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Posts tagged as “livestock”

Corn-Fed Cows Fart Less than Grazing Buffalo, Says Shady Journal

I don't spend much time arguing about climate change here—on Keystone XL, for instance, I can think of numerous reasons the tar sands pipeline will be bad for South Dakota (eminent domain, higher gasoline prices, bogus job numbers, ongoing pollution…

Hand County Votes Down 50,000-Head Feedlot; Connection to NBP

Sometimes I wonder if South Dakotans are so desperate for economic development that they'll sacrifice anything—clean air, clean water, decent roads, decent wages—to get it. And sometimes, some South Dakotans surprise me by drawing the line. Out in Hand County…

Rhoden Sticks It to Bull in New Campaign Ad

The Displaced Plainsman is right: Larry Rhoden's new TV ad for his U.S. Senate campaign is a bunch of bull: Larry, get real. Liberals aren't out to destroy anyone's way of life. Big spenders may be, but they are the…

Experts: Northern Beef Packers Not Viable; Failure Part of the Plan?

Jonathan Ellis dedicates a few inches of this morning's Sioux Falls paper to telling us that the business plan for Northern Beef Packers never made sense and never will. Mike Keller, dean of the USD business school, thinks bankruptcy auction…

Beef Potpourri: Johnson vs. Rhoden, Beef Check-Off, Supply for NBP

I wander through the pasture this morning and throw together some beef potpourri (hey, there's a market expander the Beef Board should promote: bottled fragrances to bring the satisfying smell of beef to your house all day long!): Depends on…

Livestock Producer: Government Shirking Duty to West River Ranchers

Speaking of piecemeal privatization being no way to run a country, Heidi Marttila-Losure scolds our Governor and our Congress for not mobilizing government resources to help West River's blizzard-devastated ranchers: The provision in the farm bill that would have helped…