Restaurants are struggling to deal with higher egg prices and an inability to get enough eggs in the midst of a shortage brought about by a bird flu virus that has wiped out millions of chickens on commercial farms.
Officials who unsuccessfully pushed for the merger of two large century-old agricultural cooperatives in the Dakotas say they will not try again, despite the idea being only narrowly defeated by co-op members.
Two century-old agriculture cooperatives based in the Dakotas will not merge this summer after a slim majority of members in one organization voted against unification.
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A week of warm weather has boosted newly planted crops across South Dakota.
After a six-day break with no new bird flu cases, the Iowa Department of Agriculture says another egg-laying chicken farm has tested positive.
Bird flu that's devastated Midwestern farms likely spread by several means, including on machinery and workers, by rodents and possibly even by the wind.
KDLT's history actually takes us back to the days of radio, a former big band musician turned radio station owner. Ray Eppel ignored many of his fellow radio station owners who thought television was just a fad. He started KORN TV in Mitchell in 1960. Jeff Logan worked for Eppel for almost a decade and describes him as a frugal businessman who cared about his community.
Federal authorities say a South Dakota man falsely claimed he lost more than a hundred cattle during the autumn blizzard of 2013 that left western South Dakota ranchers reeling with financial losses.
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More rain across South Dakota in the past week boosted field and livestock moisture supplies.
University economists report a 1.4 percent bump in the value of agricultural land in South Dakota over the past year.
Thursday is National Cheese Day – and on KDLT News Today, there was a celebration marking the holiday in the KDLT Kitchen.
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The bird flu outbreak has killed nearly 45 million birds in 15 states. And one feed supplier in Eastern South Dakota says "it's the worst he's ever seen."
South Dakota State Veterinarian Dustin Oedekoven says a Moody County operation of about 50,000 birds has a presumptive positive test for avian influenza.
One more Minnesota turkey farm has been struck by bird flu, this time in Renville County.
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Iowa farmers who have been dealing with thousands of dead chickens attracting flies for weeks are frustrated with the government's response to the ongoing bird flu outbreak.
Students at an eastern South Dakota high school are rallying around an agriculture teacher during his bout with cancer.
