Red Angus Cattle

AvA: Fake Meat’s Latest and Greatest

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I’m a little skeptical of a new, innovative startup. I’m positive this is because I binge watched Inventing Anna (the story of Anna Sorokin) and The Dropout (the story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos) in the span of a week. Don’t get me wrong, I love to give people the benefit of the doubt and arguably, I do this too […]

Farm & Food

Farm & Food: The Summer Market Forecast is Cloudy

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A veteran commodity trader once urged me to remember that “People who say the market is wrong are usually on the wrong side of the market.” That insight, he added, had been learned the hard way, “…as in hardheaded.” His advice came to mind as the futures market carried its June swoon into the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) dangerous […]

Carbon County Fair Montana

Keep up to date with all of the happenings at the 4H Carbon County Montana Fair held every year in July!

Mintana Mills, Inc.

Bob and Donna Berkner founded Mintana Mills in 1990.  Bob was devoted to feed, seed and pet food for his entire career.  Before opening Mintana Mills, Bob owned his family feed milling business in Minnesota and worked at other milling companies.  Bob expanded his business to include seed and fertilizer. Mintana Mills continues to be family-owned and operated. You’ll probably […]

BIg Horn County Fair

The Big Horn County Fair is a week of festivities on the County Fair Grounds, located in Basin, Wyoming. You can find Pet & Livestock Shows, Culinary Art & Crafts, Music Concerts, a Parade, a Rodeo, a Demolition Derby and much much more.

Ramblings

Ramblins: Stuck in the Trenches

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We are restoring the 90-year-old house on our homestead. Chip Gaines of Fixer Upper fame speaks of his love of demo day. I must be doing something wrong, because we have been busting up and carting off plaster, lath, and bat guano for two weeks, and I have yet to find anything uplifting about the process. On Saturday morning, we removed […]

Community Rallies Together During Canal Breach

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On Friday, July 1, Bryan Greenwald rose with the sun like any farmer or rancher to go check the water irrigating his crops just west of Lingle, Wyoming (Goshen County). The night before had provided cause for prayers of thanks as a healthy rain soaked a large portion of Goshen County. However, July 1 would sing to a different tune […]

SCOTUS Ruling a “Win for Democracy”

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On June 30, another divisive Supreme Court decision was announced in the case of West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In what’s being called “monumental” and “detrimental,” depending on the circle, Chief Justice John Roberts announced the 6-3 ruling that the Clean Power Plan (CPP), established by the Obama Administration “exceeded congressional authority.” This ruling limits the power that […]

The Food Chain Price Spread

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The “Price Spreads from Farm to Consumer & Meat Price Spreads” webinar was presented on June 29, 2022, and discussed the data used to calculate the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS) price spreads. This data shows the prices consumers pay at the grocery store compared to the prices paid to farmers and ranchers. Hayden Stewart, […]

Editor’s Perspective: When Hard Times Come, Who Will Show Up?

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I couldn’t help but think of the famous quote (shown above) from Pastor Martin Niemöller, who was actively outspoken against the Nazis and was eventually imprisoned in concentration camps from 1938-1945. The overarching theme of the quote relates to my front-page story this week: if we aren’t willing to help others in their time of need, who will be there […]