A woman holds a calf.

Ariana Schumacher

Reporter

Ariana is a reporter for Agweek based out of South Dakota. She graduated from South Dakota State University in 2022 with a double major in Agricultural Communications and Journalism, with a minor in Animal Science. She is currently a graduate student at SDSU, working towards her Masters of Mass Communications degree. She enjoys reporting on all things agriculture and sharing the stories that matter to both the producers and the consumers.

Even after dark, the work doesn't stop for farmers and ranchers during calving season.
Farmers are eager to get their planters in the fields, but with snow still on the ground, they will have to wait awhile.
Students at the Sioux Falls Career and Technical Education Academy welcomed 14 piglets to their ag classroom.
Rudy Dotzenrod finds dry edible beans to be a good fit in his rotation, both because of the timing of work and the benefits he finds for the crops that follow beans.
Drew Peterson had to rebuild nearly his whole farm after the 2022 derecho. Now, he's looking ahead to this next growing season.
Rodeo fans and contestants from across the Great Plains braved the winter weather to fill the stands at the Swiftel Center in Brookings, South Dakota, for the 67th Jackrabbit Stampede Rodeo.
The centennial Little International took place at South Dakota State University on March 31 and April 1.
The Pork Cares Farm Impact Report program is providing pork producers with sustainability reports of their operations and creating a national sustainability report for the swine industry.
Rodeo fans and contestants from across the Great Plains braved the winter weather to fill the stands at the Swiftel Center in Brookings, South Dakota, for the 67th Jackrabbit Stampede Rodeo.
Around 100 South Dakota soybean producers participated in the Soy 100 conference in Brookings.