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The latest on the Key Bridge collapse, New York puts forth legislation to get clean energy projects on the grid and Wisconsin and other states join a federal summer food program to help feed kids across the country.

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Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional, and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

SD: Sustainable Agriculture and Farming

According to the new Census of Agriculture, the total number of farms with more than $1 million in sales has gone up by 36 percent. Advocates said such growth squeezes out smaller producers. (Adobe Stock)
New data illustrates decline of thriving farm communities

The nation has seen its total number of farmers and farmland decrease over the past five years and advocates for smaller producers in South Dakota sai…

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Family farm advocates say not only are they worried about so-called factory farms getting federal conservation funds, they also contend there's little oversight of the money that is awarded to them. (Adobe Stock)
Some SD farmers unhappy with industrial ag getting conservation funds

Agriculture accounts for more than 10% of greenhouse-gas emissions in the United States. Advocates for small farms in South Dakota hope the next Farm …

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Kelsey Scott, left, operates DX Beef in South Dakota. Scott is a fourth-generation Native American farmer who practices regenerative agriculture. (Jennifer Zeller)
Decolonizing Regenerative Cattle Ranching

By Ray Levy Uyeda for Yes! Magazine.Broadcast version by Mike Moen for Greater Dakota News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-…

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The latest bird flu outbreak in the United States has forced farmers to kill several million chickens across the country. (Adobe Stock)
SD Farmers Brace for Bird Flu Impact

At least two dozen states, including South Dakota, are seeing the bird flu virus quickly spread through commercial flocks on poultry producing farms…

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Those demanding beef market reform say there are not enough smaller processers for cattle ranchers to sell their product to, which reduces competition. (Adobe Stock)
Family Farm Advocates: Don't Go Small on Market Reform

HOLABIRD, S.D. -- If you've been to the supermarket lately, chances are you have noticed meat prices are higher. Family-farm advocates say profits …

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Bumblebees can die or be rendered sterile by systemic pesticides present in flower pollen. (PANNA)
Working in the Garden? Don't Forget About Bee Safety

PIERRE, S.D. - Pollinator gardens are gaining popularity this spring, but some well-meaning gardeners may not realize they could be harming the …

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Brian and Jamie Johnson, shown with their children, received the South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award for their success in balancing farm production with conservation. (Courtesy of Johnson Family)
Farming, Conservation Harmonize on NE South Dakota Farm

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Brian Johnson was just a boy 25 years ago when his dad bucked the trend and adopted no-till farming practices. Now…

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In Hyde County, S.D., more than 75 percent of the fields are managed without tillage, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service. (nrcs.usda.gov)
As Climate Heats Up, So Does Soil-Conservation Movement

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Farming practices aren't changing as fast as the climate, and food production is likely to suffer, according to one expert …

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Milkweed is disappearing across the Midwest, putting the monarch butterfly in danger of extinction. (Pixabay)
South Dakotans Can Support Monarch Butterfly Survival

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Wildlife officials say the "king" of butterflies could meet the same fate as the passenger pigeon unless people step in to …

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About one-third of the total U.S. farmland is farmed or co-farmed by women, with another 87 million acres owned by women who do not farm. (extension.umd.edu/womeninag)
Wanted: Dakota Women Landowners Invested in Conservation

PIERRE, S.D. – Increasingly, women are the landowners on farms, but they often lack access to conservation programs and resources. That's why …

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People should change their clothes in shoes after cleaning chicken coops, health experts say. (Steven-L-Johnson/Flickr)
Chickens in Backyard? Wash Hands, Health Experts Say

PIERE, S.D. -- Nearly 1,000 people across the country have become ill this year from salmonella connected to backyard flocks of chickens, ducks and …

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A move to legalize growing and selling industrial hemp passes an important hurdle in South Dakota. (iStockphoto)
Ag Group Backs Industrial Hemp Plans in SD

PIERRE, S.D. - A move to legalize growing and selling industrial hemp passed a hurdle in the South Dakota Legislature this week. A House committee …

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