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Four Republican candidates are seeking the South Dakota governor post, and the primary election on June 2 will determine who advances to the November ballot.
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Courtesy Brad Herrick/University Wisconsin-MadisonAn invasive worm is destroying forest floors and gardens across the country. Once jumping worms get into the soil, they're nearly impossible to get rid of — so experts say curbing their spread is the best tool against them. -
Anna Pope/Harvest Public MediaEvery spring, high school students from across the country travel to Oklahoma for the National Land and Range Judging Contest. The three-day event tests their knowledge of land and soil. -
Nick Rohlman/The Cedar Rapids GazetteThe House passed a bill to allow the year-round sale of E15 – a priority in farm states – following infighting among Republicans. -
Claire Benjamin/University of IllinoisThe U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing moving the Maize Genetics Cooperation Stock Center and the National Soybean Germplasm Collection from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus, where they've both been housed for decades.
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Three months since the start of its conflict with Iran, the Trump administration is oscillating between strike threats and diplomatic overtures. Neither path has yielded a clear resolution. -
The two-time NASCAR champion died on Thursday, a day after passing out in a Chevrolet simulator. -
On May 31, Yo Sabri make a landmark appearance with the Nashville Symphony for an orchestral rendition of his new album, "Tennessee Desi," which blends Appalachian styles with Muslim devotional music. -
The U.S. government is responding to the Ebola outbreak in with travel restrictions. American citizens and permanent residents departing affected countries must fly into one of three U.S. airports. -
Mass. congressman Barney Frank was the first House member to come out as gay and was instrumental in Wall Street reforms after the Great Recession. He died this week at the age of 86.
