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RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Representative Dusty Johnson was at the Black Hills Stock Show Friday to speak with constituents about agricultural issues.
There’s been growing concern among ag producers about the growing cost of maintaining a farm or ranch.
Johnson says the rise of prices of equipment is a result of growing inflation and says the federal government needs to take a step back from the ag industry.
South Dakota's lone U.S. representative is excited about Northern State University's new Center for Public History and Civic Engagement.
U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., was the guest speaker at Northern's grand opening celebration for the center in the Centennial Rooms of the student union. Northern President Neal Schnoor said Monday's event christens the center, which aims to advance public education and greater civic knowledge.
U.S. Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and Tom Cole (R-OK) on Jan. 13 introduced a bipartisan bill that would grant a federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans Inc. (NAIV), a nonprofit organization headquartered in South Dakota on the Cheyenne River Reservation that advocates for Native Americans who served in the United States military.
The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) to create a library for cattle contracts within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The House on Dec. 8 voted 411-13 to pass the Cattle Contract Library Act of 2021, H.R. 5609. Included among the original cosponsors of the bill are U.S. Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Frank Lucas (R-OK), and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND).
SPEARFISH, S.D. (KOTA) - The workforce problem doesn’t have just one solution.
“Spearfish has a real workforce problem and, of course, that’s true for most of South Dakota, but it’s even more acute here in Spearfish,” said Congressman Dusty Johnson.
To combat the problem, the Spearfish Economic Development Corporation met with Johnson to talk about some solutions.
STURGIS, S.D. (KOTA) - After soldiers returned home from the Vietnam War, some say they were met with mixed feelings from fellow Americans.
Representative Dusty Johnson believes the negative way the United States welcomed home the veterans is just one example of the country’s past flaws.
People bundled up and gathered together to pay their respects to veterans of South Dakota. A 21 gun salute took place and every veteran’s gravestone received a custom wreath. Representative Dusty Johnson was a guest speaker at the event. He expressed gratitude to people attending the ceremony.
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Bipartisan legislation supported by U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and hailed as the first major overhaul of federal regulations for the global shipping industry in over 30 years received approval from the U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 8.
“We’ve all been impacted by the backlog in the supply chain and shipping delays,” said Rep. Johnson. “Our bill passed the House with strong bipartisan support and I look forward to seeing it pass the Senate.”
The House passed legislation Wednesday that provides the first major update of U.S. international ocean-shipping laws in more than two decades as the nation grapples with bottlenecks at its ports that are crimping supply chains.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Dusty Johnson led the debate, and the U.S. House followed by overwhelmingly approving what is called the Cattle Contract Library Act with a vote of 411 to 13.
What this bill does is create a library for cattle contracts, within the USDA’s Ag Marketing Service.
A similar library exists for the pork sector, but cattlemen are currently unaware of contract terms being offered by packers.