1140 KSOO - Live Local Radio in Sioux Falls, SD » South Dakota Department of Agriculture http://ksoo.com The talk of Sioux Falls Wed, 22 May 2013 01:34:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 New State Ag Secretary Named http://ksoo.com/new-state-ag-secretary-named/ http://ksoo.com/new-state-ag-secretary-named/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:32:27 +0000 Gene Hetland http://ksoo.com/?p=80644 Governor Dennis Daugaard says he is appointing Lucas Lentsch of Pierre to replace Walt Bones as Secretary of Agriculture.
The Governor announced that Bones is retiring after more than two years on the job to return to his farming operation near Parker

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]]> http://ksoo.com/new-state-ag-secretary-named/feed/ 0 No More State Potato Inspector? http://ksoo.com/no-more-state-potato-inspector/ http://ksoo.com/no-more-state-potato-inspector/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:37:06 +0000 Gene Hetland http://ksoo.com/?p=59197 I'll be the first to admit that I was unaware South Dakota had a potato inspector.

That is, I was unaware until I learned of a bill moving through the Legislature to do away with the post.

It's part of some streamlining being done in the State Agriculture Department

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]]> http://ksoo.com/no-more-state-potato-inspector/feed/ 0 A bill in the South Dakota Legislature would eliminate the position of state potato inspector.