CAFO

The country’s food supply chain has faced serious tests this year. Pork producers learned that first hand in April, when several midwestern meat packing…

In The Moment ... March 9, 2020 Show 769 Hour 1South Dakota Newswatch ran a two-week investigative special on the livestock industry recently. You can…

In The Moment ... March 9, 2020 Show 769 Hour 1In the Moment has been exploring the changes for rural developments, specifically regarding hog barns and…

In The Moment ... March 9, 2020 Show 769 Hour 1House lawmakers are minutes away from taking up one of Governor Kristi Noem's pieces of legislation. She…

Governor Kristi Noem backs a legislative proposal that could change the state’s local zoning and appeals process.Noem says it will streamline development…

Citizens in several northern townships in Yankton County are considering leaving the county.Over the weekend, a forum was held in Irene to discuss the…

Hand County Commissioners are approving a 9,000 head hog confinement for Ratio LLC.It’s the first such approval of an animal feedlot aided by the state’s…

The state Office of Economic Development is presenting a new program for livestock development across the state.It combines two existing programs within…

The House Taxation Committee is passing along one of two bills that redirects a tax on new construction of concentrated animal feeding operations to local…

Officials with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources say they’re getting an increased number of calls from feedlot producers about how to…