Subzero temperatures, heavy snow expected to challenge herds across the country
- By Kristi Hine, South Dakota News Watch
HURON, S.D. 鈥 When Rebecca Blue first began asking South Dakota women in agriculture what they were missing, the answers felt familiar.
- Kristen Sindelar
While shepherds kept their flocks by night, someone had to shear those sheep during the day.
- By Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
A recent study prepared for the Iowa corn and ethanol industries predicts that without expanded markets, the 鈥渂est days for corn growers are in the past.鈥澛
- Kristen Sindelar
No one enjoys getting soaked in a downpour of rain or chilled to the bone in a torrent of snow. In the heat of summer, most would rather be in the shade than stand under the sun鈥檚 blazing rays. Cattle are no different.
- Benjamin Herrold
Ag economists are watching trends in cattle inventory and slaughter numbers to see where the industry is headed in 2026.
- Kristen Sindelar
Fat lambs are sourced from all over the Midwest, with the majority procured in-state from local producers. Kevin Coan delivers lambs from Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa and sometimes Kansas.
- Kristen Sindelar
No one enjoys getting soaked in a downpour of rain or chilled to the bone in a torrent of snow. In the heat of summer, most would rather be in the shade than stand under the sun鈥檚 blazing rays. Cattle are no different.
- By Suzanne Potter, Public News Service
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- Benjamin Herrold
Ag economists are watching trends in cattle inventory and slaughter numbers to see where the industry is headed in 2026.
- Kristen Sindelar
Fat lambs are sourced from all over the Midwest, with the majority procured in-state from local producers. Kevin Coan delivers lambs from Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa and sometimes Kansas.
- Jaclyn Wilson
"Never be afraid to step outside of your comfort zone. There are so many amazing, wonderful people and groups that we can share knowledge with."
- Lainie Kringen-Scholtz
There are certain skills that producers must feel confident in to make sure that calves have a successful neonatal period. One of those skills is tubing calves.
- from Avera Health
Each year, it鈥檚 important that you and all members of your family schedule an annual preventive health visit. You may know this as a yearly checkup, physical exam, well-woman exam, well-child visit, and so on. It鈥檚 that one chance each year to check in with your primary care provider, even i…
- Brent Olson
"For some reason, 'beautiful' and 'a damned hard place to make a living' seem to go hand in hand."聽
Jay Funke, past chairman of the Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association (INEDA) and co-owner of Del-Clay Farm Equipment in Edgewood, Iowa, testified before the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, sharing firsthand insight into the challenges facing agricultural busin…
- By Shelby Greiman for Tri-State Neighbor
From a handful of commercial Angus cows to a respected multi-generational seedstock operation, the story of Styles Angus is a story built on the belief that good cattle and good people are shaped over time through consistency and dedication.
- Kristen Sindelar
Run into a farmer at the local coffee shop or parts counter, and conversation invariably turns to the weather. But in 2025, discussions gravitated to the surmounting problem in fields: fungal disease.
- Janelle Atyeo
My father-in-law used to love driving. Whether it was to the corner convenience store for a cup of coffee and a newspaper or to an out-of-the-way truck stop for soup and pie, Dale Hult loved to going out to eat, seeing other regulars at cafes and teasing waitresses with nonstop dad jokes. Th…
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- Janelle Atyeo
A year into his role as Komstad Covenant Church pastor, Dan Davey鈥檚 focus is relationships. Confirmation classes and an adult Bible study bring people together, he said, and he鈥檚 also working to make connections outside the walls of the rural church southwest of Beresford, South Dakota.
- Katelyn Winberg
Researchers across the Upper Midwest are keeping a close eye on soybean tentiform leafminer, an insect that鈥檚 recently been confirmed in soybean fields across several states 鈥 including Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and the Dakotas. So far it has not been detected in Wisconsin.
- Katelyn Winberg
Before most stores open on Valentine, Nebraska鈥檚 Main Street the morning of Feb. 14, pickup trucks and trailers will begin lining the block and unloading their livestock, turning downtown Valentine into an open-air display of bulls, horses and commerce.
- Lainie Kringen-Scholtz
It is not very often that new drugs are introduced in large animal medicine in comparison to small animal medicine.
- Janelle Atyeo
For 42 years, the Dakota Farm Show has brought a busyness to the University of South Dakota campus at a time when students are away on break, but the show is searching for a venue outside the university鈥檚 DakotaDome for 2027 now that the university has turned its focus to a higher level of a…
- Jaclyn Wilson
"The new dietary guidelines came out recently, and the messaging is loud and clear 鈥 whole foods and protein are king once again."
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