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South Dakota Soybean Association weighs in on new tariff plan

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April 3, 2025

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South Dakota Soybean Association weighs in on new tariff plan

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – On what he is calling “Liberation Day,” President Trump has announced a new round of tariffs.

Trump detailed his new plan in a Rose Garden Ceremony on Wednesday.

The president’s latest taxes on imports include a 10% baseline for all countries. The package also includes a 34 percent tax on Chinese imports, 20 percent on imports from the European Union, and 24 percent on Japanese products. Trump says many of his newly announced tariffs are reciprocal and aimed at countries that put markup costs on products made in the United States.

The president signaled confidence that his new package of tariffs would be a boost to the United States Economy.

“Jobs and factories will come roaring back into our country and you see it happening already, we will supercharge our domestic industrial base, we will pry open foreign markets and break down foreign trade barriers, and ultimately more production at home will stronger competition and lower prices for consumers,” Trump said.

Trump’s tariff plans have sparked fears that the new import taxes could cause retaliation from other countries as well as raise consumer prices on Americans.

The South Dakota Soybean Association previously expressed fears that trade wars could impact the industry’s access to the Chinese market, which buys about 60 percent of South Dakota’s soybeans. Association President Kevin Deinert said Wednesday he’s still sorting out the specifics of the latest numbers.

Uncertainty appears to linger as Kota Territory News asked Deinert how he felt about China following Wednesday’s announcement.

“Anytime we have those types of disruptions or any type of kind of tit for tat type tariff situations it’s always a concern to how will that effect our markets and how will that affect our trade with them,” said Deinert. “We’ll kind of dive into the specifics of some of this stuff, and hopefully, we can reach out to our counterparts in China and still maintain some of those relationships with them,”

Under the president’s new plan, he can increase or decrease tariffs depending on actions other countries take going forward.

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Retired Air Force four-star general Maryanne Miller speaks at South Dakota Mines

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March 27, 2026

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Retired Air Force four-star general Maryanne Miller speaks at South Dakota Mines

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Students at South Dakota Mines heard Wednesday from retired four-star general Maryanne Miller about her journey to the highest ranks of the U.S. military.

Miller is a retired four-star U.S. Air Force general. She is the only member of the Air Force Reserve ever to be promoted to this level.

She spoke about finding greatness and living a life of fulfillment. Her stories came from her time in the Air Force and as a volunteer for Saint Teresa of Calcutta’s Missionaries of Charity.

“We so much get focused on what is our next step in life, what’s the next career move, how do we make ourselves better in our career, and we forget about how do we make ourselves better as a human being,” Miller said. “Because they have to go tandem. If it’s not tandem, you’re going to get off track.”

Miller was commissioned in 1981 and rose through the ranks before becoming a four-star general in 2018. She was the only woman serving as a four-star officer in the military at the time. She retired in 2020 after serving for almost 40 years.

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USDA to offer distaster assistance to South Dakota agriculture producers impacted by winter storms

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March 26, 2026

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USDA to offer distaster assistance to South Dakota agriculture producers impacted by winter storms

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering financial and technical assistance to South Dakota farmers and livestock producers who may have been impacted by the recent winter storms.

“I encourage impacted producers to contact their local USDA Service Center to report losses and learn more about program options available to assist in their recovery from crop, land, infrastructure, and livestock losses and damages.” said Richard Fordyce, Production and Conservation Under Secretary.

FSA’s Emergency Conservation Program and Emergency Forest Restoration Program can assist landowners with financial assistance to restore damaged land and conservation structures or forests.

“Our staff will work one-on-one with landowners to make assessments of the damages and develop methods that focus on effective recovery of the land.” said Jessica Michalski, Acting NRCS State Conservationist in South Dakota.

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Plaque unveiled at South Dakota Capitol for 100-year-old Medal of Honor recipient

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March 26, 2026

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Plaque unveiled at South Dakota Capitol for 100-year-old Medal of Honor recipient

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden, left, and Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen unveil a plaque for retired U.S. Navy Capt. E. Royce Williams in the Hall of Honor at the Capitol in Pierre on March 25, 2026. (Photo by Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight)

By:Meghan O’Brien

PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) — There’s a new name in the South Dakota Hall of Honor at the state Capitol building.

One-hundred-year-old South Dakota native and retired U.S. Navy Capt. E. Royce Williams was celebrated at a Wednesday ceremony where a plaque honoring him was unveiled, although Williams did not attend.

“In spite of being outnumbered and facing incredible danger, Captain Williams engaged the enemy with courage and skill,” said Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden. “Our state has always had a strong tradition of service, and Captain Williams is the very best of that tradition.”

President Donald Trump awarded Williams the Medal of Honor, the country’s highest military honor, at the State of the Union address earlier this year. The medal honors actions by Williams that had been classified for decades.

“His story was secret for over 50 years, he didn’t even want to tell his wife, but the legend grew and grew,” Trump said during the speech in February. “But tonight, at 100 years old, this brave Navy captain is finally getting the recognition he deserves.”

On Nov. 18, 1952, over Korean coastal waters during the Korean War, then-Lt. Williams, from Wilmot, South Dakota, led three F9F Panthers against seven Soviet MiG-15s. He disabled three enemy jets and damaged a fourth.

The Soviet jets, according to the U.S. Naval Institute, were “superior to the F9F in almost every fashion.” The mission was the only direct overwater combat between U.S. Navy fighters and Soviet fighters during the Cold War.

Williams, one of 11 Medal of Honor recipients from South Dakota, now lives in California. The Hall of Honor at the South Dakota Capitol is located in the hallway that visitors enter immediately after going through security.

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