24th Annual Dakota Feeder Calf Show and Feedout set
The 24th Annual Dakota Feeder Calf Show and Feedout is...
SDSU to receive nearly $80 million for the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Initiative
South Dakota State University announced that it will receive up...
Beef Promotion Operating Committee approves Checkoff Plan of Work
The Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) will invest approximately $38.5 million...
Tragedy inspires farm safety-focused children’s book
By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union (EDITOR’S NOTE:...
2022 Friend Of The Beef Industry
Wow! This past Saturday during halftime at South Dakota State University’s “Beef Bowl”, The Cattle Business Weekly was honored as...
Patriot Day
By Donnie Leddy, publisher I am writing this week’s column on the evening of September 11th. Today is Patriot Day,...
The 2022 SDSF is in the books!
The results for the 2022 South Dakota State Fair are officially in the books. A big thank you to all...
South Dakota State Fair! Gonna Have A Good Time There!
Call it "The Big One", call it "The Dirt Fair", or call it "a South Dakota tradition", for many of us, Labor Day weekend has included taking in The South Dakota State Fair for generations. When I was younger, the slogan was "South Dakota State Fair, Gonna Have A Good Time There" and I can say that is a true statement for me personally since the first time I attended in 1969. I believe I even had a shirt with that slogan on it from back in the day! Unfortunately, we are still without an Open Class Beef Barn again this year. And yes, unfortunately, we are not surprised because anyone who has building plans of their own realizes getting materials is one issue, but getting a labor crew is an even bigger challenge. Let's hope that in 52 weeks, we will...
August is…
By Codi Vallery-Mills The month of August holds within it some of the highs and lows found in summer for...
County Fairs!
By Donnie Leddy, publisher I am guessing many of you have been to a County Fair in the past few weeks. Yes, every county is different where some host carnival rides and nationally known entertainment while others have "Achievement Days" for their local youth. Either way, it is where many youth exhibit everything from animals to canned goods to arts and crafts that they have worked the past Summer months on. And my hat goes off to all the volunteers who make these events...