Bio-terrorism in the heartland

It's not guns but biologicals that are the real danger here; scientists at SDSU are assessing the threat

Terrorism comes in many forms. It isn’t always a martyr with a bomb strapped to his chest, or a “soldier for the cause” armed with an AK-47 who simply begins firing into a downtown crowd. As dangerous – perhaps more so – is the militant who gets his hands on biological materials. Diseases with which South Dakota farmers are well-acquainted […]

Black Hills Stock Show Angus, Charolais & Gold Rush



By CBW Staff The Black Hills Stock Show Charolais Show and Sale was held Feb. 1 at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City, S.D. Brian Barragree of Absarokee, Mont. judged the show consignments. Grand Champion Charolais Bull was awarded to Kim Coudron of Coudron Charolais, Monticello, Minn. Lot 10, CC Alejandro 0961 PLD, is a 3/28/10 son of […]

Cloud reigns all over Rapid City Xtreme Bulls Tour event



Cloud reigns all over Rapid City Xtreme Bulls Tour event            RAPID CITY, S.D. – Howdy Cloud’s long wait is finally over. The 31-year-old Texas cowboy kicked off the ninth season of the Seminole Hard Rock Xtreme Bulls Tour, presented by B&W Hitches, with his much-desired first Tour victory. “Ever since it’s started I’ve been on […]

Feds seize Eastern Livestock accounts



DTN reports the FBI has seized $4.7 million dollars from a personal bank account of Thomas Gibson’s, owner of Eastern Livestock, and attempted to take $1.2 million from Gibson’s commodity account, but those funds were already in the hands of a court-appointed bankruptcy trustee. “We had a meeting with them (the FBI) this week, and they told us that the […]

Getting bulls ready



It’s the bull sale season, and as you line up your herd sires for the upcoming breeding season, it’s also not too soon to be asking:“What should I be feeding my bulls?” South Dakota State University Extension beef specialist Julie Walker says that is a question she is commonly asked by seedstock and commercial producers alike.  Her advice to them […]

Great combination: Skilled photographer & horses



By Sara Thissen Western South Dakota has a large magnitude of landscapes from the striated, fossil-rich sedimentary buttes of the Badlands to the nearby hills so thick in evergreens with an abundance of livestock and wildlife. No matter what season it is in western South Dakota, a photographer is sure to have a picturesque backdrop. One photographer knows the ropes […]

High summer risk

Concern over grasshoppers in Nebraska begins

Concern over grasshoppers in Nebraska begins Large areas of rangeland in western Nebraska were at high risk to grasshopper infestations last year; however, this year could be worse, University of Nebraska-Lincoln entomologists say. Last year, a wet spring gave rangeland grasses an advantage. So far, the climate predications for this year are calling for warmer and dryer weather this spring. […]

Marvin Shoulders dies at 89



Gold Card member Marvin Shoulders dies at 89 Marvin Clifford Shoulders, a PRCA Gold Card holder and a member of one of rodeo’s legendary families, passed away Jan. 20, at Saint Johns Hospital in Tulsa, Okla. He was 89. Born on Feb. 19, 1921, Marvin was the first of four sons born to Joe and Ellen Shoulders. Growing up in […]

National Feeder & Stocker Cattle Summary, Jan. 28



National Feeder & Stocker Cattle Summary Week ending Jan. 28 Compared to last week, feeder cattle over 600 lbs sold weak to 5.00 lower with mounting pressure from lower CME cattle futures and losses in the cash fed cattle trade.  Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs traded unevenly from 4.00 lower to 2.00 higher, but the number of auction […]

National Grain Summary, Jan. 28



National Grain Summary Week ending Jan. 28 Compared to last week, grain and soybean bids were slightly lower, with wheat trading sharply higher.  Wheat saw gains most of the week in the board of trade due to various factors.  Good export demand, unfavorable conditions in the winter wheat region of the U.S. and other countries, along with tightening world supplies […]