Farmers to Families

  By Codi Vallery-Mills This morning we awoke to below zero temperatures. It, paired with the snow we saw over the weekend, has made for an exceptionally cold start to this October day. The drive to the bus stop was extra crispy, crunchy; the puppy whined when I made him come out of his doghouse for his walk, and the […]

Election Night: In the shadows of the presidential election are races of top ag politicians

By Codi Vallery-Mills   The nation has been focused on the presidential election but come Nov. 3 there will be other political races worth watching as well. Numerous ag committee members in both the House and Senate are up for re-election. There is also the retiring of longtime Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas who has been a mainstay on ag […]

Daily Grain Report Oct. 23rd

CBW 10-28-20

Routier Family is busy with rodeo and ranching 

  By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union Bill was the gentle, old horse who babysat Jessica Routier during the day while her mom trained horses. “I don’t have a first memory of horses. They were always there, and I was always on them,” recalls Jessica, a fourth-generation cattle producer and professional barrel racer. “We grew up the same […]

October Cattle on Feed Report slightly above expectations

USDA’s latest Cattle on Feed report, released October 23, shows the number of animals on feed as of October 1 is higher than it was this time last year. The 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 […]

Select Sires launches new mobile app with Sire Search

  Select Sires has developed a full-service sire search mobile application for farmer-owners. This easy-to-navigate app is available at no cost on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. “As we set out to create an app for Select Sires’ farmer-owners, we identified three key goals: quick, easy-to-use and offline data access,” said Jess Peter, senior business analyst at […]

News from the Rodeo Trail 10-28-20

Unofficial through October 26, 2020 All Around 1. Stetson Wright, Milford, UT $86,584.20 2. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, TX $85,546.74 3. Clay Smith, Broken Bow, OK $80,737.23 4. Zack Jongbloed, Iowa, LA $44,170.15 5. Eli Lord, Sturgis, SD $37,509.02 11. Luke Gee, Stanford, MT $13,618.51 Bareback Riding 1. Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, IA $122,927.22 2. Kaycee Feild, Genola, UT $94,891.61 3. Orin […]

Record-Setting

From Montana across the Dakotas to the eastern and southern portions of the United States, the end of October saw record-setting cold temperatures and snow levels measured by the inch in places and feet in others!  The calendar says we still have eight weeks of Fall, but Mother Nature had different ideas.  I hope by the time you are reading […]