FAULKTON, S.D. — Troy and Stacy Hadrick are both fifth-generation cattle ranchers on their operation in Faulkton, South Dakota. Troy grew up on the ranch and it has been in the family for 115 years.

VEBLEN, S.D. — Mike Stavick has spent his whole life in the cattle business after buying his first cow when he was in the seventh grade in 1981. But, the night of Feb. 4, 2025, will go down as one of ...

BROOKINGS - In light of the dry range conditions forecast for much of central and western South Dakota, cattle producers are encouraged to review their drought management plans. "Recently released ...

Jensen Ranch epitomizes what cattle producers strive to do with developing high quality livestock, David Murray writes.

Thus, when harm comes to the farms and ranches, so too does it visit rural Main Street. On the heels of the remarkable efforts by Christen and her SDSGA association, the South Dakota Cattlemen's ...

A Montana-lead effort to deliver heifers to storm-devastated ranches in South Dakota will make its first delivery Friday. Ty Linger of Heifers for South Dakota said the group has raised 500 ...

South Dakota’s cattle population outnumbers the state’s human residents by roughly a 4-to-1 margin, the highest ratio in the country. As of January 2023, the state had 3.6 million head of cattle − 4% ...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Gov. Mike Rounds hopes people across the nation and around the world will soon walk into grocery stores and choose to pay more for steaks that carry a South Dakota seal of ...

As 2026 begins, it’s worth looking back on one of the most consequential years in the modern American cattle industry. It was a year defined by historically high cattle prices paired with sharp market ...