATE: Prevented Planting or Failed Acres |
The wet weather that we have had may have interfered with your planting plans or caused damage to crops already planted or established.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 |
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| FSA UPDATE: DCP / ACRE Deadline |
JUNE 1 is just around the corner and is the deadline to complete all paperwork and obtain all signatures for enrolling farms in the Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program (DCP) as well as the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) portion of the farm program.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 |
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| F&E Foliar Blends, LLC announce opening
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Kelly Fox and Mark Engelbrecht are pleased to announce the formation of F&E Foliar Blends, LLC, a green technology for corn and soybeans. Foliar is a micronutrient blend that offsets the side effects of glyphosate use on corn and soybeans and are designed to be used during glyphosate applications.
Tuesday, May 04, 2010 |
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| Local Farm Service Agency employees receive recognition
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The South Dakota Association for State and County Office Employees (SDASCOE) recently participated in the Northwest Area (NWA) publicity contest for their employee organization.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 |
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| Farm safety is everyone's business |
A good buddy of mine likes to repeat an old saying, "We only learn from adversity."
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 |
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| New Quasquicentennial Farm and Ranch Award at SD State Fair |
In honor of the South Dakota State Fair's 125th anniversary and the state's dedicated farm and ranch families, those farms and ranches that have been family-owned for 125 years or more will be recognized in a quasquicentennial event at this year's State Fair.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 |
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| SDACCC launches consortium job posting website for employers
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The South Dakota Association of College Career Centers (SDACCC) recently announced the launch of a consortium website that provides employers with a centralized job posting location.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 |
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| Farm safety the focus of April 1 'On Call' program
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South Dakota agricultural producers know the potential challenges that accompany the trade.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 |
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| S.D. Farmers Union questions lawsuits against the federal government
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South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) President Doug Sombke is questioning a pair of lawsuits initiated by South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley against the federal government. Ja
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 |
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| Governor signs wind easement compromise bill
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Governor Mike Rounds has signed House Bill 1263 into law, the bill that revises certain provisions related to the terms of wind easements and wind energy leases.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 |
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| New online video allows cattle producers to take in Beef Days lessons
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The South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service has posted video coverage of the 2010 SDSU Beef Days event.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 |
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| Virtual Coffee Shop' offers good information for producers
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Wet conditions in many parts of South Dakota may complicate spring work on farms and ranches, but a new South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service "Virtual Coffee Shop" conference series can offer insight and help.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 |
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| Fremark selected second-term president for Corn Council |
The South Dakota Corn Utilization Council (SDCUC) elected officers to serve the organization in 2010 during their board meeting held in Sioux Falls on March 17.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 |
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| FCS of America distributes $1.65 million to area producers
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Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) stockholders in the Huron area, which includes Beadle, Hand, Hyde, Jerauld, Kingsbury, Sanborn and Spink counties, are receiving cash patronage payments totaling approximately $1.65 Million this month.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 |
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| Thank a farmer during National Agriculture Week |
March 14 - 20 is National Ag Week, culminating with National Ag Day on March 20. The South Dakota Department of Agriculture (SDDA) suggests this is the perfect opportunity to give credit where credit is due.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 |
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| NRCS cover crop initiative applications due by April 9 |
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is offering a special Cover Crop Initiative statewide through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 |
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| Protect agriculture inputs from potential flooding |
Because of potential spring flooding, the South Dakota Department of Agriculture encourages agricultural retailers and producers to take some basic precautions in storing fertilizers, pesticides, seed, and feed products.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 |
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| Extension site offers info on spring flooding issues
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The South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service's new flooding Web site offers a wealth of information to help landowners, agricultural producers, and the public as potential spring flooding conditions approach.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 |
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| Presidential Disaster Declaration approved
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Twenty-nine South Dakota counties and three Indian reservations will get federal financial assistance to help recover from the crippling ice storm that struck the state in late January, Gov. Mike Rounds has announced. Hand County is one of the eligible counties.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 |
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| SDDA pesticide recycling program nears milestone
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The South Dakota Department of Agriculture has collected nearly one million empty pesticide containers for recycling since 1993.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 |
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