Burgum, state officials hear concerns from drought-stricken ranchers
By Sue Sitter - | Jun 26, 2021
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Gov. Doug Burgum, right, presents drought statistics to a group of area ranchers and farmers at Rugby’s Coffee Cottage as State Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring, center, and Maj. Gen. Alan Dohrmann of the North Dakota National Guard look on.
Ranchers and farmers struggling with exceptional drought conditions filled a banquet room at Rugby’s Coffee Cottage June 17, sharing their stories with Gov. Doug Burgum and North Dakota water and ag officials.
The standing-room-only crowd spilled out into the hallway and parking lot of the restaurant as they listened to information on state programs that might help solve at least some of their problems. Most in the crowd said they owned livestock, while a few said they farmed in the area.
Local leaders in the beef industry say the recent cyber attack on JBS harms the industry in an already volatile period, as they figure out how to get through a historic drought in North Dakota.
Edgeley man sentenced on brand inspection violation
Richard Musland of Edgeley pleaded guilty of transporting cattle from North to South Dakota without the required livestock brand inspection. Written By: Keith Norman | 9:11 am, May 25, 2021
An Edgeley, North Dakota man pleaded guilty to transporting livestock across state lines without a brand inspection.
Richard Musland, either 79 or 80 years old, was accused of transporting cattle to South Dakota on March 20, according to court documents.
Southeast District Court Judge Mark Blumer sentenced Musland to 360 days in jail but suspended that portion of the sentence. Musland was ordered to pay a $200 criminal administration fee, $100 defense facility administration fee, $500 fine/state and $25 victim-witness fee.
The 19th annual North Dakota Stockmen’s Association’s (NDSA) Feedlot Tour will be June 15 at feedlots near Kathryn, Sheldon and Walcott, N.D. The tour stops will include Sorby Ranch, Bartholomay Cattle Company and Swenson Stock Farm, LLC. Bus transportation will be provided to and from the stops. The bus will depart from the North Dakota Winter Show Complex’s east parking lot in Valley City, N.D., at 8 a.m. and return at approximately 4 p.m.
Here’s a tour preview:
The Sorby Ranch near Kathryn, N.D., is the first stop on the 2021 tour. Owned by Jason and Shannon Sorby and their son Jordan, the feedlot is a concentrated animal feeding operation inside a monoslope barn. The monoslope barn, constructed in 2016, is 250-feet long and 75-feet wide and is permitted for 500 head. This backgrounding and calving facility features a curbline feeding system, inside processing facility, concrete heavy-use pads and adjacent manure stacking pad.
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