Weather

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement on disaster and trade-related assistance: “Whether it’s because of natural disasters or unfair retaliatory tariffs, farmers across the country are facing significant challenges and tough...

The U.S. House has passed a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River aimed at improving water conservation. Led by Representative Raúl M. Grijalva a Democrat from Arizona, the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan...

Farmers appears set for a familiar weather event this week as forecasters say another bomb cyclone, or similar event, will hit parts of the Great Plains and Midwest. Numerous weather forecasters now say models...

U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, which has jurisdiction over the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, wrote to Army Corps Assistant Secretary R.D. James...

In our continuing mission to bring our listeners the latest, most accurate information, American Ag Network is thrilled to announce the addition of WDAY-TV Storm Tracker Weather meteorologists to our line-up. WDAY-TV meteorologists are...

There's no illusions among producers: this year has been a slow harvest.  That fact was backed up by USDA Crop Progress numbers on Monday with both corn and soybean harvest continuing behind average pace. ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Oglala Lakota County in South Dakota as a primary natural disaster area due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought. Farmers and ranchers in Bennett,...

Gov. Doug Burgum has issued an updated executive order extending waivers for hours of service and weight limit restrictions for drivers of commercial vehicles transporting hay, water and livestock to help livestock producers who...

In a press release on Monday, USDA South Dakota Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director, Acting SED Jamie White announced that approximately 52,600 South Dakota farms that enrolled in safety-net programs established by the...

Farmers walk a fine line when it comes to deciding what inputs are important to increase yields while still remaining profitable. Applying nitrogen fertilizer in the fall can be a smart practice – both financially...