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2:35

Colorado Livestock Association Names Senator Barbara...

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2025/06/26

The Colorado Livestock Association named Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer as its Legislator of the Year at its recent Annual Meeting for her leadership and commitment to farming and ranching families in Colorado. Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer, a Republican representing District 23, which includes Larimer and Weld Counties, served on the Appropriations and Joint Budget Committees in the most recent session. “Throughout her remarkable career, Senator Kirkmeyer’s vision and dedication to the betterment of ...

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Project Safe Send Accepting Unusable Pesticides in July

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2025/06/26

Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says farmers, ranchers, pesticide dealers and applicators, government agencies, homeowners and members of the general public should bring unusable pesticides to any of the 12 Project Safe Send collections in July. “Over the past 33 years, thousands of people have brought more than 6.4 million pounds of chemicals to Project Safe Send,” Goehring said. “It is a safe, simple and non-regulatory program that helps people safely and legally get rid of unusable ...

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5:35

Equine Infectious Anemia Cases Linked to Texas Clinic

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2025/06/26

A Texas equine clinic has been linked to numerous cases of Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA), according to Angela Pelzel-McClusky, DVM, equine epidemiologist for USDA-APHIS Veterinary Services in the latest National Equine Health Industry Stakeholder Call. So far, 21 horses of various breeds across four states – Texas, Oklahoma, California, and Colorado – have tested positive for EIA and transmission has been traced back to a Wise County, Texas, equine clinic. The Texas Animal Health Commission ...

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7:35

2025 College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) Highlights

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2025/06/26

The 2025 College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) concluded on June 21 after six days of outstanding performances from the best college rodeo athletes in the country. To qualify for the CNFR, teams needed to finish in the top two of their respective National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association regions (11 in total). To compete in a given event, the athletes – whether competing as an individual or accumulating points for a team – had to have finished in the top three in any given event at the end of...

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4:18

Recent MT Storms Bring "Total Devastation"

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2025/06/26

On June 15 and 16, severe thunderstorms rolled through southeastern Montana leaving behind a path of damage caused by significant hail coupled with high wind gusts and flash flooding. An area with substantial agricultural production has been left to regroup in order to determine how to move forward after such destructive storms. The storm on June 15 brought hail between 0.25 inches and 1.00 inches in diameter as storms tracked east across the region late in the evening and into early morning ...

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3:38

Editor's Perspective - Don't Sell Our Public Lands

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2025/06/26

My social media pages have blown up in the last week with news of Senator Mike Lee’s (R-UT) proposed sale of public lands in the Senate’s draft of the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” A June 11 one-pager from the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources cites that, if included in the budget reconciliation, Lee’s provision would require the BLM and USFS to “sell a minimum of 0.5 percent and a maximum of 0.75 percent of their estates for housing and associated community needs.” According to ...

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Comments by the Publisher 6.26.25

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2025/06/26

The end of last week was one for the record books in more ways than one. I worked our video sale on Thursday and Friday, and prices reached levels that were truly remarkable. Last June saw the video auctions around the country set all-time records, but last week blew those numbers out of the water! Obviously, expectations were pretty high leading up to the sale, but it went to levels beyond what most anticipated. I am not going to go into detail about the various categories and weight classes...

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Colorado Livestock Association Selects New Chief...

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2025/06/25

The Colorado Livestock Association (CLA) is pleased to announce that Travis Grant will become the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective August 4, 2025. Grant will succeed Zach Riley, who stepped down in April 2025 after a successful tenure. As a Colorado native, Travis Grant brings a deep passion for both the state and its vital -billion livestock industry, which serves as the cornerstone of rural communities. His extensive experience advocating for agriculture and rural issue...

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Tony Heins 2025 Spring Sale Season Recap

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2025/06/24

The 2025 sale season kicked off in the Dakotas and Minnesota with me serving as the new Field Rep for the Western Ag Reporter. The sale season was incredible from beginning to end. Bidders came to buy, and the 2025 sale averages showed it. The optimism in the cattle business was the strongest I have ever seen, and everyone was in a good mood! Heifer bulls were in high demand this year and the open commercial heifer sales in our region were excellent throughout the season. “Power bulls” seemed...

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Goehring Extends Sympathy for Enderlin Families,...

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2025/06/23

Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has received personal reports of extensive damage to agricultural infrastructure in the wake of the strong storm system that went through North Dakota Friday evening, producing tornadoes, strong winds and hail. “My sympathies are with those in Enderlin that experienced the tragic loss of friends, neighbors and loved ones,” Goehring said. “We are saddened by the losses and devastation caused to many of our communities throughout the state.” “I have receiv...

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UW to Showcase New Agricultural Research at Sheridan...

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2025/06/23

The University of Wyoming will host a free educational field day Tuesday, July 1, at the Sheridan Research and Extension Center. The event, which is open to the public, will highlight new research on invasive grasses, wildfire recovery, pest control, precision agriculture technologies and forage crops. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. at 1090 Dome Loop in Sheridan and field tours begin at 8:30 a.m. Lunch, which is free for field day participants, will be served at noon. Field tour topi...

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5:18

Banjo - Mrs. McBauck's Picnic

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2025/06/21

“We haven’t seen hide nor menacing paw from Rascal since you little ladies went to ‘egg’-straordinary efforts to show him who was boss,” Banjo said. “Well, he deserved it,” Bailee said. “He lied about us stealing those eggs from the hen house, and that’s not right.” Banjo nodded in agreement. “Yeah,” Daisy said. “That ol’ Mrs. McBauck was really not very nice to us because of it. And of all things, she didn’t believe us.” “Uh-um,” Mrs. McBauck clucked. She cleared her throat to announce her a...

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3:33

Reader Opinion - NCBA is Worried the OFF Act will Fix...

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2025/06/21

Take your pick. You are either “anti-agriculture,” a “radical animal rights activist,” or a member of a “fringe group,” if you believe that the beef checkoff tax should be transparent and accountable. This, at least, is the opinion of Colin Woodall, CEO of NCBA in a recent op-ed: “Senator Mike Lee’s OFF Act is an Attack on American Agriculture.” The Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act (OFF Act) proposed by Senator Lee (R-UT) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has Mr. Woodall ...

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Agri-Kid of the Week - Walker Ellis

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2025/06/20

Our Agri-Kid of the week, Walker Ellis, comes to us courtesy of Sonny Thompson. Sonny wrote that Walker “is the son of Mason and Sarah Ellis of Pleasant View, Utah.” This picture was taken “during branding and vaccinating at the Thompson Ranch.” Send in your Agri-Kid submissions to editor2@westernagreporter.com! Article Link

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Cooking - Alaskan Vacation

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2025/06/19

We go on a family vacation about once every decade, and each time we return from one, we remember why that schedule is kept. Since we had not gone on a cruise since our grandson Jasper was a year old, and he is now ten, we decided we were substantially recuperated enough from the last family adventure to try another one. We decided we would give everyone an Alaska cruise as a Christmas present. We will probably revert back to our old ways and just buy gifts last minute next year. We did enjoy...

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Wyoming Community Rallies Behind Dally Hodgens

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2025/06/19

The community of Buffalo, Wyoming, is doing what it does best: rallying around a family in need. On June 7, seven-year-old Dally Hodgens, daughter of Pierson and Marcie Hodgens, was in a tragic horse accident where she sustained several skull fractures, according to Cade Carter, a close friend of the family. She was initially taken to the hospital in Buffalo, but with the severity of her injuries, she was life-flighted to Denver, Colorado, for emergency surgery, which included the removal of ...

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Frontier Meats to Open Doors in Minot, ND

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2025/06/19

Each year, the North Dakota Department of Agriculture holds four grant application periods for the Agriculture Diversification and Development Fund with a mission of supporting new or expanding value-added agricultural businesses. At its recent quarterly meeting on May 28, applicants discussed their businesses and demonstrated grant needs. It was then announced on June 2 that five proposals were approved to receive [post_excerpt].08 million for their respective projects. For husband and wife,...

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Texas Responds to New World Screwworm Threat

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2025/06/19

The New World screwworm, a species of fly larvae that feeds on live flesh and is endemic to Central American countries, began moving northward, causing alarm for the United States as an outbreak in American livestock and game animals could cost billions of dollars. Since 2022, New World screwworm cases have increased drastically in Panama, and as of May 2025, have reached as far north as the Mexican states of Veracruz and Oaxaca. On June 9, Texas AgriLife Extension hosted an informational web...

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Comments by the Publisher 6.19.25

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2025/06/19

I received a very nice phone call last week from a long-time customer and friend in Nebraska complimenting me on my “Comments” from a couple of weeks ago. We visited for a good while, and then he brought up that maybe there needed to be a little more press about the fact that these high cattle prices are not just because of historic low cow numbers. There is a reason why beef demand is staying so strong, despite record beef prices at the retail level: it’s because beef is a lot better and mor...

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Editor's Perspective - The Crazies and Wind Energy

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2025/06/19

On April 18, Susan Metcalf, of the “Cooking in the West” column, made mention of the book The Crazies: The Cattleman, the Wind Prospector, and a War Out West by Amy Gamerman. Susan called it a “must read” book, so naturally I was drawn to seeing what it was all about. I actually picked it when my turn came around to choose a book for my book club last month. I decided to just dive headlong into the book without really knowing what it was about, and I was a bit overwhelmed with the wealth of i...

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