"I don’t fault the president for not understanding the complexities of the cattle industry. I do fault him for demonstrating his ignorance about our industry and failing to work with and listen to producers and industry associations that do understand."
June 4, 2025
To the editor:
To the editor:
On Sept. 11, the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) denied the Summit Carbon Solutions permit to build its CO2 pipeline. Reflecting on this date, 22 years ago our country was attacked by foreign enemies. Summit Carbon Solutions has foreign investors, as does the Navigator Heartla…
"We are absolutely against the use of eminent domain to construct a carbon dioxide pipeline."
"Our delegation in D.C. is poised to lead the way in getting the bill passed and implemented to feed our growing population and secure the future of farming and ranching in our state."
“Biotech corn is not only safe but provides genetic advantages which benefit us all in creating a cleaner environment."
Dear Michael: We have, what our attorney called, an “old-styled” will. It was set up when estate tax credits were low and we had to make sure that upon the first death, all the property we had would go into a trust for the surviving spouse – and therefore not get taxed again upon the second …
"The pipeline is proposed to be buried 4 feet underground which, as South Dakotans, we all know during rainy seasons with heavy equipment that 4 feet underground is not nearly enough!"
Dear Michael: We talked to you a while back regarding protecting our assets from Medicaid and/or long-term care costs. At the time, you recommended long-term care insurance – which we purchased from you. You also stated you have seen other people use life estate to protect their home and fa…
To the editor:
To the editor:
"As a rancher, we are proud that we provide both high-quality beef for consumers today while working to regenerate the land to provide a better future for generations to come."
To the editor:
"Energy providers have been in the news a lot lately with the cold weather and power outages across the country. While some of us in South Dakota may have experienced brief periods without power and most of us did our part to conserve energy, our hearts go out to those throughout the country…
"Price is the great communicator between the producer and the consumer of anything. Price is what balances supply and demand."
How many South Dakotans have noticed that those new washing machines don’t work as well as old ones? The old stuff works better. This is not to say that new technology doesn’t improve our lives, but as people from a rural state we know a dollar is a dollar and we expect things to work better.
Veterinarian Jim Stangle shares some additional thoughts after getting a healthy response to his opinion on the Impossible Burger.
Tomorrow is the big day! Catch Jim Woster at the Clay County Fair ... if he makes it there on time.
To the editor: It’s South Dakota’s profitable civic duty to assure our state’s ethanol market share is 30% by 2023 and 50% by 2028.
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