Month: December 2025

Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins joins us to talk about Missouri Farm Bureau (MOFB) Health Plans and what they mean for Farm Bureau members across the state. Hawkins emphasizes that a Missouri Farm Bureau [Read More…]

Ag News

Ag law expert: smart tax planning can reduce risk

A tax policy specialist says tax planning should be part of any farmer’s risk management strategy. Roger McEowen is an ag law professor at the Washburn University School of Law in Kansas. “Many farmers are [Read More…]

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Analyst watches China soybean buying pace as deadline extension looms

A market analyst says he’s closely monitoring Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans on the daily wire. Tanner Ehmke with CoBank says China has a tight window to fulfill its commitment of 12 million metric tons. [Read More…]

‘Massive’ Russian strikes prompt power cuts across Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

A screen grab from a video shows Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber carries out a strike in settlement of Vilcha in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine on December 23, 2025. (The Russian Ministry of Defense/Anadolu via Getty Images) [Read More…]

Brown University police chief put on leave, Dept. of Education launches review of safety

A memorial for shooting victims MukhammadAziz Umurzokov and Ella Cook at the Van Wickle Gates on the campus of Brown University on December 16, 2025. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — [Read More…]

Justice Department releases additional documents from Epstein files

Jeffrey Epstein is seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, December 19, 2025 (U.S. Justice Department) (NEW YORK) — The Justice Department on Monday released additional documents from its files [Read More…]

‘Pluribus’ star promises surprising, shocking finale

Rhea Seehorn and Karolina Wydra in ‘Pluribus.’ (Apple TV) The finale of Apple TV’s Pluribus, about an alien virus that connects almost everyone in the world to an exceedingly cheerful hive mind, airs Wednesday. Karolina Wydra, [Read More…]

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Farmer’s Union calls for better policy, stronger antitrust enforcement

A National Farmers Union leader says the twelve-billion dollar Farmer Bridge Assistance Program will help, but it’s not the solution to the real problem. Vice President of Advocacy Mike Stranz says, “We’ve got to have [Read More…]

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Some advice for beginning farmers

December 23, 2025 J.P. Skelly

Beginning farmers and young men and women that grew up on the farm but are venturing out on their own have challenges to overcome, from finding a farm to buy or rent to making the [Read More…]

Thune discusses future soybean trade strategy during High Plains Processing tour

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune toured the High Plains Processing facility south of Mitchell Monday afternoon. He met with South Dakota Soybean Processors CEO Tom Kersting and other plant personnel. “We wanted to come [Read More…]

Trump administration orders ‘abrupt’ recall of dozens of career diplomats: Source

The Department of State building in Washington, July 11, 2025. Hu Yousong/Xinhua via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is recalling dozens of career diplomats from overseas posts in the next month, according to a [Read More…]

Turner Classic Movies to honor Rob Reiner with programming tribute

December 22, 2025 nedvedmedia

Rob Reiner attends the screening of ‘Misery’ during the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 25, 2025, in Hollywood, California. (Jesse Grant/Getty Images for TCM) Turner Classic Movies has set [Read More…]

Ag News

Soybeans, corn, and wheat higher Monday

Soybeans were higher on technical buying Monday with January contracts up 4 cents at $10.52 and ¼. The USDA announced private exporters reported a sale of 12.1 million bushels of soybeans to China for the [Read More…]

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China demand offers optimism as Iowa farmer maintains crop rotation

December 22, 2025 nedvedmedia

A north Iowa farmer does not anticipate major changes to his crop rotation in 2026. Brent Renner grows corn and soybeans near Klemme. “I don’t know that (the current economics) supports any huge changes at [Read More…]

South Dakota High School Basketball Media Poll – December 22, 2025

December 22, 2025 Travis Kriens

The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll for the week of Dec. 22 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams, the team’s record, points received and ranking in the previous poll. First-place votes are listed [Read More…]

Trump admin pauses leases for some offshore wind projects citing ‘national security concerns’

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on October 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration [Read More…]

Trump blockades oil tankers near Venezuela — what does that mean?

This screen grab taken from a video posted on the X account of U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem shows a U.S. Coast Guard aircraft flying over a crude oil tanker, last docked in [Read More…]

Lawmakers threaten legal action against Bondi, DOJ over partial release of Epstein files

Rep. Thomas Massie speaks alongside Rep. Ro Khanna during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol, November 18, 2025 in Washington. Heather Diehl/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Minority Leader Chuck [Read More…]

‘The Odyssey’ official trailer finds Matt Damon as Odysseus on his way home