U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson drew attention to a new focus in the war on terror that hits home for South Dakotans during his keynote address this month at the South Dakota Farmers Union 95th annual state convention in Huron.

In the past decade, safeguarding food and agriculture from both foreign and domestic terrorism has become a point of emphasis for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which has dealt with food safety since its establishment in 1862.