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For cattlemen, by cattlemen is this podcast bringing you the latest in cattle industry headlines straight from the news desk of The Cattle Business Weekly in South Dakota. It's a dose of what's happening in markets, on the ranch and in Washington, D.C. It's news about everything that impacts a cattle operation's bottomline (aka profit). Listen to us in the feed truck, on the way to a cattle sale or on the porch with a beer! We promise you won't go away without having learned something.
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North Dakota’s brand inspectors are busy this time of year Connie Sieh Groop Cattle Business Weekly As cattle move from summer pastures, it’s crunch time for the North Dakota brand inspectors. “We’re pretty busy from now until the end of January,” Corby Ward with the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association says. “As the chief brand inspector for North Dakota, I oversee the brand inspection program across the state. I’m a licensed law enforcement officer in North Dakota. We enforce the laws ...
The Brian and Vicki Maddock family has been selected as the recipients of the 2025 North Dakota Leopold Conservation Award. The award honors farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners who go above and beyond in their management of soil health, water quality and wildlife habitat on working land. They will be presented with the ,000 award in December. Sand County Foundation and national sponsor American Farmland Trust present Leopold Conservation Awards to private landowners in 28 states. In Nort...
Coleman Cornelius Colorado State University Communications Temple Grandin, a world-renowned University Distinguished Professor in Colorado State University’s Department of Animal Sciences, is the subject of a newly revealed painting that will hang in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education and research complex. Its National Portrait Gallery highlights Americans of remarkable character and ...
By Codi Vallery-Mills It’s here. The end of October is upon us, and that means as of today, we have 64 days left of the year 2025. Recently, the concept of October Theory hit my radar in an article I read online. Psychologists note that the month of October is more motivating to some people than January is. As people realize the year-end is nearing, they begin to make goals so they can finish the year strong. In 2023, the October Theory was a large trend on TikTok. Shorter deadlines (months v...
(Washington, D.C., October 22, 2025) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced a suite of actions to strengthen the American beef industry, reinforcing and prioritizing the American rancher’s critical role in the national security of the United States. Since 2017, the United States has lost over 17% of family f...
Producers report favorable conditions in eastern South Dakota Melisa Goss Cattle Business Weekly Eastern South Dakota farmers are experiencing one of their better harvest seasons in recent years, with both corn and soybean yields exceeding 2024 numbers despite periodic weather interruptions and an uptick in combine fires across the region. Pat Harrington grows corn and soybeans near Armour in Douglas County. He reports his soybeans averaged 10 to 15 bushels better than last year,...
Jessica Hartman American Angus Association American Angus Association members looking to better understand the programs, services and tools available to them are invited to take part in the inaugural Angus University Herdsman Bootcamp Dec. 1-2, 2025, in St. Joseph, Mo. The bootcamp is designed for new members or new employees of members who would like to expand their knowledge of Association resources. “This is an opportunity for producers to get to speak with staff, ask their questions...
Mark Johnson Beef Cattle Breeding Specialist OSU Extension Some basic rules of thumb to follow when determining the hay supplies you will need to sustain your cow herd over the winter and into next spring: Determine your average mature cow size. This can be done by weighing your 4 to 7 year old cows and calculating the average weight. From mature cow size, we can approximate the amount of forage dry matter cows will need to consume per year or per day. For example: a 1,000-lb. cow will consum...
Those of you reading this already have a stake in the cattle business. From cow-calf producers to cattle feeders, we need to voice our displeasure with increasing beef imports from Argentina, or for that matter, any country. I urge you to contact Senators Thune and Rounds, as well as Congressman Johnson here in South Dakota. For those of you reading this outside of South Dakota, please contact your Washington representatives as well. According to USDA data in 2024, we import...
Cattle country reacts negatively By Codi Vallery-Mills Aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Oct. 19, President Donald Trump suggested to reporters that purchasing beef from Argentina might be a solution to bringing down grocery prices for American consumers. “We would buy some beef from Argentina,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One during a flight from Florida to Washington. “If we do that, that will bring our beef prices down.” It’s the second time the President has hinted at an Argentine be...
U.S. agricultural producer sentiment changed little in September as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reading of 126 was just one point higher than a month earlier. However, there was a shift in producers’ perceptions of current conditions and their expectations for the future. Producers’ perceptions of current conditions on their farms weakened as the Index of Current Conditions fell 7 points to 122. At the same time, farmers in September were a bit more optimistic about t...
Franny Fritz learned to work smarter to run her cattle operation Connie Sieh Groop Cattle Business Weekly When they called her name, announcing she was the 2025 Dakotafest Woman Farmer-Rancher of the Year on Aug. 21, Franny Fritz was shocked. As one dedicated to raising cattle, she said, “I thought, ‘Who’d want to recognize a silly cow-calf operator?’ When they called my name, I was thunderstruck, and it’s been quite a ride since then.” When asked about the honor she received at Dakotaf...
The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association (NDSA) presented the Crighton Ranch of McKenzie County with its 2025 Rancher of the Year Award during the annual banquet at the organization’s 96th Annual Convention & Trade Show in Minot, N.D., this evening. David Lee and Nancy Crighton and their daughter, Nikki Winter, run the cow-calf operation. The Crightons are 40-year NDSA members. David Lee’s Uncle Ronald Crighton homesteaded on the east side of the Little Missouri River, across the water fro...
By Donnie Leddy, Publisher From the backroads to the county roads to the interstate highways, the trucks are hauling. First and foremost, this is the time of the year when everyone needs to pay a little more attention when they are behind the wheel. The days are getting shorter, and the wildlife are starting to roam, but more importantly, a truck loaded with cattle or a semi hauling grain with an extra trailer can cause a deadly accident if you happen to pull out in front of them....
Every fall The Cattle Business Weekly newspaper based in Philip, S.D. releases its Top 10 Industry Leaders list. Each year the publication selects a group of men and women involved in the U.S. cattle industry who are doing their best to improve their businesses, communities and industry. The Top 10 is routinely made up of leaders who represent production agriculture, marketing, ag affiliate services, education, research, finance, and ag advocating. Named to this year’s class of Top 10 are Jak...
Curtis Riganti National Drought Mitigation Center Recent precipitation in parts of the High Plains and West led to improvements for the northern Colorado Front Range into the southeast half of Wyoming, and in portions of New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and Oregon. Continual dry weather led to worsening conditions in northern Montana and adjacent western North Dakota, where abnormal dryness and moderate and severe drought expanded in coverage. Here’s a closer look at how September ended, an...
Taylor Grussing Cow/Calf Field Specialist SDSU Extension Weaning time is here and with that the decision to retain or sell heifer calves is front and center. The cattle cycle continues to be strong for both steers and heifers compared to years past, and herd rebuilding is slow or yet to start in some regions. Record low cow inventory has increased the value of all cattle and this should continue until the rebuild occurs or consumer demand decreases. Therefore, the opportunity cost of retainin...
The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association (NDSA) presented the 2025 Environmental Stewardship Award to Spickler Ranch North of Glenfield, N.D., during the NDSA’s 96th Annual Convention & Trade Show in Minot, N.D. in late September. Spickler Ranch North is a third- and fourth-generation registered Angus seedstock operation that focuses on stewardship, sustainability and generational succession. The operation is owned and operated by Justin and Sara Spickler and their children, Wyatt, Will, J...
Westphal Red Angus of Grass Range, Montana, owned and operated by Vic and Shari Westphal, was recognized as the Red Angus Association of America’s 2025 Pioneer Breeder of the Year during the 72nd Annual National Red Angus Convention in Loveland, Colorado. The award honors longtime breeders who have upheld high standards of quality and excellence through dedicated breeding practices. Westphal’s introduction to Red Angus came in the 70s, when Vic noticed a herd along the highway near his hometo...
DENVER, Oct. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. is bracing for a record grain harvest totaling 21.5 billion bushels of corn, soybeans and grain sorghum this fall. The bumper crop arrives during a period of heightened uncertainty surrounding the future of the U.S. trade relationship with China, low export market demand for U.S. soybeans and depressed crop prices. Meanwhile, grain storage and transportation logistics are shaping up to be much more complicated than usual. According to a new r...
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