Tri-State Livestock News

Enjoy socializing with fellow Angus peers as well as meeting new acquaintances at this year’s upcoming ND Angus tour. The tour will headquarter out of Valley City, ND and feature North Dakota Angus breeders from the Red River Valley to Highway 281, and Interstate 94 to the South Dakota border. The event will kick off Saturday, September 19 with registration at the Grand Stay, in Valley City.

Share this story With the completion of spring and the heat of summer setting in, new toxic concerns have reared up. Both fertilizers and insecticides pose a high risk for cattle, and, although avoidable, poisonings are unfortunately a common occurrence. Over the last several months, multiple situations involving either fertilizers or insecticides have been reported to the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.

BOZEMAN — Scientists have long understoog that bees sometimes shake flowers to collect pollen in a process called buzz pollination. But how the pollen mobilizes within the flower is not clearly understood. Now, a mechanical engineer at Montana State University is using nearly $585,000 in recent funding from the National Science Foundation to learn precisely how some bees vibrate their way through their critical role in the pollination process.

The Four Sixes Ranch announced the recent death of performance sire Boon Too Suen. “The Four Sixes Ranch joins the cutting horse community in honoring the life and legacy of Boon Too Suen, an extraordinary athlete, world champion and influential sire whose impact will continue for generations. “(An National Cutting Horse Association) world champion in his own right, Boon Too Suen made his mark in the show pen and breeding barn.

AQHA International 2027 Educational Marketplace Grant applications will be accepted August 15 through October 15, 2026. AQHA | courtesy photo Spain_EMP Applications for the 2027 AQHA International Educational Marketplace Grant Program can be submitted, beginning August 15 through October 15, 2026.

PRCA Hall of Fame cowboy Phil Lyne passed away August 14. PRCA | courtesy photos Screenshot_19-8-2026_224916_www.prorodeo.com_ ProRodeo Hall of Famer Phil Lyne, considered one of the best cowboys in PRORODEO history, passed away Aug. 14 in Cotulla, Texas. He was 79.

Rookie steer wrestler Clay Tom Hurt moved to the number two spot after winning in Hermiston, Oregon. PRCA | courtesy photo Screenshot_19-8-2026_224053_www.prorodeo.com_ Resistol Rookie Clay Tom Hurt just made a major leap in the steer wrestling PRCA | Bill Fick Ford World Standings with his win at the Farm-City Pro Rodeo in Hermiston, Ore., Aug. 15. Hurt has climbed to No. 2 in the Resistol Rookie race, and No. 31 in the world standings, with more than $56,000 won this season.

Trey Benton III is retiring after 14 years of bull riding. PRCA | courtesy photo Screenshot_19-8-2026_223353_www.prorodeo.com_ Bull rider Trey Benton III, a seven-time qualifier for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, confirmed to the PRORODEO Sports News that he has retired from competition after 14 years. “Well, I’ll tell you a story. I was in Nashville at the Music City Roundup (at the end of May) with Bryce Jensen, and I was entered up with him and Boudreaux Campbell for six weeks straight.

Australia’s Ky Hamilton is returning to competition after eight months recovering from a knee injury. PRCA | courtesy photo Screenshot_19-8-2026_22174_www.prorodeo.com_ After being sidelined with a right knee injury for eight months, Ky Hamilton, the 2023 PRCA Bull Riding World Champion, is returning to PRORODEO competition tonight – Aug. 18. The Australia native is scheduled to compete at the Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo aboard Powder River Rodeo’s Hosel Rocket. “I’m super excited.

The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) is celebrating a significant step on a path to the delisting of the grizzly bear. In its comments submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MSGA applauded the proposed rule’s recognition of how each state wildlife agency can play an important role in the management of grizzly bears. This new approach creates pathways for greater management flexibility.