The North Dakota way: Kazakh cowboys tour state, get cattle-tending tips
December 4, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
MANDAN Mananbai Sadykov cuffed his stiff blue jeans over intricately stitched cowboy boots and tread mindfully though minefields of cattle manure at the Helbling Hereford Ranch in central North Dakota. Continue Reading
BISMARCK Transplanted North Dakota cattle are thriving in Kazakhstan’s cold climate, but many of the former Soviet republic’s cowboys are still greenhorns, so it has hired Great Plains ranch hands to help out and is sending some of its own to the U.S. for training, a state trade official said.
Howard Dahl said despite their geographic distance, the Republic of Kazakhstan and North Dakota have a lot in common. Both boast plentiful natural resources, growing oil and gas development and a similar climate.
Truck by truck, pen by pen, the Fargo Jet Center welcomed and wrangled its newest set of passengers onto a waiting jumbo jet Tuesday morning.
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