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  • Gibbs Angus Ranch & Stortz Angus Ranch will Market Bulls at the Glendive Livestock Exchange Feb. 24

    Meagan Dotson|Jan 13, 2016

    The Gibbs Angus Ranch and Stortz Angus ranch will be marketing 125 bulls at the Glendive Livestock Exchange on February 24th at 1:00pm. Owners Tim and Laurie Gibbs began raising bulls in 1982 and owners Ted and Tarena Stortz started raising bulls in 1990; they have been selling bulls together for the last thirteen years and both families having been involved in the cattle industry for multiple generations. The quality of their cattle is contributed to good maternal selection with an emphasis on...

  • Isaak Angus Ranch:

    Sheridan Martin|Jan 13, 2016

    In the rolling green hills of Golden Valley, ND, you can find Isaak Angus Ranch. Isaak Angus has been in the ranching and farming business for 4 generations, with Ron Isaak and his wife Jackie being the current owners and operators. Isaak's great grandfather and grandfather homesteaded on the land and even built a brick house in 1925, which is still on the ranch to this day. Isaak Angus Ranch has been raising registered Angus cattle for over 20 years, and one of their main philosophies is to...

  • Leland Red Angus will Hold Their 33rd Annual Production Sale March 11

    Meagan Dotson|Jan 13, 2016

    Leland Red Angus will be hosting their 33rd annual production sale on March 11 at the ranch located in SW McKenzie County, 35 miles SE of Sidney in the Squaw Gap Community. The ranch, whichg has raised registered Red Angus for 50 years, is operated by Melvin and Luella Leland and their son and daughter-in-law Todd and Carla Leland. Homesteaded in 1911 by Melvin Leland's father, Leland Red Angus breeds over 500 registered Red Angus females per year and will market 180 bulls and 65 yearling heifer...

  • JB Angus Will Have About 65 Bulls at the Stockman Livestock West Sale on March 5th

    Meagan Dotson|Jan 13, 2016

    JB Angus will be at the Stockman Livestock West sale in Dickinson, ND at 1:00pm mountain time Saturday, March 5. Owners Jonathan Ficek and Bobby Kubas will be selling approximately 65 bulls with about 60 replacement heifers for sale through private treaty. Both Ficek's and Kubas' families have been ranching in the area for generations, and each of them have independent family operated ranches, but in 2013 the two men bought a herd of cattle from Tuhy Angus and established JB Angus. Their main...

  • North Dakota Rancher Carl Frisinger Enjoys the Mild Winter, Prepares for Upcoming Sale

    Meagan Dotson|Jan 13, 2016

    The Early Morning Red Angus Ranch, located twelve miles south of Tioga, ND, will be marketing forty yearling Red Angus bulls and fifty yearling Red Angus heifers at Sitting Bull in Williston, ND, Friday April 29th at 1:00 pm central time. Owner and operator Carl Frisinger bought the ranch in 1965. Having grown up in a ranching family, Frisinger grew up raising Herefords. However, when they became hard to sell, he bought six Red Angus Cows from the Leland Drought Reduction Sale and started...

  • Three Generations of Strohs will Market Cattle at Their 26th Annual Production Sale

    Meagan Dotson|Jan 13, 2016

    Stroh Herefords and Stroh Hereford Ranch will be holding their 26th annual production sale on Thursday, February 4th at 1:00pm mountain time at the ranch, located 1.5 miles east of the Killdeer Roundabout on Highway 200 and 5 miles west of Dunn Center, ND. Tony Stroh established Stroh Herefords in 1950 and owns it with his wife Leona. Stroh Hereford Ranch is owned by their youngest son Mike and his wife Dawn along with their sons Lucas and Matthew Stroh. Fifty-four Coming two-year-old bulls and...

  • Bar JV Angus Ranch

    Sheridan Martin|Jan 13, 2016

    Bar JV Angus Ranch is a proud part of the argiculture community in the Mon-Dak area, and are located in the Sioux Pass Community halfway between Sidney and Culbertson, MT on highway 16. Many great people are involved in raising livestock in the area, and they feel it is a great responsibility to provide clients with genetics that will continue to improve their cowherd along with Bar JV's own. Bar JV is a family run operation, operated by Jim and Loretta Vitt along with their son Dale Vitt and...

  • Begger's Diamond V Ranch

    Sheridan Martin|Jan 13, 2016

    Wibaux, MT is home to Begger's Diamond V Ranch, where they have fundamental principles of cattle production and their branded cows have marginal room for error. This year will be Begger's 40th Annual Bull Sale and they look forward to selling their top quality Simmental and Angus breeds. Begger's Diamond V is working to own top genetics that produce pounds on sale day. They believe that their clients' success is their success, and are always finding a way to improve their consistent black and...

  • Regency Acres will Market About 90 Bulls and 40 Heifers at the Sidney Livestock Sale April 1st

    Meagan Dotson|Jan 13, 2016

    Regency Acres, located eight miles southeast of Lambert, MT, will be marketing approximately 90 bulls and 40 heifers at the Sidney Livestock Sale, Friday April 1st beginning at 1:00pm. Regency Acres is owned and operated by Russ and Jill Thiessen along with their daughter Téa and son Tyler. Thiessen's family has been in the cattle business since moving to the area in the 1890s; Russ Thiessen's grandfather established the registered herd in 1957. Formerly the Thiessen Angus Ranch, it was changed...

  • Rambur Charolais Angus Cattle

    Sheridan Martin|Jan 13, 2016

    Rambur Charolais is located just south Sidney, MT and was founded more than 30 years ago by Howard Rambur. When Howard started in the ranching industry, he wanted to work with a breed of cattle distinctly different from any other breeds in eastern Montana, so he chose the Charolais. The Charolais, at the time, was a relatively new breed to the area and it was still able to retain its full French heritage. Even though the breed grew quite large as adults, Howard had a goal to modify the...

  • Speaker Damian Mason is Scheduled to be This Year's Ag Days Entertainment March 3rd

    Meagan Dotson|Jan 13, 2016

    The MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show, which was formerly held in January, has been moved to March 3rd and 4th in 2016. The two-day trade show will hold educational sessions at the Richland County Event Center featuring the latest and greatest information and developments for Agricultural producers such as GMOs, livestock, and horticulture. It will begin at 9:00am on March 3rd with the Sidney Sugar's Growers Meeting taking place that afternoon; this is the first year that Ag Days and the Growers...

  • Best Angus & Quarter Horses

    Sheridan Martin|Jan 13, 2016

    Best Angus & Quarter Horses started as a 4-H and FFA project in 1987 with the purchase of a heifer from the placement pen at McCumber Angus Ranch. Many of the cows in the herd are descendants of the original heifer, Rosetta 622 of McCumber. Best Angus grew slowly focusing on quality. Pete and Vawnita Best worked together in building their business; Vawnita worked as a meat inspector and Pete worked as an Agricultural Lender. The Best's continued to keep top heifers as replacements and invested...

  • Cow-calf Management School Set for Jan. 15

    NDSU Ag Communication|Jan 13, 2016

    The NDSU Extension Service in McKenzie County will host a workshop Jan. 15, 2016, for cow-calf producers, particularly those who are new to beef cattle production. This daylong cow-calf management school will cover forage production, cow nutrition, grazing management and the Veterinary Feed Directive through a combination of presentations, activities and problem-solving exercises. The program, held in the McKenzie County Courthouse in Watford City, will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. central time. Presenters and their topics are: * John...

  • Feiring Angus and Ash Coulee Ranch

    Sheridan Martin|Jan 13, 2016

    Three miles east of White Earth, ND, you can find Feiring Angus Ranch. Doug and Ceylon Feiring own Feiring Angus Ranch, along with sons, Brett and Brady, and daughter Shambre. One of their major philosophies is, "To never overstock pastures with more animals than the land can handle." Generation after generation from Feiring Angus has all received the same lecture. Feiring Angus does not use popular genetics in their breeding program, for they believe that cattle should adapt to mother nature...

  • Feiring Cattle Company

    Sheridan Martin|Jan 13, 2016

    Feiring Cattle Company located in Beach, ND, is a family run operation owned and managed by Donnie and Trisha Feiring, along with their two daughters, Harley and Taylor. Feiring's herd originates back to 1983 when Donnie purchased his first QAS Traveler 23-4, but heritage reigns throughout the company back to 1945 when Donnie's grandfather, Arnold Feiring, started his cowherd. Today, Feiring Cattle Company's herd consists of 150 head of registered Angus cows that trace back to Shoshone Viking...

  • BeefTalk: Expanding Genetics and Electronic Bull Buying

    Kris Ringwall|Jan 13, 2016

    Bull buying from your desk at home? It sounds far-fetched, but that is a very real option in today’s bull market. Each year, a new generation of bulls is offered for sale, along with more and better data regarding the bulls we buy. Last year’s bull calves are growing up and will be ready for turnout in a few months. Bull-buying basics are the same, so why bring up the subject? In reality, many producers do not take advantage of the data and tools available for buying bulls. Not all bulls are the same and certainly do not have the same val...

  • Crop Insurance Conference Set for Jan. 17 & 18 in Fargo

    Jan 13, 2016

    The goal is to help participants integrate crop insurance and other risk management strategies in production and marketing decisions. The latest information on crop insurance will be presented at the North Dakota State University Extension Service’s annual crop insurance conference in Fargo on Jan.18. The conference will provide practical information for agricultural producers, and agribusiness professionals, as well as crop insurance agents. A registration fee of $110 includes a social on the evening of Jan. 17, and continental breakfast, l...