100th birthday party planned for PRCA pioneer Clennon



Friends and family are planning a big 100th birthday blowout for PRCA Gold Card member Bart Clennon at 2 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Marana (Ariz.) Stockyards Café. Clennon, who lives in nearby Tucson, is the last living signatory to the 1936 petition that led to the creation of the Cowboys’ Turtle Association, forerunner of the PRCA, and was one of […]

Artificial insemination school in Riverton, Wyo.



A four-session beef artificial insemination school sponsored by the University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service (UW CES) is in Riverton this December. Sessions are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 6, 9, 16, and 20 in the Armory Building at the Fremont County Fairgrounds, said Ron Cunningham, UW CES educator in Fremont County. Cost is $75 for adults and $60 […]

Beef Producers selected to lead SD Beef Council



The South Dakota Beef Industry Council elected leaders for the next fiscal year at its annual meeting in Brookings.  The SDBIC administers the $1 Beef Checkoff on cattle sold in South Dakota.  Beef Checkoff dollars are utilized strictly for promotion, education or research programs.  Fifty cents of every dollar is directed to the Cattlemen’s Beef Board for programs on the […]

Big Tex, Painted Valley, After Party voted top PRCA bucking stock



 Big Tex, the Classic Pro Rodeo gelding who took Tilden Hooper to a share of the world record with a 94-point ride this year and holds a share of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo arena record, has been voted the PRCA Bareback Horse of the Year over Moulin Rouge. “This is a fantastic horse and has been for a long […]

DJ Limousin heifer part of Corner Post Fund



DJ Limousin of Port Orchard, Wash., has generously donated DJ Xecutive Privilege 476X, a stylish Lim-Flex heifer, to the National Junior Limousin Association (NALJA) Corner Post Fund.  DJ Xecutive Privilege is a February 13, 2010 DHVO Deuce daughter out of DJ Uptown Girl.  She is an eye appealing female with an outstanding pedigree and an exceptional set of EPD’s.  “We […]

Early estate planning reminders for families



By Dan Childs,               Noble Foundation The time will eventually come when each one’s estate will be transferred to another person or persons. No one knows exactly when that time will be, but it is often assumed that it will be later rather than sooner. Therefore, many postpone estate planning because it is thought […]

Family business awarded honor

Agri-Best Feeds, Inc. committed to agriculture

Agri-Best Feeds, Inc. committed to agriculture By Codi Vallery-Mills This fall, Agri-Best Feeds of Montana was awarded the Family Business of the Year Award from Montana State University in the new business category. Irv Haidle started the company in 2006 and since then has grown the business into a true family affair with sons, son-in-laws and grandsons working for Agri-Best.  […]

Farm American car finishes season at top



Compiled by                    Codi Vallery-Mills The Farm American car of NASCAR #78 Furniture Row Racing Team hit the track for the last time of the season Oct. 10. The No. 78 Farm American Chevrolet is a bright green, yellow, blue and white car with the theme of ‘Cultivating the Future’ and it […]

Finalists announced for SD Leopold Conservation Award



Sand County Foundation, the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association and the South Dakota Grassland Coalition are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2010 Leopold Conservation Award. “The health of South Dakota’s landscape is dependent on hard-working farmers and ranchers who are dedicated to ensuring that South Dakota’s land, water and wildlife are in better shape than when they found them,” […]

Keystone XL pipeline postponed indefinitely



TransCanada Corp. has been awaiting U.S. government approval to lay the final leg of its multibillion-dollar pipeline network that would carry Canadian oil to refineries along the Gulf Coast. The leg, known as Keystone XL, is designed to carry crude oil from tar sands near Hardisty, Alberta, to the Gulf Coast via Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. […]