Livestock

South Dakota Stockgrowers Association and SD Cattlewomen are set to host the 124th Annual Convention at the Best Western Ramkota Convention Center in Rapid City

Many ranchers in western South Dakota are doing better than expected a year after a freak autumn blizzard killed at least 43,000 cattle.

Profitability was there for producers

South Dakota's animal death toll is now nearly double the early estimate

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A fund set up to help South Dakota ranchers in the wake of an early October blizzard that killed tens of thousands of animals has surpassed $4 million.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A deadline for applications for assistance from the Rancher Relief Fund for farmers and ranchers who lost animals during the devastating October blizzard is approaching.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A fund aimed at helping South Dakota ranchers who lost livestock in an early autumn blizzard is nearing $1 million.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota ranchers who lost livestock in an early autumn blizzard will soon find out how the money collected will be distributed.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Agriculture Department recently joined with its counterparts in Montana and Kansas to send a beef trade mission to Russia.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana-led effort to help replace cattle lost by South Dakota ranchers during a strange fall snowstorm is getting ready to deliver replacement animals.