USDA cuts budget, staff for animal disease control, suspends imports of live cattle from Mexico…again
May 13, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USDA has suspended imports of live cattle, bison, and horses from Mexico through southern ports of
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USDA has suspended imports of live cattle, bison, and horses from Mexico through southern ports of
WASHINGTON, D.C. – USDA/APHIS announced that the Horse Protection Act (HPA) will delay the amendments of the final rule to February 1,
CHEYENNE, WY – The Wyoming Livestock Board (WLSB) reminds all livestock producers to vaccinate for anthrax in areas where it
Sale barns continue to see record-high prices WASHINGTON, D.C. – Placements (and prices) grabbed headlines in the most recent USDA
SPEARFISH, S.D. — A Spearfish child care provider working at a licensed facility has been charged with first degree rape
Imports dominate 70% of the U.S. lamb and mutton market, leaving the domestic industry teetering on the brink of collapse,
PIERRE, S.D. – Governor Larry Rhoden signed six agriculture bills into law on National Agriculture Day, March 18. “Ag is
Two Mexican nationals also ordered deported in separate cases RAPID CITY, S.D. – Two Mexican nationals in the country illegally
PIERRE, S.D. – Governor Larry Rhoden sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump proposing a location in the Black Hills
YANKTON, S.D. – A leading beef processor is moving out of South Dakota after nearly a century in operation here.
STURGIS,S.D. – Not everyone gives a lot of thought about where their food, fiber, medicine, cosmetics, auto parts, (and THOUSANDS
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Mountainsides of dead trees were the backdrop of the Mountain Pine Beetle infestation in the Black
PIERRE, S.D. – A bill adding a member to the Animal Industry Board is before Governor Larry Rhoden awaiting his signature. It adds
WASHINGTON, D.C. – For the fourth time in the past decade, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will write a new
HILL CITY, S.D. — A woman missing since August 2024 has been identified as the human remains found March 4
Changes include the Livestock Forage Program WASHINGTON, D.C. — Legislation that will affect multiple U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs that
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Foreign ownership of U.S. ag land and businesses has long been a hot-button issue in parts of
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Businesses such as ranch and farm operations will not incur any penalties or fines for not filing
AUSTIN, TX – Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is urging all Texans to exercise extreme caution if they receive unsolicited
Agrees to provide ‘certain documents’ in remaining trials MINNEAPOLIS, MN – R-CALF, National Farmers Union and four fed cattle producers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the resumption of cattle and bison imports from Mexico. Imports are
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson introduced the Panama Canal Repurchase Act on Thursday. The act would authorize the
RAPID CITY, S.D. – January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and people across the Mount Rushmore State are doing their
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Two former employees are accused of stealing millions of dollars from a department of the Oglala
RAPID CITY, S.D. — According to federal court documents unsealed Jan. 8, 55-year-old Reed Thompson, Rapid City, has more victims
PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota State Historical Society is now accepting nominations for the Governor’s Awards for History. Nominations
PIERRE, S.D. – State lawmakers opposed to Summit Carbon Solution’s proposed carbon capture pipeline are ineligible to file opposition to
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Just days after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated a rule requiring businesses,
PIERRE, S.D. – Festive celebrations, flickering lights and winter greens are hallmarks of the holiday season, but they also present
PIERRE, S.D. — Several Deadwood casinos have been financially penalized for violating state gambling laws earlier this year. The South
RAPID CITY, S.D. -While teams fill The Monument for the Lakota Nation Invitational, a B-1B flyover will also be filling the
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Current Green Bay Packer tight end and former South Dakota State University standout, Tucker Kraft, is
LAS VEGAS, NV – Opening night at the 2024 PRCA Awards saw the spotlight shining on one of the most
RAPID CITY, S.D. –A Rapid City man has admitted to asking around 30 underage girls to send him nude pictures
PIERRE, S.D. — After being subpoenaed to appear before the South Dakota Legislature’s Government Operations and Audit Committee, officials with
STURGIS, S.D. – – Wareing Motors is announcing its annual Food Drive, a community initiative designed to support local families
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Salvation Army of the Black Hills is looking for volunteers to ring its red kettle
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Multiple felony arrest warrants have been issued for 36-year-old Jayme Renee Fisher for probation violations related
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A civil rights lawsuit against a Rapid City hotel was canceled on the day it was
PENNINGTON COUNTY, S.D. – After a six month-long investigation, Reed Thompson of Rapid City, S.D., is in custody facing numerous
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rodeo Rapid City continued its nine-day run on Saturday night with the PRCA Xtreme Broncs Match.
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A suspect in a January shooting in Rapid City has been apprehended. On January 14, 2024,
PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Kristi Noem named a 15-year veteran of the South Dakota Highway Patrol as the next superintendent,
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