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Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:34:00 GMT

Students at South Dakota's public universities will see tuition and mandatory fees rise by an average of 4.6 percent for the next academic year. State Board of Regents President Terry Baloun (bah-LOON') says the board kept the increases as low a

Change in bovine TB regulations to benefit Minn.

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:24:00 GMT

A change in federal regulations on bovine tuberculosis is expected to benefit Minnesota cattle producers. Before they restrict the movement of cattle across state lines, regulators now have flexibility to consider the actual risks of bovine TB t

Change in bovine TB regulations to benefit Minn.

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:24:00 GMT

Change in bovine TB regulations to benefit Minn.

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:24:00 GMT

Eye on Ag - Livestock Health Problems

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:06:00 GMT

Calving season is in full swing for many cattle producer around the region. The warming weather may be a blessing for the young calves in the early days of life, but it does create several potential health problems. (John Dhuyvetter, NDSU Livestock Exten

Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:52:00 GMT

A 27-year-old Billings man has pleaded not guilty to charges that he nearly choked a woman to death. Jacob Carroll entered his plea to attempted deliberate homicide Tuesday before District Judge Gregory Todd. Prosecutors say Carroll attacke

Suit seeks to stop grazing along Upper Missouri

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:11:00 GMT

A push to end grazing along a 150-mile stretch of the Missouri River seeks to bar about 10,000 cattle from federal lands in central Montana so that the river valley can be restored to more natural conditions. The 586-square-mile Upper Missouri R

Disease testing required in Yellowstone area of MT

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:52:00 GMT

State officials say livestock producers in seven Montana counties must get their cattle tested for brucellosis before the end of the year. Sexually intact cattle 12 months of age or older must be tested for the disease, which causes premature ab

Disease testing required in Yellowstone area of MT

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:52:00 GMT

Disease testing required in Yellowstone area of MT

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:46:00 GMT

Judge hears arguments on Ystone bison migration

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:19:00 GMT

Cattle producers say allowing bison that aren't tested for brucellosis to migrate onto Horse Butte Peninsula near Yellowstone National Park threatens the Montana beef industry. The producers asked District Judge John Brown in Bozeman yesterday (

Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:05:00 GMT

A federal bankruptcy judge has rejected Edra Blixseth's bid to reorganize her finances, pushing the founder of the ultra-exclusive Yellowstone Club into a forced sale of her many houses, cars and other properties. Blixseth had appealed to U.S. B

Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:59:00 GMT

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says she will launch a new multiyear effort to improve health care for American Indians, which she calls a "historic failure." Sebelius told The Associated Press she will challenge Congress to

Mont. says state's cattle are diseasefree

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:49:00 GMT

Montana officials are asking the federal government to declare the state's cattle clean of the disease brucellosis, but blood tests on some livestock around Yellowstone National Park are expected to continue indefinitely. The Yellowstone region

Ag incomes

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:20:00 GMT

Agriculture is a big contributor to North Dakota's strong economy. But one sector of the industry isn't sharing in the wealth. Ag. Reporter Sarah Gustin has the story. "It's a tough lifestyle that's not for the faint of heart. 16 and 20 hour workdays

Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Sun, 31 May 2009 10:06:00 GMT

A 20-year-old Wanblee woman acknowledged that she drove drunk and caused an accident that killed a 5-month-old baby who was not in a car seat. Jolene Chief Bear pleaded guilty in federal court in Rapid City to involuntary manslaughter, which car

SD ranchers opting for smaller herds

Sun, 31 May 2009 02:03:00 GMT

South Dakota ranchers are opting for smaller herds, a trend one agriculture official attributes to high input costs. Large South Dakota feedlots had 225,000 beef cattle in April, unchanged from the previous year. But Marshall County Extens

Cattle ranchers still oppose animal ID

Mon, 18 May 2009 11:23:00 GMT

Officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture got an earful from livestock producers about a federal animal identification program. About 75 sheep, horse and cattle producers told officials at a session Monday in Pasco, Wash., that they rema

Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Mon, 11 May 2009 19:45:00 GMT

The DFL-controlled Legislature is forging ahead with spending plans for public health plans, hospitals, nursing homes, courts, prisons and law enforcement. But the fate of most of the state budget remains in limbo. Billions of dollars in spend

Wet fields slow crop planting in northern Minn.

Mon, 11 May 2009 09:59:00 GMT

Saturated cropland across the northern part of Minnesota continues to delay farmers trying to plant spring wheat, barley and sugarbeets. The Minnesota field office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture says in its weekly crop report Monday that

Shoppers will know more about origins of food

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:23:00 GMT

Shoppers will have more information about where their food comes from under a new policy starting Monday. Labels on most fresh meats, along with some fruits, vegetables and other foods, will now list where the food originated. In the case of mea

Farmers worry as parts of Texas are driest in US

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:33:00 GMT

Drought conditions in Texas are keeping farmers from planting crops, forcing cattle producers to cull their herds and drying up lakes across the state. Despite being soaked by three hurricanes last year, a recent Drought Monitor map shows that a

Winter weather...Texas drought...Obama's health pick...

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:51:00 GMT

Officials are canceling flights and classes as a winter storm lumbers up from the South. Parts of New Jersey are already covered in 5 inches of snow just hours before the Monday morning commute and forecasters say the worst is yet to come. Sections

Russians to view Montana beef genetics industry

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:16:00 GMT

Three livestock industry leaders from Russia will visit Montana cattle ranches and meet with cattle industry members next week. Accompanied by a Russian reporter and a translator, they will attend the National Western Stock Show in Denver and ar

Vets oppose Yellowstone disease "hotzone"

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:57:00 GMT

A federal government plan to carve out the Yellowstone area as an animal disease "hot-zone" faces opposition from some state veterinarians, who worry the move would lower cattle industry safeguards. Creation of the zone would recognize Yellowsto

Vets oppose Yellowstone disease "hotzone"

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:33:00 GMT

North Dakota won't lift import restrictions on Minnesota cattle...

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:48:00 GMT

North Dakota's Board of Animal Health discussed the state's import restrictions on on Minnesota cattle today but made no move to lift them. Producers and state officials are worried that importing Minnesota cattle could harm North Dakota's 32-ye

Cattle restrictions to be topic

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:59:00 GMT

North Dakota's Board of Animal Health is likely to soon decide whether to change import restrictions on Minnesota cattle. The board is to meet on Wednesday, and State Veterinarian Susan Keller says the matter is certain to be a topic. The

Cattle restrictions to be topic

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 05:47:00 GMT

Regulators sue JBS Swift, National Beef over deal

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:49:00 GMT

Regulators are filing a lawsuit to block the world's largest beef processor from buying the nation's fourth-largest operation. The Department of Justice and attorneys general for 13 states, including Montana, filed the lawsuit today against Braz

Regulators sue JBS Swift, National Beef over deal

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:08:00 GMT

Regulators are filing a lawsuit to block the world's largest beef processor from buying the nation's fourth-largest operation, saying such a deal could push up consumer prices for beef. The Department of Justice and attorneys general for 13 stat

Regulators sue JBS Swift, National Beef over deal

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:47:00 GMT

Regulators sue JBS Swift, National Beef over deal

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:34:00 GMT

ND still restricting MN cattle imports

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:51:00 GMT

North Dakota will not immediately change import restrictions on Minnesota cattle, despite the federal government easing requirements for bovine tuberculosis testing in much of that state. The restrictions that North Dakota's Board of Animal Heal

ND still restricting MN cattle imports

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:21:00 GMT

ND still restricting MN cattle imports

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:20:00 GMT

Hay Tests

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:09:00 GMT

Short grass and alfalfa hay supplies are leaving many cattle producers looking for other sources of nutrition. But tonight Reporter Sarah Gustin exposes the dangers of feeding grain for hay. This yearhayis in hot demand. (Archie Wanner / Nitrate Te

Dry Livestock

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:27:00 GMT

With some of the storms we've been seeing pass through here in the past few weeks, it's probably hard to believe that some areas are still bone dry. But that is the case in Mountrail County. Debbie Kuehn tells us how some producers are trying to cope...

No more diseased cattle found in Montana

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:54:00 GMT

State officials in Montana say they have found no more livestock with the disease brucellosis as they near completion of their investigation into a single infected cow in the Paradise Valley. Since the infection was announced in June, 1,061 catt

No more diseased cattle found in Montana

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:46:00 GMT

No more diseased cattle found in Montana

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:39:00 GMT

Deadline for bovine TB buyout program

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:14:00 GMT

Cattle ranchers in northwestern Minnesota's bovine tuberculosis control zone had until Tuesday to sign up with a state buyout program. The program pays cattle producers $500 per animal to slaughter their herd. The producers receive an additional

Deadline for bovine TB buyout program

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:06:00 GMT

Anthrax Concerns

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:59:00 GMT

Soon producers will be turning their cattle out on pasture and the current conditions could cause some problems. Sarah Gustin takes us into one issue that cattle producers need to be aware of. This disease doesn't just effect those cattle in high water

Minn. names coordinator, starts Web site for bovine tuberculosis...

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:25:00 GMT

Governor Tim Pawlenty has named a state bovine tuberculosis coordinator to help organize efforts to eradicate the disease. Pawlenty said Thursday that Department of [[kxtopic:agriculture:t[Agriculture]:t]] Assistant Commissioner Joe Martin will

Testing Cattle

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:39:00 GMT

Cattle producers nationwide have waited a long time to hear this good news. Sarah Gustin, tells us how years of producers vaccinating their cattle is truly changing history. We've waited seventy-four long years. (Dr. Susan Keller / State Veterinarian)

Better Beef

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:28:00 GMT

Is it true? Are you having beef for dinner tonight? Cattle producers are banking on it. They're even investing in some new technology to enhance their product. Debbie Kuehn tells us about the effort to create the perfect cow. Say what you will, there'

Better Beef

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:21:00 GMT

Cattlemen seek changes to checkoff program

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:57:00 GMT

Cattle producers in Nebraska and other states are pushing for the first big change to the national beef checkoff program since it started more than 20 years ago. It's behind the popular "Beef, It's What's for Dinner" ads. At a dollar a head

Cattlemen seek checkoff changes

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:21:00 GMT

Cattle producers in several states are pushing for what would be the first significant changes to the national beef checkoff program since it started more than 20 years ago. It's the program behind the popular "Beef, It's What's for Dinner" ads

ND board to require testing of Canadian cattle for 2 diseases...

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:50:00 GMT

North Dakota's animal health board says Canadian cattle and bison must be tested for two diseases before they're allowed into North Dakota. State veterinarian Susan Keller says the rule takes effect November 19th. Exporters of Canadian cat

ND board to require testing of Canadian cattle for 2 diseases...

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:35:00 GMT

North Dakota's animal health board says Canadian cattle and bison must be tested for two diseases before they're allowed into the state. State veterinarian Susan Keller says the rule takes effect Nov. 19. Exporters of Canadian cattle mus

Cattle imports from Canada

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:28:00 GMT

In other agriculture news. State Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson says cattle producers should be "deeply disappointed" in a federal decision to allow Canadian cattle over 30 months of age into the U-S market. USDA says the older cattle will b

USDA allows Canadian cattle more than 30 months old...

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:14:00 GMT

State Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson says cattle producers should be "deeply disappointed" in a federal decision to allow Canadian cattle over 30 months of age into the U-S market. USDA says the older cattle will be allowed in starting N

Canadian Cattle Subject of Hearing in ND

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:15:00 GMT

A plan by the U-S Department of Agriculture to expand imports of Canadian beef and live cattle is drawing criticism from lawmakers and cattle producers. Today North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan heard from some of those producers at a US Senate field he

Dorgan talks Canadian Beef

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:09:00 GMT

The U-S Department of Agriculture wants to expand imports of Canadian beef and live cattle. But Senator Byron Dorgan wants to hear what you think about that. Dorgan is hearing testimony given by North Dakota ranching groups and the public at a

Senators introduce meat labeling bill

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 08:12:00 GMT

Senators from several states have introduced a bill that would move up the deadline for all meat products to carry a country-of-origin label. The deadline would be moved up from September 30th of 2008 to September 30th of this year. The Se

Beef Marketing Expert Visits

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:01:00 GMT

Improving your net worth is always a challenge, and that's especially true for people in the ag industry who rely on things like good weather conditions and market prices to make ends meet. That's why many cattle producers from around the region were i

Beefing Up Ranching

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:49:00 GMT

It may be the dead of winter, but many cattle producers are already looking forward to a lively spring... That's when calving season traditionally gets underway. Producers from around the area were in Stanley today for the first Mountrail County Beef

Impact of sixyear drought is evident

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 13:12:00 GMT

Cattlemen in drought areas of western [[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]] are still reducing the size of their herds. The manager at the St. Onge (AHNJ) Livestock market estimates the cow herd in the West River area is 25 to 35 percent sma

Big Sandy ranch wins Montana Environmental Stewardship Award...

Sun, 31 Dec 2006 06:33:00 GMT

The I-X Ranch of Big Sandy was named the 2006-07 recipient of the Montana Environmental Stewardship Award. The ranch and its owners, the Roth family, were honored during the Montana Stockgrowers Association's annual convention this month in Bill

Cattle producers to get government cash

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 03:51:00 GMT

Farmers and ranchers who raise cattle or sheep in [[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]] should be getting government checks within the next week for drought losses. The money is being provided by the U-S [[kxtopic:agriculture:t[Agriculture]:

Drugfree cattle gain popularity

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 01:33:00 GMT

The [[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]] State University Cooperative Extension Service has created a spreadsheet for farmers and ranchers who want to raise natural cattle. Beef from cattle that are not given drugs to escalate growth is be

Ranchers Contemplate I.D. Program

Sat, 18 Nov 2006 13:18:00 GMT

In other news tonight.... Cattle producers want some answers regarding the animal Identification program. Today, members of the Independent Beef Association of North Dakota, or I-Band, are holding their first annual meeting. President of I-Ba

Livestock official wants better response to weather-related disasters

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 18:00:00 GMT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ The executive vice president of the North Dakota Stockmen's Association says drought and a late frost thisyear are making it i

Looking For Hay Land

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 18:00:00 GMT

(AP) _ A North Dakota task force wants to open up conservation land to haying. Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson says the move will help ease cattle producers' problems in finding livestock feed. The task force wants the U-S

JOHNSON SAYS DISASTER ASSISTANCE URGENTLY NEEDED

Sun, 02 Jul 2006 18:00:00 GMT

BISMARCK – Disaster assistance for farmers and ranchers in south central North Dakota is urgently needed to help them stay in business in the face of major drought, says the state’s top agriculture official. "Conditions

Ranchers getting payments for livestock barn failure...

Wed, 17 Mar 2004 18:00:00 GMT

East River Livestock went broke in June of last year. Thirty-two cattle producers had claims against the business. They said East River hadn't paid them for livestock that was sold. South Central District Judge Burt Riskedahl has sig

Mad Cow Disease...

Tue, 23 Dec 2003 18:00:00 GMT

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman says there's a preliminary finding of mad cow disease in a Holstein cow, on a farm in Washington state. Veneman says in spite of the discovery, she's confident the U.S. food supply is safe.

Ban on Canadian Cattle Nearing End

Fri, 31 Oct 2003 18:00:00 GMT

(AP) The federal Agriculture Department is proposing to let Canadian cattle back into this country early next year. It would be the first time Canadian cattle are allowed since a case of mad cow disease was found in May. Agricul