Farming

Maintaining the family farm should never cost you or a loved one their life. But things are getting bad. One Minnesota Dairy farmer makes a very emotional plea.

The latest Census of Agriculture shows the number of farms and ranches in the U.S. has fallen but the remaining operations are larger.

A wet spring across South Dakota has soil moisture in good shape for the spring planting season.

The first weekly crop report of the year in South Dakota shows plenty of moisture available for South Dakota farmers.

Corn is, of course, the biggest crop in South Dakota. But can you name the Top 5 crops in order?

Could cow toilets be a thing and can they be trained to put the seat down or is this going to be an issue in the barn?

The very last thing the farmer needs right now, is to lose North American trade. Closing the U.S.-Mexico border would be catastrophic for farmers.

Industrial hemp — a product Gov. Kristi Noem recently refused to decriminalize — has the potential to become a competitive commodity in neighboring states

I've seen all sorts of videos of weather damage the last couple days but nothing like this video of what it's like for some South Dakota ranchers right now,

The Plains farm aid nonprofit Farm Rescue is accepting applications for spring crop-planting assistance.