12,000 dairies to relocate



David Kohl — a leading ag and farm management consultant who spoke at the Central Plains Dairy Expo in Sioux Falls in mid-March — says 12,000 to 15,000 dairies nationwide are going to have to relocate in the next 20 years due to urban sprawl and other pressures. Where will they relocate? At least some are likely to come to […]

Are your grasslands vanishing?



I received an email forward from Judge Jessop over the weekend about an article that ran in the USA Today newspaper about America’s vanishing grasslands.The story highlighted ag producers in the eastern half of South Dakota around the Highmore and De Smet area plowing up grasslands and converting it to crop acreage to capitalize on the rising prices of corn […]

Ban on hormones rejected

WTO disapproves of U.S. and Canada tariffs

On Monday, the U.S. and Canada beef producers captured a victory with the World Trade Organization ruling the European Union’s ban on hormone-treated cattle was scientifically unjustified. The announcement is said to be a helpful push for American beef and U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab said in a statement that the panel’s findings on the EU ban were an […]

Crusher Rentals PRCA World Standings Unofficial as of March 31, 2008



ALL-AROUND COWBOY 1. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. $69,718 *2. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 52,284 3. Cash Myers, Athens, Texas 33,307 4. Seth Glause, Rock Springs, Wyo. 29,147 5. Cade Swor, Chico, Texas 24,349 6. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 23,787 7. Marty Becker, Edmonton, Alberta 17,473 8. J.D. Yates, Pueblo, Colo. 15,429 9. Joe Beaver, Huntsville, Texas 13,953 10. Ryan […]

Deal okayed for Iowa ethanol plant



The Pleasantville City Council in Iowa has approved a deal for a company to build an ethanol plant in this southern Iowa town.A development agreement with Red Rock Renewables paves the way for a groundbreaking this summer on 225 acres in northeast Pleasantville, said Max Smith, vice chairman of the 30-member board of Red Rock Renewables.Residents have criticized the vote […]

Dodge Xtreme Bulls Standings Unofficial as of March 31, 2008

(Includes all divisions)

1. Chance Smart, Philadelphia, Miss. $53,626 2. Mike Moore, Kankakee, Ill. 39,711 3. Wesley Silcox, Payson, Utah 19,368 4. Logan Knibbe, Rockdale, Texas 18,088 5. Zeb Lanham, Sweet, Idaho 17,818 6. Colby Reilly, Stratford, Wash. 14,290 7. Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo. 12,668 8. Zack Oakes, Tonasket, Wash. 12,305 9. Colin McTaggart, Las Vegas, Nev. 11,586 10. Jarrod Ford, Greeley, Colo. […]

Dodge truck give-away



The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) is once again giving one lucky member a 27-month lease on a 2008 Cummins Diesel Dodge Truck, valued at $40,000! The truck will be given away at the MSGA Annual Convention in December in Billings. All MSGA Rancher, Supporting, and Young StockgrowerMembers are eligible. New members that choose to join MSGA will also be eligible […]

Grain Summary For week ending March 28



For the week grain and soybean bids were higher, after the market had time to digest last week’s losses. Wheat found support from dryness in the southwest and wet conditions in the east and south central areas of the growing region, along with the weak dollar. Weekly export sales for wheat came in at 562,800 tonnes which was in line […]

Jail time for slaughterhouse worker



After pleading guilty to three misdemeanor counts of animal abuse in a San Bernardino County Superior Court March 28, Rafael Sanchez Herrera was sentenced to six months in jail.Herrera is one of two men caught on videotape apparently abusing cattle at California’s Westland/Hallmark Meat Company slaughterhouse earlier this year.Under the plea deal the 34-year-old Sanchez will be deported to his […]

Kit’s Ideal Cow



(Editor’s Note: In last week’s issue, you read about strategies Colorado rancher Kit Pharo promotes to add profitability to cow-calf operations. Additionally, Pharo is often asked what makes the ideal cow? Following, he shares his opinion.)From his more than 20 years of ranching – and experimenting with different breeds, Pharo says the focus needs to be on matching cow size […]