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The LifeServe Blood Center blood drive sponsored by Wagner High School on Monday, September 27th, had a fantastic turn-out! 30 donors registered and 29 units of life saving blood was donated. Thank you to everyone that came out to help boost the LOCAL blood supply! The units donated at the blood drive can help save up to 87 lives! A special thanks to Charlene Soukup and the Wagner High School National Honor Society for sponsoring and hosting the blood drive.
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American Legion Auxiliary members Marlene Stone (back row, left) and Sandy Seiner (back row, second from right) delivered dictionaries donated by the American Legion Auxiliary to Wagner Community School 3rd grade students. Dictionaries were donated to 76 3rd grade students at WCS. Dictionaries were also donated to 10 Marty Indian School 3rd grade students. Pictured with the Legion Auxiliary members are Miss Gina Soukup and her 3rd grade class at WCS. Courtesy Photo.
Read moreIn response to the severe drought conditions in the West and Great Plains, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its plans to help cover the cost of transporting feed for livestock that rely on grazing. USDA is updating the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP) to immediately cover feed transportation costs for drought impacted ranchers. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will provide more details and tools to help ranchers get ready to apply at their local USDA Service Center later this month at fsa.usda.gov/ elap.
Read moreThe South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission held their September meeting at Rapid City’s Outdoor Campus West. The commission finalized proposals which will now be up for public comment.
Read moreGovernor Kristi Noem signed Executive Order 2021-13, which extends the timeframe that hay haulers may move hay to 2 hours before sunrise and 2 hours after sunset.
Read moreThe South Dakota State University College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences and the College of Education and Human Sciences announce that the 2021 Eminent Leaders in Agriculture, Family and Community award celebration is rescheduled for January 28, 2022 at McCrory Gardens in Brookings.
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Agricultural producers impacted by drought can now request haying and grazing on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres in certain South Dakota counties, while still receiving their full rental payment for the land.
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