Corn grows in an eastern South Dakota field in July 2024. (Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight) The value of all farm land and buildings in South Dakota is up by 6% this year to an average of $2,780 ...

BALTIC, S.D. — As the sun sets behind the 124-year-old white barn, people make their way up to the loft. It’s a Friday night, but there’s no party. Although, the loft hosts plenty of those. It’s ...

If you’re looking for a new fall family destination outside of Sioux Falls, you’re in luck. Brooke and Lane Mellegaard, along with their three children, Melie, Berklie and Kase, decided to convert the ...

OKATON, S.D. (South Dakota News Watch) - When snow covers the frozen ground, and most South Dakota farmers have sold or stored their products for the season, the operators of Cedar Creek Gardens are ...

When small town businesses grow, it creates a ripple effect that strengthens the whole community, says South Dakota ...

FARGO -- After growing up on a South Dakota farm, Scott Anderson became a Wall Street investment banker. But when his dad retired, he moved back to the family farm near Andover, S.D., and brought some ...

Proposed legislation aimed at protecting South Dakota farmers from potential “agro-terrorism” activities could have a secondary effect of limiting access to some information about the state’s largest ...