WATFORD CITY, N.D. – At Best Angus and Quarter Horses, Pete and Vawnita Best and their son, Kyle, have been dealing with a cold front that see…
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Eight hundred miles west of her hometown of Aitkin, Minn., Raija (pronounced Rya) Gustin found a cattle mentorship program that suited her wel…
WATFORD CITY, N.D. – With snow glistening on the branches of the trees, the roofs of the buildings, and over the ground at Best Angus and Quar…
CENTER, N.D. – The Brown family at Brown’s Angus Ranch is entering one of the busiest seasons of the year for the seedstock operation.
WATFORD CITY, N.D. – At Best Angus and Quarter Horses, Vawnita and Pete Best have been readying Angus commercial bred heifers and 18-month-old…
CENTER, N.D. – Brown’s Angus Ranch is a unique seedstock Black Angus operation located in the rolling hills and long, green valleys in central…
WATFORD CITY, N.D. – In the majestic Badlands of western North Dakota where fall colors splash against the rocky, hilly terrain and registered…
As the holiday season gatherings begin, many are seeing those bathroom scales numbers adjust in a less than favorable direction. However, for …
When Dave Patterson came to work for the University of Missouri a quarter century ago, one of his first projects was getting the Show-Me-Selec…
It is that time of the year when I do not feel fully comfortable until I have driven past the last group of cows and made sure they are in. I …
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. – For youth who love to show cattle and increase their knowledge of cattle, the Minnesota Beef Expo is returning to the …
OSCEOLA, Iowa — Before selecting a herd sire, Brian Oswald says it is important to establish production goals.
MALTA, Mont. – The Merriman’s yearlings are grazing out at the Matador Ranch as temperatures in the region dropped slightly in the mid- to high 80s.
Last week’s USDA Cattle Inventory report indicated beef cow numbers are continuing to decrease.
Fall calving can give cattle producers some other options, from a management and marketing perspective.
Some people, it seems, are born to be athletes, exhibiting natural talent early on in their lives. Likewise, there are some people that excel …
The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association (NDSA) hosted more than 70 youth exhibitors and their families at the 26th annual North Dakota Junior …
Stark-Billings County 4-H member Taylor Downing had an exciting third week of May, as she was part of the team that recently placed first in t…
Developing replacement heifers is a long and costly process that can potentially become even more expensive if heifers must be culled from the herd for various reasons.
DELL, Mont. – While most ranchers in southwest Montana are busy calving, the calves of ranchers Jeff, Tony, and Dan Johnson are already weaned…
NEW ULM, Minn. – Maybe it’s because they have worked their whole lives with dairy cows. Maybe it’s just a natural bent to teach others about farming.
MABEL, Minn. – When we met Gabe Chase, in mid-November, he and the crew at Nelson Family Farms (NFF) were ready to calve out over 300 gestatin…
KILLDEER, N.D. – At Stroh Hereford Ranch, calving season is just beginning. The Strohs recently moved some of their cows closer to home to be …
Our sincere thanks to D & J Livestock, LLC, for sharing their reports this winter. We wish the Boon family nothing but success in the future!