Agri-Kid 9-17-15

Nothing cuter than kids ‘n’ puppies… Thanks to proud grandfather Barry Borg of Valley City, North Dakota, for sharing this cute photo of two-year-old Jaelyn Borg and Little Jake. According to Barry, when Jaelyn saw the pup for the first time, she said, “My baby buppy!” The WAR editor has always had a soft spot for Border Collie “buppies” too!

As I See It 9-17-15

With Labor Day over with, you must take the time to go someplace where you and your family can sit down and have a visit. It is important that you do this.We’ve talked to each other for over a year now about conservatism and getting this country back on the main track. I mean it: we MUST get this country […]

Comments 9-17-15

Demand for American beef is not only driven by consumers here in the United States, but also by consumers from all over the world. There is no doubt that the United States lost some foothold in some of the countries we had been exporting to due to the extremely tight supplies of beef in our own country, a strong U.S. […]

Elite Rodeo Association is moving forward

Elite Rodeo Association is moving forwardBy Leesa Zalesky After months of speculation and rumor, the Elite Rodeo Association (ERA) has announced the signing of a five-year partnership with the Dallas Sports Commission and the City of Dallas to hold its World Championship at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. In 2016, the ERA plans to produce a 15-event regular season tour, […]

Letters to the Editor 9-17-15

Beef imports up, e.Coli up… 
think there’s a correlation?Linda, I am sure you will find this data on beef imports interesting. The U.S. imported 2.16 BILLION pounds of beef in the period between January and July 2015 … up 33% in 2015 compared to 2014. According to two articles by Rob Cook in the September 4 issue of Cattle Trader […]

Sortin Pen 9-17-15

VS confirmed in Nebraska…The Nebraska Department of Agriculture has confirmed the diagnosis of a case of vesicular stomatitis (VS) in a Scottsbluff County horse. State Veterinarian Dennis Hughes said the other horses and livestock on the affected premises have been placed under quarantine, and he’s urging producers with animals that might be experiencing clinical signs of the disease to contact […]

Strange bedfellows…

Strange bedfellows…Rascal hid in the changing pink and gold aspen leaves. “I can do it,” he muttered to himself. He knew he would have to be fast, but it had to be done. Fall was approaching quickly, and soon there would be snow in the mountains. The masked bandit knew the bear wouldn’t be around the ranch much longer so, […]