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Settlement Reached in 'Pink Slime' Defamation Lawsuit

ABC says it has reached a settlement with a South Dakota meat producer that filed a more than $1 billion lawsuit against the network over its reports on the company's lean, finely textured beef product that critics dubbed ``pink slime.'' ABC spokeswoman Julie Townsend says in a statement that th...

Thune Urges USDA to Reverse Requirement to Destroy Usable CRP Hay

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, on June 27 urged U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue to reverse a USDA requirement that would force farmers and ranchers to destroy useable hay that would soon be harvested according to CRP...

(Audio) PCS Holds Third Hearing On Keystone Wednesday In Norfolk

(Click on news/podcast tab to hear interview with supporters Mike Flood and Dan Gunderson.)   The Nebraska Public Service Commission will hold another day-long public meeting in Norfolk on the Keystone XL's proposed route through Nebraska.   Previous hearings were held in York ...

Gov. Ricketts, Nebraska Ag & Business Groups Applaud WOTUS Repeal

LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts and Nebraska agriculture and business groups applauded an announcement by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt that the Trump Administration had finalized the repeal of the 2015 Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. “Thank you to ...