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Clear Springs Cattle Company at Starbuck, Minnesota, has a diverse farming operation with seedstock, direct-to-consumer sales and agritourism.
Producers are seeing higher prices at the sale barn, but with drought and high input costs, the number of cattle is down across the country.
And this fall they will make the 5-mile trip back to the winter barn. It’s not known that any other dairy in the state does it like this.
Brent and Barb Stroh work with a Wisconsin based marketing company to market not only their lambs, but fellow producers as well.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld California's Prop 12, but the decision and its dissents left open possibilities for new ways to fight the law that curtails tight confinement of some livestock.
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The pork industry says the U.S. Supreme Court’s split decision to uphold California’s Proposition 12 law will create hardships for pork producers, consumers and animal health.
The country's largest bison producing state sees an increased interest in bison and the need for more bison research.
The fences are in rough shape after the long North Dakota winter. And the people fixing the fences aren't all that different. But spring may finally have come, and we'll shake off the rust.
Newborn bison are being welcomed into the world at Kremer Buffalo Ranch in Custer, South Dakota.

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Even after dark, the work doesn't stop for farmers and ranchers during calving season.
Drew Peterson had to rebuild nearly his whole farm after the 2022 derecho. Now, he's looking ahead to this next growing season.
A long, difficult winter definitely has been made easier by people like weather forecasters, smart school leaders, plow operators and helpful neighbors, Jenny Schlecht says.

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