Two federal judges today told the Agriculture Department to issue at least partial Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for November. In Providence, R.I., U.S. District Judge John ...

At the helm of South Dakota Trade since August, Jesse Fonkert has a strong background in working with businesses and regulatory agencies. He learned the details of his job by working with his ...

Along with the rest of the agriculture world, the Maude family celebrated the announcement this past April that the criminal charges against them had been dropped. Still, a cloud hung over their heads ...

Nebraska cow herds are different from most other places. A significant percentage see either trailer rides or long walks down gravel roads through cropland to reach winter forage. The ranch rigs of ...

The spooks of Halloween were in the cattle markets all week. It was a market that was hard to trade with a $60 break in feeder futures and $25 live cattle. This environment is ...

Fall is moving along briskly. I don’t know if everyone else gets their fall work done every year, but personally I’m still working on the spring work for 1998. We’ll be selling steer ...

Have you ever had an embarrassing moment that you now see some humor as you reflect back on it? I’m sure you have, and it oftentimes involves an automobile. It might be as simple ...

The attorney representing ranchers alleging that the North Dakota Beef Commission makeup is unconstitutional said he has served subpoenas and “requests for productions” in an effort to gather ...