Stomprud Ranch of Meade County, South Dakota, was selected as the 2025 South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award recipient. “I ...

CASTLEWOOD, S.D. — For father-and-son team Barry and Eli Little, taking a more conservation-focused approach to their farming and ranching operation in northeastern South Dakota is something that has ...

For 117 years, Larson Ranch near Hamill, South Dakota, has run cattle and raised crops. Brothers Audie and Monty Larson’s ...

Political gridlock in Washington has shut down the government and left South Dakota’s farmers, ranchers and conservationists ...

Having trouble finding the perfect landing pad for your trip to the Mount Rushmore State? Book one of these Airbnbs in South Dakota.

VEBLEN, S.D. — Mike Stavick has spent his whole life in the cattle business after buying his first cow when he was in the seventh grade in 1981. But, the night of Feb. 4, 2025, will go down as one of ...

A cow in a pasture near Eureka in September 2024. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) A group of ranchers and cattle industry associations is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture in federal ...

In Redfield, pheasant season is nearly a five month-long guarantee that the county will see millions of dollars in spending ...

Recent big numbers: Last season saw the most birds harvested in a decade. This year, the Game, Fish and Parks Department says ...

BURKE | It was a warm June day, on the heights near the Missouri River in south central South Dakota, when Billie Sutton mounted his favorite horse, Purple, and went out to rope some calves. For a ...

Residents of the small western South Dakota city of Piedmont are in shock after the state approved a limestone mining operation without any public notification ...