Washington, D.C. –U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced his appointment as the top Republican on the House Agriculture Committee’s Livestock & Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee. Johnson is the first Northern Plains …
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A coalition of senators and representatives sent a letter in late January to Acting Secretary Kevin Shea of the U.S. Department of Agriculture concerning the status of the Importation of …
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Following one of the most difficult years in the history of the American sheep industry, Susan Shultz of Ohio has been elected to lead the American Sheep Industry Association as …
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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 …
