Agriulture

South Dakota Mines researchers are exploring a battery breakthrough. The leftovers from processing certain plants could power everything from your cell phone to a spaceship.

In The Moment ... March 26, 2019 Show 543 Hour 2 Doug Sombke is president of South Dakota Farmers Union. He joins In the Moment to discuss how flooding is…

In The Moment ... January 9, 2018 Show 252 Hour 2The rose petals and seeds have been swept away, but memories of the 2018 Rose Parade are still fresh in…

South Dakota farmers and ranchers may be heading for some challenging markets. Prices of some crops and livestock are seeing drops in recent…

SDSU Plant Pathologist Febina Mathew discusses how South Dakota farmers are dealing with two emerging fungal diseases— sudden death syndrome in soybean…

Vandana Shiva is an internationally-known advocate for sustainable agriculture. She argues that biodiversity produces more nutrition and health per acre,…

During tough winters, hungry deer often eat hay and other stored livestock feed. South Dakota State University researchers are currently exploring fall…

Eric Johannsen is a fourth-generation farmer/rancher/outfitter near Tolstoy. He, along with his father and brother, operate their 5000 acres which have…

Honeybees are a backbone of agriculture production. An estimated $15 billion worth of crops are pollinated by honey bees, including more than 130…

Bill Gross comes from three generations of North Dakota farmers. But by the time he graduated from high school, his parents encouraged him to leave the…