Department of Agriculture

South Dakota House and Senate bills set to impact surrounding rural area

March 22, 2021April 14, 2021 Maddi Kallsen0Tagged Department of Agriculture, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Electric vehicles, Gov. Kristi Noem, Jerry Wilson, Meat packing, Michael Card, Rural broadband, State Legislature, water rights

South Dakota has several House and Senate bills from the 2021 session projected to impact the environment and rural community influencing tax breaks for land-owners, broadband networks and meat processing and packing. These bills include House Bill 1042, House Bill 1077 and Senate Bill 34. Information on these bills is sourced from the South Dakota […]

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SD Department of Agriculture will merge with Department of Environment and Natural Resources

February 23, 2021July 18, 2024 Maddi Kallsen0Tagged ailee johns, Department of Agriculture, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, EPA, Heii Heikes, Heikes Farm, Hunter Roberts, Kristi Noem, water rights

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources are merging into one department. “South Dakota will be the only state in the United States that doesn’t have its own designated environmental agency,” Ailee Johns, 2020 South Dakota state senate candidate for District 17, said. Gov. Kristi Noem and South […]

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