According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, more than 88% of South Dakota is experiencing some form of drought or dryness. A sliver of two southwest counties reported D3 extreme drought covering less than 1% of the state. This is considerably better than the week prior when 100% of the state reported…

John Deere has acquired Sentera, a provider of remote imagery solutions for agriculture headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota.  The acquisition will advance Deere’s existing technology tools to generate and use data to make decisions that improve farm profitability, efficiency, and sustainability. John Deere Sentera Technology Drones equipped with Sentera technology…

The House Republicans’ newly unveiled budget proposal includes sweeping changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), potentially impacting millions of Americans who rely on food assistance to meet basic nutritional needs. Advocates and policy experts warn that the proposed reductions could represent the largest rollback of SNAP in the…

U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) sent a letter Thursday to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins urging her to develop an emergency plan to vaccinate cattle against highly pathogenic avian influenza.  Since the most recent outbreak of HPAI beginning in February 2022, HPAI has impacted 116 commercial…

The growing outbreak of New World screwworm in Mexico has triggered serious concerns for U.S. agriculture. First detected in Chiapas in November 2024, NWS has now breached containment thresholds, spreading more than 127 miles beyond the secondary buffer zone into Oaxaca and Veracruz. With over 1,400 detections in Mexico, U.S.…

Just after 9:00 a.m. CT, July corn was down 4¾¢ at $4.58¼ per bushel. July soybeans were 7¼¢ weaker at $10.60¼ per bushel. Karl Setzer, partner with Consus Ag Consulting said, “The market has exhausted its fresh news from either side and traders are now focused on simply shoring up…