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WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the controversial mandate for ranchers to switch to electronic identification ear tags on cattle unfolds, one North Dakota Senator is seeing to it that producers have […]
The new rule, which has taken on more importance due to H5N1 avian influenza in dairy cows, is set to take effect in early November. But ranchers and farmers are […]
LINCOLN, NE – If your heifers are bangs tagged, those orange metal clips will soon be a relic of the past. Starting November 5, 2024, your veterinarian will not be […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The South Dakota Stockgrowers (SDSGA) will host a “Freedom Rally” in Rapid City, Oct. 7, 2024, to kick off it’s annual convention at the Ramkota Hotel […]
BILLINGS, MT – The United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) announced their support of a joint resolution in Congress to block the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) rule mandating […]
BILLINGS, MT – The final rule mandating the exclusive use of EID eartags as the only type of official eartags recognized by APHIS on adult cattle shipped interstate is scheduled […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The state Board of Elections did not approve petitions Wednesday from activists who want to move the state toward hand-counting ballots. A Republican state Senate candidate, Rick Weible, […]
ENGLEWOOD, CO – The American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) was awarded a grant of over $111,000 from the National Disease Preparedness and Response Program. The goal is to evaluate the […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD — A group pushing for hand counting of all ballots during elections is making another attempt to get a measure before voters. They are circulating petitions in […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Dakota rancher Todd Wilkinson doesn’t see the use of USDA electronic identification ear tags as a threat. Rather he sees is as risk protection. Wilkinson, of […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Ranchers lodged accusations against a state board Thursday at the Capitol in Pierre, and a legislative committee advanced a bill to change the way the board members […]
BILLINGS, MT – Long-time opponent to USDA’s continued efforts to mandate electronic identification of cattle, Bill Bullard, R-CALF USA CEO said the agency’s Thursday announcement is intended to serve the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a six-year battle and after losing an appeal that challenged a Trump administration proposal to mandate the use of radio frequency identification of animals in interstate […]
PIERRE, SD – This coming legislative session, South Dakota lawmakers could be asked to clarify a state law dealing with the counting of election ballots. It comes amid concerns that certain […]
BILLINGS, MT — R-CALF USA has submitted formal comments to the advance notice issued in September by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regarding […]
PIERRE, SD – As the march towards mandatory use of electronic identification for cattle continues at the federal level, ranchers in South Dakota have successfully put a bill in place […]
Ellen Lorraine (Reese) Price was born at home on April 5, 1931 in Ziebach County, North of Faith, […]