South Dakota’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved a 260-megawatt (MW) wind farm that will become one of the largest in the wind-friendly state. Invenergy is developing the 68-turbine South ...

Corn grows in an eastern South Dakota field in July 2024. (Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight) The value of all farm land and buildings in South Dakota is up by 6% this year to an average of $2,780 ...

After a fire destroyed its milking barn and equipment, a South Dakota family farm is working to recover while trying to keep ...

Driving up a dirt road to the small produce stand at Bear Butte Gardens just outside Sturgis, one would never imagine the incredibly diverse ways that the organic farm is capitalizing on the rising ...

The South Dakota Farmers Union is accepting entries through Oct. 1 for its photo contest celebrating everyday life on family farms and ranches, with cash prizes for winners.

FARGO -- After growing up on a South Dakota farm, Scott Anderson became a Wall Street investment banker. But when his dad retired, he moved back to the family farm near Andover, S.D., and brought some ...

South Dakota is known for its vast landscapes and its agricultural heritage which has undeniably been shaped through the tireless efforts of its agricultural producers. These individuals, often work ...

According to data reported by NDSU Extension, in 2015, South Dakota’s hog inventory was at 1.36 million. As of 2025, that ...

OKATON, S.D. (South Dakota News Watch) - When snow covers the frozen ground, and most South Dakota farmers have sold or stored their products for the season, the operators of Cedar Creek Gardens are ...

STURGIS, South Dakota (South Dakota News Watch) - Driving up a dirt road to the small produce stand at Bear Butte Gardens just outside Sturgis, one would never imagine the incredibly diverse ways that ...

BALTIC, S.D. — As the sun sets behind the 124-year-old white barn, people make their way up to the loft. It’s a Friday night, but there’s no party. Although, the loft hosts plenty of those. It’s ...

At farm bill listening session in South Dakota members of the Senate Ag Committee expressed optimism about getting a farm bill done yet in 2024 and putting more farm in the farm bill. Senate Ag ...