CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, April 4 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: * * * Ag Groups Call for End to Fertilizer Duties Author: Bryan Goodman Over 50 state ag groups and eight national organizations sent a letter to the International Trade Commission this week urging the agency to revoke the countervailing duty orders on imports of phosphate fertilizer from Morrocco. The letter - signed by the National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association, Na more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 3 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson supports President Trump's termination of temporary protected status * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 22-state friend-of-the-court brief supporting the Trump administration's decision to end temporary protected status for immigrants from specific countries. The amici states argue that under federal law, the U more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 3 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Groundwater levels continue to decline amid persistent drought conditions * Groundwater levels throughout Nebraska continued to decline in 2025 following several years of persistent drought. According to the recently released 2026 Nebraska Statewide Groundwater-Level Monitoring Report from the Conservation and Survey Division in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's School of Natural Resources, groundwat more PR

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, April 3 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * Mines Graduate Student Helps Advance Early Detection Research for Alzheimer's Disease * For Hunter Paxton, the path to cutting-edge Alzheimer's research began long before he became a student at South Dakota Mines. Raised in a family deeply connected to assisted living care, Paxton spent much of his childhood alongside his mother and grandmother, both facility manage more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release: * * * US farmers expect to plant less corn and more soybean acres Producers surveyed across the United States intend to plant 95.3 million acres of corn in 2026, down 3% from last year, according to the Prospective Plantings report released today by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Planted acreage intentions for corn are down in 37 of t more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 3 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Renewal and Hope * Easter is a meaningful day for many Americans. Here in South Dakota and across America, families will gather for church services, share meals together, and spend time with loved ones. Kids will hunt for Easter eggs, and, of course, eat lots of candy! But beyond the traditions and celebrations, Easter reminds us of the greatest promise ever given: the resurrection of more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. MCF 21145) entitled "Thomas L. Hey and James A. Hey - Acquisition of Control - Minnesota Motor Bus Inc.": * * * Thomas L. Hey and James A. Hey - Acquisition of Control - Minnesota Motor Bus Inc. ACTION: Notice Tentatively Approving and Authorizing Finance Transaction. SUMMARY: In 2010, Thomas L. Hey and James A. Hey (collectively, Applicants), both noncarriers,  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * WLF Asks Supreme Court to Clarify Scope of the Dormant Commerce Clause for Personal Jurisdiction * "A Delaware defendant headquartered in Texas. An Iowa plaintiff alleging a South Dakota injury. Yet the case was brought in Minnesota. That just can't be right." -Zac Morgan, WLF Senior Litigation Counsel Click here to read WLF's brief. (Washington, DC)-Washington Legal F more PR