Most South Dakota counties and the Legislature hesitate to stand in the way of the total industrialization of the prairie with sensible drainage regulations. But if our leaders don't want to stand in the way of wetland extinction, perhaps they'll…
Posts tagged as “Extension Service”
...SDSU Extension and Press Help! Senate Bill 171—the bill upping the penalty for cruelty to dogs, cats, and horses—comes before the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources committee in Pierre tomorrow (assuming today's snow day for legislators doesn't throw the schedule…
The Cooperative Extension Service and land grant universities across the country are taking budget hits. She probably doesn't remember it, but Congresswoman Kristi Noem has already voted to cut millions from the USDA's research, education, and extension budget. Her House…
In May, State Representative Frank Kloucek and Democratic colleagues requested an official attorney general's opinion on the cuts to the state's Cooperative Extension Service. Specifically, Rep. Kloucek et al. argued that the Extension cuts violate the 1862 Morrill Land Grant…
Three prominent South Dakota legislators are asking the state attorney general to determine whether cuts to the state's Cooperative Extension Service violate federal law. Rep. Frank Kloucek (D-19/Scotland), Rep. Peggy Gibson (D-22/Huron), and Sen. Jason Frerichs (D-1/Wilmot) have asked A.G.…