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A relief fund for western South Dakota ranchers who lost tens of thousands of cattle in an early October blizzard has collected $3 million, three times as much as expected, an organizer said Friday.

NuAgra, a Brookings, S.D. based company, has begun selling grass-fed South Dakota beef directly to households throughout the United States — and the company’s beef starts out in central South Dakota.

During the last 90 days, Merck Animal Health, with the input and oversight of its Advisory Board, has worked to implement its Five-Step Plan to Ensuring Responsible Beef and has made considerable progress.

Relief efforts have been setup for both North and South Dakota to aid ranchers in need after the brutal October blizzard.

Ranchers in South Dakota are still waiting to see if they will receive any federal aid after losing cattle in an October blizzard.

There are herds of cattle on a pair of remote Alaska islands that have survived for decades despite any number of threats to their existence.

A southeast Kansas farmer whose video parody “What Does the Farmer Say” went viral last month has a new hit with his take on a Miley Cyrus song that features twerking cows.

The Cargill beef packing plant in Dodge City, Kan. was back in full production by the end of last week following a fire in the kill floor area.

With the ever-growing databases and improved techniques and computer applications to access the data, reviewing records of old bulls to access the current genetics within the herd aids in understanding the herd.

Cattle feeders and agri-business professionals are invited to the Feedlot Forum 2014, a day-long program Jan. 21 at Terrace View Event Center in Sioux Center, Iowa.