Agriculture

"Crops and cattle are among the most beloved things (in the state). ... You had critters here who were completely dependent on the defendants for their lives, and for whatever reason, they neglected that duty."

A fact brief that refutes or confirms a claim with supporting information and additional evidence and context.

Effects at the National Weather Service offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City and Sioux Falls include unfilled jobs and fewer weather balloons.

From breeding to birth: How South Dakota cattle producers use technology to lose fewer calves and get more sleep.

Turkeys, cattle, cats and pheasants in South Dakota have been infected with bird flu. Scientists worry: Is a large human outbreak next? South Dakota is second in the nation for bird flu outbreaks at commercial poultry farms and an infection at a pheasant farm that led to the death of 30,000 birds.

Uncertainty surrounding American trade policies could rattle an already fragile agricultural outlook.

Johnson says there is great enthusiasm for the Trump presidency among members of the U.S. Congress.