For the first time since 2013/14, total U.S. winter wheat planted area increased on the year as producers took advantage of dry seeding conditions and strong prices through fall 2020. USDA’s…
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The American Sheep Industry Association’s American Wool Council announced this week the awarding of four $5,000 grants to go toward the build or purchase of new wool presses. The AWC…
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For most, weaning is in the books and pregnancy detection is complete or soon to be underway. Now is the time to pay attention to those pregnant cows out on…
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Colorado State University is surveying producers in Colorado, Wyoming, North and South Dakota, Montana, and Nebraska on ranch management planning. Results will inform outreach and program design on ranch management…
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Canada goldenrod is a native flowering plant in South Dakota, but it is generally considered as a grazing ‘increaser’ and is relatively undesirable by landowners at high densities. Canada thistle and perennial sow…
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Bovine tuberculosis is a chronic and slowly progressive disease of cattle that emerges periodically in the U.S. Its incubation time ranges from months to years. Most often, infected cattle will…
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BROOKINGS, S.D. – A group of SDSU Extension professionals and veterinarians is seeking information on beef cow death losses occurring now through calving season. Losing beef cows with or without clear…
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The U.S. Wheat Associates recently published the below feature story on the efforts of the South Dakota Wheat Commission. The South Dakota Wheat Commission (SDWC) was established in 1961 when…
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BILLINGS, MT — USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds producers of fall-planted crops in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2021…
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By U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) I read a quote from my local sale barn operator Bryan Hanson, the other day: “You used to be able to survive on a…