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Rounds Introduces Legislation to Permanently Protect “Product of USA” Label for Meat Products

2 days ago | drgnews.com | Jody Heemstra

U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) has reintroduced (June 18, 2025) the USA Beef Act, legislation to limit the use of the “Product of USA” label only to beef products that are born, raised and slaughtered in the United States. The legislation would also codify the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) rule addressing the same issue.
Game, Fish and Parks reminds boaters to Clean, Drain and Dry to stop spread of aquatic invasive species

2 days ago | drgnews.com | Jody Heemstra

Zebra mussel larvae, known as veligers, will free float throughout the water column throughout the warm summer months. It is during this time that the risk of transporting from one water body to another is at it’s highest. Boaters can do their part to slow the spread of these mussels by ensuring they always practice Clean, Drain, and Dry.
American Butter Institute seeks FDA action against “Dairy Free Butter”

2 days ago | drgnews.com | Jody Heemstra

In a strongly-worded complaint sent Wednesday (June 25, 2025) to the Food and Drug Administration, America’s butter marketers asked the agency to take action against Country Crock’s “dairy free salted butter,” asserting that the product’s label violates federal regulations. The plant-based spread’s front label, in bold letters, describes itself as a form of butter, although federal standards of identity, along with legislation passed by Congress, defines butter as a product made from milk.
Treasury Issues Historic Orders under Powerful New Authority to Counter Fentanyl

2 days ago | drgnews.com | Jody Heemstra

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued orders (June 25, 2025) identifying three Mexico-based financial institutions—CIBanco S.A., Institution de Banca Multiple (CIBanco), Intercam Banco S.A., Institución de Banca Multiple (Intercam), and Vector Casa de Bolsa, S.A. de C.V. (Vector)—as being of primary money laundering concern in connection with illicit opioid trafficking, and prohibit, respectively, certain transmittals of funds involving...
McLaughlin man sentenced to 5 years in prison for Resisting and Impeding a Federal Officer

2 days ago | drgnews.com | Jody Heemstra

A U.S. District Judge has sentenced a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man convicted of Resisting and Impeding a Federal Officer. The sentencing took place on June 9, 2025. Verl Antonie Janis, age 44, was sentenced to five years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Janis was indicted by a federal grand jury in December 2024. He pleaded guilty on February 20, 2025.
Georgia Morse Middle School’s Governor Grocery building gets facelift

2 days ago | drgnews.com | Jody Heemstra

The Governor Grocery building at the Georgia Morse Middle School in Pierre has a fresh coat of paint, thanks to the generosity of some local folks and some not-so-local folks. School Board member Dennis James says the work was funded by donations. James encourages people to drive by and take a look. Governor Grocery is a student food pantry program hosted at Georgia Morse Middle School.
Hormel Foods Corporation reminding consumers about recalled Dinty Moore BEEF STEW that may still be on shelves at home

2 days ago | drgnews.com | Jody Heemstra

Hormel Foods Corporation, a Tucker, Ga. establishment, is recalling (May 28, 2025) approximately 256,185 pounds of canned beef stew product that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically wood, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The canned beef stew item was produced on February 4, 2025. The following product is subject to recall:20-oz.
Man charged with supplying chemicals to Palm Springs fertility clinic bomber dies in custody

2 days ago | drgnews.com | Jody Heemstra

Park, of suburban Seattle, was found unresponsive at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles Tuesday morning and was pronounced dead at a hospital, the Bureau of Prisons said in a statement. No cause of death was provided. The two men connected in fringe online forums over their shared beliefs against human procreation, investigators said.
U.S.-China Trade Tensions Cost Farmers $2 Billion

2 days ago | drgnews.com | Jody Heemstra

United States and China tensions and the resulting tariffs cost U.S. farmers $2 billion in lost exports this year. A new study from North Dakota State University’s Center for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies says the lost sales to China far surpass modest gains elsewhere. From January to April, agricultural exports to China contracted by over $5 billion, leaving export volumes up to 55 percent lower than the previous year.
Trump affirms his commitment to NATO’s Article 5 pledge for mutual defense

2 days ago | drgnews.com | Jody Heemstra

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (June 25, 2025) affirmed his support for NATO’s mutual defense guarantee a day after he again rattled the 32-nation alliance by casting doubt on his commitment to the pledge. After musing that whether he abides by Article 5 of the NATO treaty “depends on your definition,” Trump said about 24 hours later that he stood with that promise.