Agriculture

A Governor-led trip to the United Kingdom and Ireland looked to expand trade opportunities for South Dakota businesses.

South Dakota has the highest rate of foodborne illnesses in the nation, according to a new study.

As conservation farming practices continue to grow in popularity, many are looking to states like South Dakota to keep farmland healthy and workable for the future.

Visitors may notice something different at the World’s Only Corn Palace: faces plastered on the walls and the words “In Mitchell, conservation is tradition. Protect it.”

As immigration crackdowns continue under the Trump administration, agriculture leaders have expressed some anxiety about undocumented workers in the industry. While South Dakota’s congressional delegation acknowledged the need for labor reform, there’s no quick or simple solution.

Gov. Larry Rhoden is leading a trade mission to the United Kingdom and Ireland this week in hopes to expand opportunities for South Dakota businesses.

South Dakota Trade holds the annual Midwest Agriculture Summit, or MAES, in Sioux Falls. 2025’s theme was “Getting to surplus: fixing the agricultural trade deficit."

South Dakota’s farm real estate value increased from last year, according to the latest numbers from the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins says mass deportations of undocumented immigrants will be done everywhere, including farm country. She says the plan is to have a 100% American workforce. However, those in the ag industry question what this would look like in practice.

In the past 30 days, two states have detected the bird flu in commercial flocks: Arizona and South Dakota. Though Arizona is dealing with much higher numbers, officials in South Dakota say they’re keeping a close eye on the situation at home.