From the start, Owen and Shannon Fagerhaug's passion for rodeo played a role in their major life decisions.
- American Veterinary Medical Association
Editor's note: New World screwworm was discovered June 3 in a calf in Texas. The pest has moved into the United States, a longtime possible nightmare for livestock owners.
- Heather Schlitz, Tom Polansek and Cassandra Garrison Reuters
Experts said an outbreak could cause $1.8 billion in damage to Texas' economy and likely would raise beef prices by shrinking cattle supply.
- Janelle Atyeo
Minnesota farmer advocates for changes to sugar imports as new crop is planted
- Ruth Nicolaus
For barrel racers, breakaway ropers, the road to Cheyenne passes through North Platte
- Katelyn Winberg
Near Rockham in northeastern South Dakota, spring calving season stretches across much of the year for Jade Jandel.
- Jaclyn Wilson
The rain keeps coming, just a little at a time. There is still a ways to go, but at least some stuff is perking up!
- Deane Morrison University of Minnesota
The experts were stunned by all the healthy potato plants.
- Katelyn Winberg
Near Rockham in northeastern South Dakota, spring calving season stretches across much of the year for Jade Jandel.
- By Chevy-Lynn Vaske, K-State Extension
Today’s beef cattle are bigger than they were a generation ago, and according to Kansas State University experts, that shift may represent more than a passing cycle in the cattle industry.
Next year’s corn rootworm pressure is already taking shape. For growers who want to stay ahead of it, the time to measure that risk is now. Adult beetles are active in late spring and early summer, feeding, mating and laying the eggs that will determine next year’s pressure. For growers in h…
- Jaclyn Wilson
The rain keeps coming, just a little at a time. There is still a ways to go, but at least some stuff is perking up!
- Michael Baron
Dear Michael: We read your column in the last issue about uses of life estate deeds. To us, it seems like the perfect solution. No probate, kids know what they are getting at death, protection from Medicaid attachment after five years – what’s not to like?
Lake Area Technical College (LATC) received a $5,000 grant from Corteva Agriscience to support the integration of CPR certification into its agriculture safety curriculum, building life-saving skills among students preparing for careers in agriculture.
- Katelyn Winberg
On the Mockler family farm near Centerville, spring planting is a full-family effort.
- Katelyn Winberg
From grilled cheese sandwiches and SDSU ice cream to baby calves and self-guided dairy tours, organizers say this year’s South Dakota Dairy Fest is designed to help consumers connect with modern dairy farming in a hands-on way.
- Colleen Stegenga
There is a piece of ground in eastern South Dakota that is slowly becoming something I've been dreaming about for a long time.
- Terry Woster
Late in April, on a terribly windy day, a wildfire blew up and scorched a strip of land almost three miles long across the rolling prairie where I grew up.
- Brent Olson
"Â I'm afraid we're never going to be particularly good at letting go and sending them off with a smile."
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Producers are urged to watch their cattle herds, especially cattle imported from other states, after Theileria, a tick-borne parasite that affects cattle, was detected in several Nebraska counties. The Asian longhorned tick is the primary carrier responsible for spreading the parasite.
- Jaclyn Wilson
"A couple fancy ballerina leg raises, and I quickly am fully aware that I’m too old for this junk."
- Janelle Atyeo
Farmers are choosing not to plant their fields to cash crops that require high dollar inputs and bring ever smaller returns. Instead, they’re seeding the land back to the plants that grew before settlers began to turn dirt with plows.
- Janelle Atyeo
For a plant that grows naturally on the Midwest prairies, significant effort goes into starting native grasses and flowers in a greenhouse.
- Jim Woster
"Brother Terry is handy, and probably for a couple reasons. He was called upon by the brothers to help in the shop while I was on a tractor."
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