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After receiving little to no pushback about reducing the speed limit in town, the Gregory City Council approved the purchase of 35 new signs at their regular meeting on Monday, August 3, 2026. Mayor Laura Petersen talked about the good of the lower speed limit given the increased number of e-bikes, scooters, and golf carts traveling around town.

Governor Larry Rhoden signed Executive Order 2026-08 to assist agriculture producers during the drought emergency by easing transportation restrictions. “South Dakota’s ranchers have always weathered difficult seasons with grit and determination,” said Governor Rhoden.

BILLINGS, Mont., July 27, 2026 – A just-released advocacy paper commissioned by the Meat Institute and completed by Decision Innovation Solutions (DIS), titled “The Economic Impact of MCOOL on the Beef and Pork Value Chains,” asserts that reinstating mandatory country of origin labeling (MCOOL) for beef and pork would result in more than $1 billion in annual costs of producing, packing and selling beef and pork, which in turn would increase the consumers’ price of beef by about 9 cents per pound.

The high sales price for Gus the T. rex could stimulate greater interest in South Dakota’s fossil hunting and dinosaur museum industries.

BILLINGS, Mont., July 27, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Friday its plan to reopen the entry port at Douglas, Arizona, within 30 days as part of a phased reopening of the southern border to imports of livestock from Mexico.

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The South Dakota Retailers Association is once again partnering with the State Fair to bring the Best Bagger Competition to the Freedom Stage on Saturday, September 5, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. Sponsored by Associated Wholesale Grocers, NW French and Associates, and Prairie Farms, the Best Bagger Competition features some of the quickest hands in the grocery business.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting more than 208,000 acres in South Dakota into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) for 2026. Through CRP, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) offers agricultural producers and landowners incentive payments for their conservation efforts while benefiting their agricultural operations and protecting the nation’s natural resources.