2015 WINDHAM WEAPONRY HIGH PERFORMANCE PRCA WORLD STANDINGS

Unofficial through May 26, 2015

All-around 1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $59,748 2. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas 32,893 3. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas 32,147 4. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 30,249 5. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. 29,030 6. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas 27,274 7. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah 26,940 8. Jordan Ketscher, Squaw Valley, Calif. 24,184 9. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas 23,361 10. Bart Brunson, […]

C.K. “Sonny” Booth named Limousin Hall of Fame Inductee



A name familiar to many in the seedstock and auction business is Colonel C.K. “Sonny” Booth of Miami, Okla., who will be the sixth person inducted into the North American Limousin Foundation Hall of Fame with a ceremony to take place June 30, 2015 in Tulsa, Okla.  Induction into the North American Limousin Foundation (NALF) Hall of Fame is the […]

Cheyenene Frontier Days’ Hall of Fame



 The Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days Hall of Fame has announced its 2015 class, headlined by nine-time PRCA World Champion Ty Murray.Murray, a ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductee, won the 1990 all-around and 1993 saddle bronc riding titles in Cheyenne. Joining Murray are Bobby Romer (bullfighter), Reva Gray (winner of the Denver Post Ladies Relay Race event in 1932, 1934 and […]

Continuing need to bridge “ag gap” with consumers

Summit speakers emphasize engagement and transparency

 “It’s about having a dialogue, not just telling a story,” said Cameron Bruett, chief sustainability officer and head of corporate affairs for JBS USA, Inc. at the 2015 Animal Agriculture Alliance Stakeholders Summit held in Kansas City May 6-7.  “We have this huge modern disconnect with agriculture; most of the consumers’ interaction with agriculture is the grocery store.” A disconnect […]

EPA Writes off Rural America, Finalizes Proposed “Waters of the US” Rule



WASHINGTON (May 27, 2015) – “Nothing left unregulated” is the apparent motto of the Environmental Protection Agency. Today, the Agency finalized its “Waters of the United States” proposed rule, which unilaterally strips private property rights and adds hundreds of thousands of stream miles and acres of land to federal jurisdiction. Under the guise of clarifying the Clean Water Act, the […]

El Nino partially responsible for extra moisture



Since the beginning of May, precipitation conditions across South Dakota have changed generally for the better, becoming quite wet in certain areas of state, said Dennis Todey, SDSU Extension Climate Specialist and South Dakota Climatologist.   “During the month of May, some places in the west have seen three to four times the precipitation they had seen since January,” Todey […]

Iowa Cattlemen’s Association to host June pasture walks



The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association is holding three pasture walks in mid-June, giving cow-calf producers in northeast, east and south central parts of the state an opportunity to hear from experts on brush management and maximizing feeder calf value. “The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association continually hears interest from its members wanting to learn about practices to enhance their operation through on-farm visits […]

Lake Region farm wages second highest since 1989



There were 47,000 workers hired directly by farms in the Lake Region (Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) during the reference week of April 12-18, 2015, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service — Farm Labor Report. Farm operators paid their hired workers an average wage rate of $12.43 per hour, the second highest April wage rate since estimates began in […]

National Feeder & Stocker Cattle Summary Week ending May 22nd



Compared to last week, yearlings sold fully steady to 3.00 higher with instances 5.00 higher as advance continues to be on heavy yearlings over 800 lbs.  Demand remains very good on yearlings as the draw of steady fed cattle prices on light trade Wednesday in Kansas at 161.00 continues to bring additional interest back to feeder cattle.  Steer and heifer […]

National Grain Summary Week ending May 22nd



Grain and soybean bids were mixed, with the higher U.S. dollar pressuring the grains early.  Heavy rain moved across the Southern Plains and Midwest supporting the wheat market due to possible quality concerns.  The recent moisture pressured the corn market as most of the crop is planted and emergence is ahead of the five year average.  Planting progress was 85 […]