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HELENA, MT – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen called on a federal appeals board to overturn a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) final decision that rubber stamped a controversial and locally opposed change of use permit to allow bison grazing on several allotments in Phillips County. In an appeal filed Friday, Attorney General Knudsen, who […]
UNION CENTER, S.D. – Livestock enthusiasts keen on diving deep into rangeland management and wildlife conservation have a unique opportunity coming up. The Diversified Grazing Field Day is all set for Sept. 6 at the Basel ranch near Union Center situated in the western regions of South Dakota. Hosted by the South Dakota State University […]
BROOKINGS, S.D. – Applications are now available for the second SDSU Extension Emerging Sheep Producers Program. The program is for sheep producers who want to develop or improve a full- or part-time sheep operation. The program will run from September 2023 through August 2024 and will consist of a nine-session course that is a combination […]
BELLE FOURCHE, S.D. – The Conservation Implementation Strategy (CIS) project Belle Fourche Irrigation and Soil Health will begin its next round of applications in Belle Fourche, serving the community and improving land and water quality. This three-year project was selected in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 and federally-funded through the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) conservation […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released a proposed rule that could change priorities on 245 million acres of public land in America. The rule would mark a major shit for the agency as BLM intends to put conservation “on equal footing with other uses.” The proposed rule would direct BLM […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Wind Cave National Park’s backcountry areas will be closed to hikers 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except on weekends, from January 17 to February 17. The park’s staff will then be able to carry out a management strategy to lessen the number of Rocky Mountain Elk infected with chronic wasting […]
BROOKINGS, SD – Winter weather conditions often present challenges to cattle managers in the Northern Plains. Although the weather can’t be altered, there are management steps that can be taken to help maintain cattle health and performance. Ranchers with cattle on winter pastures have a few management strategies to help them cope with the large […]
FARGO, N.D. – Feed costs are always a concern for cattle producers, but 2022 to 2023 numbers have shown some of the highest feed costs in over a decade. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture feed price index, overall feed prices for feed, livestock and poultry are up 26.6% from September of […]
MANHATTAN, KS – On occasion, athletes experience injuries or stresses on their body that require them to rest and recover. This is a time for the athlete to evaluate their training regimen and nutrition plan. In much the same way, beef producers need to rest their bulls following the breeding season and make those evaluations […]
