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The Cattle Business Weekly

The Cattle Business Weekly newspaper

For cattlemen, by cattlemen is this podcast bringing you the latest in cattle industry headlines straight from the news desk of The Cattle Business Weekly in South Dakota. It"s a dose of what"s happening in markets, on the ranch and in Washington, D.C. It"s news about everything that impacts a cattle operation"s bottomline (aka profit). Listen to us in the feed truck, on the way to a cattle sale or on the porch with a beer! We promise you won"t go away without having learned something.

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3:13

Fence Line Fairness Act

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/12/18

Creates Formal Mediation Process for U.S. Forest Service Boundary Disputes About 2.6 million acres in South Dakota are federally owned, 76 percent of which are managed by the United States Forest Service (USFS). Congress has authorized land agencies to offer leases to local producers to use the land in a way that supports economic activity while also preserving natural resources, such as grazing or mining. Many producers who obtain these leases also have private land that borders USFS ...

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7:55

This year's Good News Headlines

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/12/18

Compiled by Codi Vallery-Mills, CBW The year 2024 is slowly coming to a close. As Cattle Business Weekly looks back on the year, we are reminded of all that happened in cattle country. Many of the headlines were about diseases and natural disasters, nothing on a too positive note. But if you dug further into the newspaper this year, you would find a few nuggets of good news – silver linings amongst all the black and white printer ink. You’ll find a few of those headlines below: Re...

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5:11

Who really needs to file their tax return by March 1st?

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/12/11

By Leah Heidler, Casey Peterson Ltd. There is often much confusion on whether an agricultural producer needs to file their tax return by March 1st or April 15th and rightfully so. There are many factors that contribute to whether an agricultural producer needs to file their tax return earlier than other taxpayers. The first thing to remember is that if you did not have any tax liability for the prior year, take a breath, you don’t need to file by March 1st. The earlier March 1st deadli...

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4:35

Fink Polled Herefords of Bridgewater, South Dakota

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/12/10

By Kelly Brandlee, CBW The story of Fink Polled Herefords is one deeply rooted in family and a passion for quality cattle. Established in 1976 by Mike Fink’s father, Marvin, the operation began with a commitment to raising registered Hereford cattle. Marvin’s purchase of the first purebred polled Herefords from a ranch in North Dakota marked the start of a journey that Mike, then just eight years old, remembers vividly. Growing up in the business, Mike witnessed firsthand the dedication and q...

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3:07

Rancher-designed Water Rippler continuously...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/12/04

By Paige Nelson, CBW For livestock owners, winter is also known as “ice-chopping season”! Frosty mornings get even colder when ice has to be broken and removed from the stock tanks before cattle can drink. There’s also the timeless question of “pitchfork or shovel” when throwing hunks of ice out of the trough. Fourth-generation ranchers Shondah and Randall Otwell, of Oshoto, Wy., were sick of water in its solid state in their stock tanks. They were also tired of relying on costly and ineffici...

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2:33

Beef News Roundup

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/12/04

Tyson announces plant closure, Canada herd is consolidating, and Australia increases exports By CBW Staff Tyson Foods on Monday announced it would close its beef and pork processing facility in Emporia, Kan. in February 2025. More than 800 employees will be impacted. Tyson says around 200 employees will be able to shift to work at the Holcomb, Kan. plant, but that is more than four hours away and would require workers to relocate. The company has had several plant closures – beef, pork...

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3:47

Sitz Angus praised for 100-plus years of Angus

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/12/03

By Sarah Kocher, American Angus Communications Specialist Family-run businesses that last 100 or more years often leave a legacy, and when an Angus herd lasts that long the breed comes together to celebrate the accomplishment. At the 2024 Angus Convention in Fort Worth, Texas the American Angus Association® honored Sitz Angus of Dillon and Harrison, Montana with the Century Award for their 100-plus years as a registered Angus herd. “Being able to say we’ve been in the Angus business for...

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5:49

South Dakota keeps growing ag processing

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/11/27

New soybean plant set to come online in October 2025 By Bart Pfankuch South Dakota News Watch Several cranes tower above a busy construction site along state Highway 37 south of Mitchell, South Dakota where work is rapidly progressing on a 0 million grain plant that will be the latest addition to South Dakota’s growing agricultural processing industry. For generations, the state has served as an agricultural production hub in the Great Plains, growing millions of bushels of corn and so...

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9:47

Wagyu? Just Try It.

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/11/20

By Sarah Hill Have you ever tried “birthday beef”? The more commonly known term is Wagyu beef, but this type of high-end beef is typically reserved for special occasions. If you live in southern Minnesota and you’ve tried Wagyu beef, there’s a good chance that the Wagyu you consumed was sourced from Fellers Ranch. Not Competing with Conventional Beef Fellers Ranch is only a little over three years old, but all four partners have been involved in the livestock business for well over three deca...

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3:40

Research: Ag has potential to be greenhouse gas negative

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/11/20

New Research Shows U.S. Agriculture Has Potential to be Greenhouse Gas Negative By Jamie Mara, U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action Peer-reviewed report provides more scientific evidence that agriculture is part of the solution to climate change U.S. agriculture, with enhanced implementation of conservation practices and emerging technologies, has an opportunity to more than offset its carbon footprint while increasing farmer profitability and farm resiliency, according ...

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6:28

Calving Cameras Worth Checking Out

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/11/13

By Jaclyn De Candio Having eyes on the calving pen when you cannot be there is invaluable. Thanks to the proliferation of camera types and capabilities, it is now easier than ever to make this once fanciful idea a reality you can appreciate each season. Perhaps there are too many options on today’s market, making it an overwhelming task to choose the option best suited to your operation. There are many considerations, including features, accessibility and cost along with installation a...

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Nebraska rancher to lead USMEF

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/11/13

Steve Hanson, a rancher and cattle feeder from Elsie, Neb., is the new U.S. Meat Export Federation chair, succeeding Minnesota pork and grain producer Randy Spronk. The USMEF concluded its annual strategic planning conference in Tucson, Ariz., this past Friday with the election of officers for 2024-25. Hanson has previously held many beef industry leadership roles, including chair of the Nebraska Beef Council and Federation of State Beef Councils and president of the Nebraska Cat...

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New Leadership elected to the American Angus...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/11/13

Newly elected board members for the American Angus Association.The American Angus Association® 141st Annual Convention of Delegates gathered November 4 in Fort Worth, Texas. Five members were elected to the board of directors. They are Paul Bennett (second term), Red House, Virgina; John Dickinson (second term), Auburn, California; Ron Hinrichsen, Westmoreland, Kansas; Mark Johnson, Orlando, Oklahoma; and Danny Poss, Scotia, Nebraska. The delegation also elected new officers; Jonathan Perry, ...

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4:28

What will a Trump administration bring to agriculture...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/11/13

By Codi Vallery-Mills Scattered throughout this Cattle Business Weekly is news about the recent election and how agricultural issues fared at the state level. With Donald J. Trump becoming the president-elect, agriculture in 2025 could see some changes under a Trump administration. Here’s what to watch for: Tariffs and trade will be targeted again under a second Trump administration. In his first term as president, Trump placed tariffs on billion of Chinese-made goods. President Biden ...

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5:55

Will the cowherd rebuild to 2019 levels?

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/11/13

By Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator & Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator The U.S. beef herd inventory was at 28.2 million cows as of January 2024. During the last peak of the cattle cycle in January of 2019, the U.S. beef herd inventory reached 31.6 million cows. That is a drop of 3.4 million cows (11% of the inventory) in five years. Will the U.S. beef industry rebuild to the same inventory as 2019? Likely not! Many factors will affect the...

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Cattle Producer - Veteran Says Time of Service...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/11/06

By Lura Roti Two weeks after graduating from Southern State college with a associate of life science and electronic repair degree, Ray Martinmaas was drafted into the Army. It was 1970 and while many of his classmates went to Vietnam, the Army had other plans for Martinmaas. “I took airborne training and worked in explosives and defusing bombs,” Martinmaas said. “Our entire unit had college degrees – I think my electronics degree had something to do with it because there are a lot of electron...

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6:01

Seeking Answers Through Genomics

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/11/05

By Troy Smith Most cattle folk have at least heard about genomics. They understand that cattle genomics is the study of all the DNA that cattle possess - all of the genes and how their interrelationships influence life functions, including health, growth and overall performance. Cattle producers may understand that but still wonder how genomic research impacts their individual operations. Producers attending the 2024 University of Nebraska Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory (GSL) Op...

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3:22

Water Weary Rancher Resourcefulness

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/11/04

How community and the internet set one rancher’s capacity to create ablaze. Birds chirp in no-man’s land. A tall red barn, weathered paint but no hint of a lean, stands as the beacon welcoming you into the yard of Paul Williams, military veteran and newly invested Montana landowner. For all the silence, his yard is lively. A smiling Jack Russell Terrier looks up from the seat of an old ranch pickup. The reluctant Australian Cattle Dog keeps a wary eye on a drone capturing aerial footage, eage...

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11:46

How do producers survive cattle cycle swings?

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/10/30

By Troy Smith The cattle industry moves in cycles. It’s been that way at least as long as analysts have been charting cattle numbers and prices. They have collected plenty of data showing how low total cattle inventory translates to an increase in cattle prices, and how lower prices follow inventory expansion. It’s a matter of supply and demand. Cyclical swings in price result in greater risk and increased financial uncertainty for cattle folk. Uncertainty about the future creates a cy...

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4:54

Gall Red Angus: Small but Mighty

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/10/30

By Sarah Hill Small cattle herds can still produce some of the most high-quality cattle—such is the case for Gall Red Angus, Hurley, S.D. The herd of about 30 head was started in 1998 by Corey Gall with just 10 head of registered Red Angus cattle from two Minnesota herds. Disposition is Key In 1996, Gall started out with black Angus cattle, and wasn’t pleased with how aggressive the animals were, especially at calving time. Switching to Red Angus gave Gall everything he was looking for...

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