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Question of the Day Ranch hand Tyler Kern tromps through standing water at Tarver Heart X Ranch in northeastern Wyoming on April 7, 2021, after a wet snowfall. Much more moisture would need to fall to alleviate a severe drought that has settled in . more > By GREGORY HASMAN - Associated Press - Saturday, April 17, 2021
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) - Ranch hand J.W. Thrush slogged through mud to tag a heifer calf on a sunny, 60-degree day at the Tarver Heart X Ranch in northern Campbell County last week.
After it was tagged so it could be matched with its mama cow, Tyler Kern on horseback trailed the calf out of the corral and onto the pasture by Olmstead Road.
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Mar 2, 2021 5:45 AM
People wanting to support the newly-chartered Center of Excellence (COE) for Bison Studies now have an opportunity to double the value of their contribution, thanks to two generous donors committing challenge grants to support recent fundraising efforts.
The Center of Excellence was formally launched in September 2020 as a partnership between South Dakota State University, the National Bison Association and the National Buffalo Foundation. The Center of Excellence for Bison Studies is headquartered at SDSU’s West River Research and Extension facility in Rapid City.
Following a presentation on the Center’s activities at the National Bison Association Winter Conference week, an anonymous donor offered to match up to $50,000 in new donations in support of the Center. Immediately after that announcement, John Flocchini of the Durham Ranch in Wyoming announced that the ranch would match the $50,000 commitment and would pledge an add
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