COMMERCE CITY, Missouri, Sept. 21 -- The Red Angus Association of America issued the following news release: DENVER--Berwald Red Angus, owned by Austin and Becky Berwald of Toronto, South Dakota, has been crowned the 2024 Breeder of the Year by the Red Angus Association of America. The award was presented by, Seth Leachman at the National Red Angus Convention in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Sept. 12. Recipients of the prestigious Breeder of the Year award have shown exceptional dedication to preservi  more

COMMERCE CITY, Missouri, Sept. 18 -- The Red Angus Association of America issued the following news release: DENVER--Campbell Red Angus was recognized as the 2024 Pioneer Breeder of the Year by the Red Angus Association of America during the 71st National Red Angus Convention in Lincoln, Nebraska. Campbell Red Angus is operated by Robert and Kara Campbell along with their son Robby Campbell and his wife Sara, of McIntosh, South Dakota. The RAAA Pioneer Breeder of the Year award honors longtime  more

HURON, South Dakota, Sept. 21 -- The South Dakota Farmers Union issued the following news release: The Department of Justice is committed to seeking justice for American livestock producers. "If we are not fighting to protect our family farmers, what are we doing," asked Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, Jonathan Kanter when he met with family farmers and ranchers on Capitol Hill to give them an update on the on-going investigation into the meat packing industry d  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Sept. 19 -- NDN Collective, an indigenous-led organization dedicated to building indigenous power, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: NDN Collective rallied in front of the White House today and called for executive clemency for Leonard Peltier. At 80 years old, Peltier has been incarcerated for nearly 50 years and is now in very poor health. Time is of the essence to release Leonard Peltier, the longest held Indigenous political prisoner in U.S. hist  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Sept. 20 -- NDN Collective, an indigenous-led organization dedicated to building indigenous power, issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2024: * * * Last week, the Fearless Fund - the nation's first venture-capital firm run by women of color that invests exclusively in women of color owned tech and consumer-goods companies - reached a settlement deal with the American Alliance for Equal Rights, who had filed a lawsuit claiming a Fearless Fund program meant to se  more

COMMERCE CITY, Missouri, Sept. 21 -- The Red Angus Association of America issued the following news release: DENVER--John and Karen Price of Deer Trail, Colorado, were presented by the Red Angus Association of America with the 2024 Commercial Producer of the Year Award at the National Red Angus Convention in Lincoln, Nebraska, Sept. 13. RAAA Board Director Craig Bieber of Bieber Red Angus in Leola, South Dakota, presented the award. This award held special significance for the Price family, as  more

HURON, South Dakota, Sept. 18 -- The South Dakota Farmers Union issued the following news release: This is the message several South Dakota family farmers and ranchers delivered to D.C. policymakers during the 2024 National Farmers Union Fly-In, September 9-11. "A Farm Bill ensures the stability of farming and ranching," explained Ryan Urban, a fourth-generation Pukwana crop and cattle producer. "It is scary the dollars it takes to produce food. The price of seed, price of machinery, price of   more