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What I do

Posted on June 29, 2017June 29, 2017by SDPrairieWriter

Recently I made a trip to North Dakota to catch up with a tour group of Argentine cattle producers who were visiting cattle ranches in the U.S. After a windy day spent on the dry prairie of North Dakota I was greeted that night by two photos in my email inbox that were a reminder […]

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To the Weekend Warriors

Posted on May 1, 2017May 1, 2017by SDPrairieWriter

Rain showers are drizzling down my office window. The countryside is turning green. Brandings and turnout dates are filling up the family calendar. Spring is here. My family has freeze branded replacement heifers, is wrapping up calving and is just starting to put tractors in the fields. I reflected back recently on the time my […]

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Science in agriculture

Posted on March 28, 2017March 28, 2017by SDPrairieWriter

DNA. It’s what makes us who we are. Strands of genomic mysteries that tell us whether our hair will be red, or our eyes blue, are kept within DNA. Our Kimber girl seems to have a double shot of “rock hound” in her DNA passed on to her through her grandmothers Jeanette and Rhonda. Visitors […]

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No regrets, just grace

Posted on December 28, 2016March 28, 2017by SDPrairieWriter

We are a few days off of 2017 and I for one am glad to see the backside of 2016. I will be quite frank in telling you this year has been a struggle for me. There were a few shining moments in 2016, but for the most part it was one of those years […]

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November: That Happened

Posted on December 2, 2016by SDPrairieWriter

Are there words to sum up November? I want to praise and cuss the Lord in the same sentence. I keep coming back to the phrase “That happened.” The internet defines the saying as “a sarcastic expression used in online discussions to call out overly exaggerated claims or tall tales that are often passed around […]

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Husker the Mule returns for second children’s book

Posted on November 15, 2016November 15, 2016by SDPrairieWriter

Husker the Mule returns for second children’s book Book signing on Nov. 25 in Belle Fourche A fun and kind red mule is making his second appearance in book no. 2 of the children’s series Husker the Mule by author Codi Vallery-Mills of Sturgis, S.D. Husker the Mule: Does His Chores is to be released […]

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Ag Headlines

Posted on November 10, 2016November 15, 2016by SDPrairieWriter

In early November (before the election) I had the opportunity to speak to the Rapid City Chamber of Commerce’s Ag & Natural Resources Committee. Here is a recap of my talking points.   Ag Headlines Presented by Codi Vallery-Mills, editor of The Cattle Business Weekly   What’s Making Ag News? Election 2016 Volatile Markets Trade […]

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Who’s Feeding the World? Not us.

Posted on November 1, 2016November 1, 2016by SDPrairieWriter

An interesting article came out from the Environmental Working Group came out in October. Please refrain from throwing this column in the garbage right now just because I mentioned EWG, and hear me out. While EWG has ruffled my feathers more than a few times on ag issues, I found this article to be insightful. […]

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Who will the farm go to?

Posted on July 12, 2016July 12, 2016by SDPrairieWriter

There was a fair bit of windshield time for me this June as I looped through the state. I attended Faulkton’s Women’s Ag Day, the SD Governor’s Ag Summit and planning sessions with the South Dakota Women in Ag group in which I am a part of. Intermingled with those events, there has been windshield time […]

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It’s bull sale season!

Posted on January 26, 2016January 26, 2016by SDPrairieWriter

It’s bull sale season in the region. Like you, we at The Cattle Business Weekly enter into this time of year with excitement and a little trepidation. A bull sale season on the farm means tasks like selecting bulls, booking advertisements, clipping bulls, lining up sale day help, setting up pens, and much more. Those […]

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