Olsons honored as CAB Ambassadors

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News from the Rodeo Trail 10-30-19

PRCA 2020 Ram World Standings – Unofficial through Oct. 28th, 2019 All Around 1.Clay Smith, Broken Bow, OK $12,061.05 2. Tuf Cooper, Decatur TX, $7,437.18 Bareback Riding 1. Leighton Berry, Weatherford, TX $7,765.40 2. Cole Reiner, Kaycee, WY $7,334.63 3. Winn Ratliff, Leesville, LA $6,934.35 4. Jake Brown, Cleveland, TX $6,865.40 5. Paden Hurst, Huntsville, TX $5,531.44 9. Jamie Howlett, […]

Beef to School program beefing up its resources, scope

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  By Codi Vallery-Mills South Dakota’s Beef to School program continues to gain momentum. Having started with the Wall School District in January 2019 it now has several other schools using locally raised beef. A meeting held on Oct. 22 brought together other school districts, ranchers, a warehouse business and local meat processors to see how the program might expand […]

Seedstock Marketing

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Challenges and opportunities ahead By Kindra Gordon It’s an age-old question – without a surefire answer: What will the world be like ten years, twenty years, or fifty years from now? And more specifically, for those of us in the cattle business, what does the future hold for our industry? What will it take to be successful in the seedstock […]

Placements were the wildcard leading up to October Cattle On Feed Report

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The Cattle on Feed report provides monthly estimates of the number of cattle being fed for slaughter. For the report, USDA surveys feedlots of 1,000 head or more, as this represents 85% of all fed cattle. Cattle feeders provide data on inventory, placements, marketings and other disappearance. The report showed a total inventory of 11.278 million head for the United […]

When farming and ranching gets tough, look to family

        By Colleen Brunner For generations, area ranchers/farmers have taken pride in working the land and creating a business to one day pass down to their children. With tough economic times and bad weather, some men and women are facing the reality that the family farm may die with them.  With a new report recently from the […]

Toy cattle pot to be auctioned off for Sandhills Cancer Fund

    By Gayle Smith A few more people may benefit from the Sandhills Cancer Fund after funds raised from an auction of a toy semi at Valentine Livestock will be given to the group. Swede Lolley, who makes his home in White River, South Dakota, has donated the wooden toy he spent hours making, to be auctioned off when […]

Beef grading from yesterday to tomorrow

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Precision drives predictability By Natalie Jones When you enjoy a great steak, it’s largely because of those little flecks of intramuscular fat (IMF). “Marbling is like butter in the pan of potatoes,” said Dale Woerner, Texas Tech meat scientist addressing the recent Feeding Quality Forum in Amarillo. “The more marbling in the beef, the more flavor and performance we get.” […]

Farm Bill education meetings across Nebraska in November, December

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  Nebraska Extension and USDA Farm Service Agency in Nebraska will host a series of Farm Bill education meetings over the next two months to assist producers as they begin to make farm-bill related program decisions. The 2018 Farm Bill, signed into law last December, reauthorized the existing Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) safety net programs […]

South Dakota cattle producers call for fair prices to save cattle industry 

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      By Lura Roti for SDFU Every year, Aberdeen cow/calf producers Jeff and Rachel Kippley visit their local Kessler’s grocery store and pick up prime rib for Christmas dinner. Since they began the tradition four years ago, the couple has paid the same price per pound for this holiday delicacy – $10.99. However, the price they receive for […]