If i remember correctly, this is where most of the movie Dance with Wolves was filmed. They are still in business, check them out at http://www.tripleuranch.com/
Although exact loss numbers are still being figured, it is apparent that this year's spring blizzards killed tens of thousands of cattle and sheep in the West River region.
Based on estimates putting losses at between 15 percent and 20 percent in the hardest-hit areas, the number of dead calves...
I am not sure where you are at in SD, but Kappes Simmentals, Long Lake, SD is having their bull sale Sat. in Aberdeen, SD. They have several SimAngus bulls that will work on heifers (at least according to the numbers). Their catalog is on line at www.kappessimmentals.com
It was flat out cold. -15 or better which is bearable, but there was a 30 mph wind that made you look at cattle real fast.
For anyone interested, you can find just about all of the ND, SD, MT and NE bull sale reports at www.cattleseller.com
Excellent sale, huge crowd and good set of uniform bulls and top notch females.
Averages announced at the end of the sale were 489 bulls avg. $5635 and 198 females avg. $4805. Not sure on the bulls but several of the high selling females went to Canada.
Thats what I am wondering, what is the fine? With hold gov. payments? I am not signed up for any programs, so that doesn't matter to me.
I think mine might get lost somewhere too.
You know, come to think of it, I am not even sure I ever got one.
I am sure I am not the only one that got the Census of Agriculture Ag Statistics survey in the mail right before the end of the year.
My question is this. How many of you fill them out? And what happens if you dont? On the cover letter they are "requesting your assitance" by filling it...
This is in today's, Thrus. Feb. 8, Rapid City Journal
Official: Cattle paper trail leads to Canada
By Kevin Woster, Journal staff
The South Dakota state veterinarian said Wednesday that eight Canadian cattle condemned at a packing plant in Nebraska for being improperly sold to a Wessington...
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This has the stench of just another huge R-Stunt and you are correct srd65 except those funky tags have a Maple Leaf on 'em.
Sorry no disrespect inteded.
srd65
Cattle dispute continues
USDA: Animals came directly from Canada; S.D. livestock producer disagrees
By Scott Waltman
American News Writer
Canadian cattle at a Swift packing plant in Nebraska were delivered directly from Canada, not by a South Dakota livestock producer, a U.S. Department of...
I was visiting with a pretty well known cattle buyer, feeder yesterday at the BHSS. He buyes and places lots of calves. Right now he has around 10,000 on feed, so he knows lots of people in the industry.
He said that he was told yesterday morning that the "suspect" cattle were finally...
I heard by the grapevine today, that the sale yesterday averaged around 6000$. I think it grossed about 5 mil.
The average announced at the end of the sale was 340 lots averaged at $8760 for a total of $2,977,035. There were close to or right around 800 head total on the sale. The management...