Latest News From South Dakota

The availability of livestock workers was ranked as more limited than crop workers and finding long-term help seen as more difficult than temporary help due to the seasonal nature of the ag industry.

Rumors of doubt have been shared regarding the new construction of the Wholestone Foods pork processing plant in Sioux Falls, S.D. The company confirms a pause has been issued, for now.

Three Florida men have been arrested for stealing semi-loads of frozen beef and pork from packing plants across the Midwest since June 2021.

President Trump granted full pardons to members of a South Dakota ranching family who were supported by Governor Kristi Noem and Senator Mike Rounds.

Officials have reported an increase in criminal livestock shootings across the nation this year which often results in a felony charge when suspects are arrested.

South Dakota cattleman Martin F. Jorgensen, Jr. was a pioneer in the development of innovative management practices and the implementation of new technologies.

Farmers and ranchers from South Dakota to Louisiana have been enduring record rainfall and flooding to care for their cattle.

Farmers and ranchers from South Dakota to Louisiana have been enduring record rainfall and flooding to care for their cattle.

Two bulls in a South Dakota beef cattle herd have tested positive for bovine trichomoniasis, also known as trich, a disease that can be economically devastating to cattle producers.

Two bulls in a South Dakota beef cattle herd have tested positive for bovine trichomoniasis, also known as trich, a disease that can be economically devastating to cattle producers.

The bomb cyclone storm continues to move East. Ranchers are checking cattle in the middle of the night, as more than a foot of snow pelts of the Western Corn Belt.

The bomb cyclone storm continues to move East. Ranchers are checking cattle in the middle of the night, as more than a foot of snow pelts of the Western Corn Belt.

Court documents allege a South Dakota man involved in a multi-million dollar foreclosure case, sold the same cattle to as many as four different parties.

A court-appointed investigator is counting cattle and identifying owners in a multi-million dollar South Dakota foreclosure case.

A court-appointed investigator is counting cattle and identifying owners in a multi-million dollar South Dakota foreclosure case.

A sale barn in South Dakota recently saw a larger than normal amount of cattle go through the auction ring and the influx is being attributed to the government shutdown.

After writing a bad check for $300,000 to buy cattle, a man in Minnesota has plead guilty to his crime.

A South Dakota man has been charged with multiple felony counts including embezzlement of cattle sales receipts after two and a half years’ worth of alleged crimes occurred.

As we remember the fifth anniversary of the blizzard that occurred on October 3–5, 2013, the event provides a reminder that it is time to begin preparation and planning for winter weather events.

A man from South Dakota is alleged to have stolen $301,871.30 worth of cattle and feed checks worth approximately $47,000.

A man from South Dakota is alleged to have stolen $301,871.30 worth of cattle and feed checks worth approximately $47,000.

Knowing whether a death on pasture has been caused by anthrax is important for several reasons.

Anthrax spores survive indefinitely in contaminated alkaline soils and can cause sudden death of a large number of animals.

Grazing prices for summer 2018 in Western South Dakota for cow/calf pairs are steady to $10.00 higher.

While some pairs were reunited, unfortunately, other calves were not claimed and now cattlemen are dealing with the challenge of managing orphaned calves through the rest of the spring and summer.

After almost four months, authorities in South Dakota still don't know who killed 44 cattle or what they poisoned the cattle with in a water tank.

Drought in the central and southern Plains is causing a higher than normal risk of wildfire through April.

The cattle herd is finally recovering from the severe drought that the northern Plains experienced earlier this year. This drought is still a reality, hitting portions of South Dakota hard.

Several cow shootings are being investigated in South Dakota.

Already short on hay and forage after a hard winter, ranchers in North and South Dakota are continuing to reduce herds in response to severe drought conditions.

The mood was somber as ranchers from western South Dakota met in Fort Pierre to discuss ways to limit beef imports and protect the cow-calf operators.

South Dakota feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more animals reported 220,000 cattle on feed on Aug. 1, up 5 percent from last year.

An effort to create a cattle herd and beef processing facilities on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation has run out of money and is in danger of ending.

The CME Group announced more changes that include discounting live cattle futures at a delivery location and revising quality grade specifications.

South Dakota feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more animals reported 250,000 cattle on feed on June 1, up 9 percent from last year.

A federal judge in South Dakota has ordered a rancher to pay back the U.S. Department of Agriculture $65,000 for a loan he misused.

The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources is allowing a beef processing plant to use treated wastewater for irrigation.

A rancher has been sentenced in South Dakota to one year in prison after admitting that he falsely claimed losing over a hundred cattle during the autumn blizzard of 2013.

If old gray corral boards could talk, Johnny Holloway figures they'd have a tale to tell at the stockyards and railroad crossing known as Mossman.

South Dakota feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more animals reported 245,000 cattle on feed on December 1, up 4 percent from last year.

Thirty-five foreign investors who sunk a collective $18.5 million into a failed South Dakota beef processing plant sued the state on Wednesday, alleging that officials misrepresented that the project was financially sound.

The beef industry in South Dakota makes a significant contribution to economic output and development in the state.