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In Harvey, farmers are playing the waiting game

May 13, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

HARVEY It’s a sunny day in early May, the sort of day on which farmers in the Harvey area normally are going full bore in their fields. Not this year. A cold spring has delayed planting, and farmers here don’t expect to be in their fields until the middle of May at the earliest. Continue Reading

KIRK: ‘The Annoying Neighbor Kid’

May 13, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Inquiring calves want the scoop when other cows are giving birth
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ND man faces charges in starved cattle case

April 4, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK A North Dakota man faces charges stemming from what authorities say are the starvation deaths of more than 100 cattle on his McIntosh County farm. Continue Reading

USDA expanding program to fight rural poverty

March 26, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. U.S. officials are expanding a program intended to reduce poverty and improve life in rural areas through better access to federal funding. Continue Reading

ND farmer reports nearly 20 percent of cows birthing twins

March 26, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

Chris Johnson is accustomed to seeing double at this time of year. Continue Reading

Cattle ranching moves north, west amid drought

February 1, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

WICHITA, Kan. The severe drought that scorched pastures across the Southern Plains last summer helped shrink the nation’s herd to its smallest size in more than six decades and encouraged the movement of animals to lusher fields in the northern and western parts of the U.S., a new report shows. Continue Reading

Nature Conservancy gets 5,908-acre ranch gift

December 22, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Donation is biggest in history of Nature Conservancy’s Western Dakotas Program.
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The Nature Conservancy sells ranch in Custer County

December 18, 2012 in The Daily Republic

CUSTER (AP) The Nature Conservancy says it has sold a 1,125-acre ranch in Custer County to a private buyer with safeguards to ensure the land remains in native prairie and maintains its ranching tradition.
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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

FOTB: Rock in the Bakken: Rancher’s rocky land suddenly finds value

October 13, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

BLAISDELL Dallas Moore doesn’t have oil wells on his ranch, but that doesn’t mean his land isn’t rich. Continue Reading