Drought Hearings Held in Sioux Falls Volunteers and Officials Attend
The House Agriculture Subcommittee met at the Downtown Holiday Inn in Sioux Falls on December 15 to study drought impacts. Witnesses from South Dakota North Dakota Minnesota and Iowa discussed hay movement price drought disaster programs and farm policy including Secretary Duxbury estimates and Bergland remarks on crop insurance and grain yield methods. Leaders and farmers including Harmelink and Landegent testified on local supply price and financing pressures.