Cattle Industry Leaders Honored for Contributions to Red Angus Breed

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Honoring breeders and commercial producers for their service, loyalty, and dedication to the Red Angus breed has long been the tradition of the annual awards banquet held on the final evening of the National Red Angus Convention. The 69th installation of this prestigious event took place at the Hilton Garden Inn in Kalispell, Montana, on September 16, and again delivered […]

Additional ND Counties Confirmed for Palmer Amaranth

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Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus Palmeri) has been confirmed in Kidder, Stark, and Williams counties in North Dakota. The findings consisted of a single plant in both Kidder and Williams counties, and two plants in Stark County. The source of these unrelated detections is under investigation. The sites are being scouted and monitored. The findings were confirmed as Palmer Amaranth by the […]

ND Farm Bureau, Farmers Union Opposed to Term Limits

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North Dakota Farm Bureau (NDFB) and North Dakota Farmers Union (NDFU) announced their joint opposition to an initiated measure that will appear on the November election ballot, limiting the time in office a governor or state legislator can serve. If passed, the constitutional amendment would limit the governor to two, four-year terms in office and state legislators to eight years […]

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Cooking: (Maybe) Innovating the Pack Animal Industry


Since early season rifle has been going on for several weeks, there are some hard-working mule packers pounding down the trail every day packing duffel, trophy horns, dead elk and deer, and most importantly, food for hunters and hay for livestock. It might seem like a romantic occupation, but really it is pure, hard, heavy work that means long hours […]

Agri-Kid of the Week: Roslyn Boon

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Rozlyn Boon is a three-year-old daughter of Eric and Terra Boon from Lucky Lake, Saskatchewan. Rozlyn enjoys riding her horse Forrest, going to cattle and horse shows, going to dance class, and playing with her friends and cousins. You can find her spending time with her dad and grandpa doing chores or helping picture bulls on her family’s ranch, B-Bar […]

In the Cattle Markets: 2022 Heifer Price Discounts

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From the Livestock Marketing Information Center

There continues to be a high percentage of total cattle on feed that are heifers, indicating that the breeding herd will be smaller in 2023 and 2024. The steer and heifer price difference could work to slow some of these placements. Heifer calves are generally discounted relative to steers due to their tendency to finish at lower weights, with lower […]