CNFR results
CASPER, Wyo. — The following are results after Tuesday slack at the 72nd annual College National Finals Rodeo, June 15, 2021 courtesy of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Complete results are available at www.collegerodeo.com.
Vilsack pledges Biden will help pass ag immigration bill
After a meeting on prospects for passage of a farm labor immigration bill today, June 17, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said that he had made a commitment to Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Sen. Mike…
Ag labor bill portions head to rulemaking amid contentious pleas and fierce rhetoric
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is expected to sign SB 21-87, known as the Farm Workers Bill of Rights, though much of the content will be decided through the rulemaking process.
Clowning around at 2021 Elizabeth Stampede
It is like JW Winklepleck was destined for the role of rodeo clown. Raised in Strasburg, Colo., he was born into a rodeo family (his dad was a bareback rider back in the 1960s and…
Nebraska Brand Law passes legislature
LINCOLN, Neb. — A bill containing major reforms to the Nebraska Livestock Brand Act, including allowing the Nebraska Brand Committee to develop and adopt procedures for non-visual identification and electronic “e-inspection” in place of a…
Rounds, Tester, Grassley unveil legislation to address anti-competitive practices in meat processing industry
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Mike Rounds, R-S.D., Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, announced new, bipartisan legislation to address anticompetitive practices in the meat and poultry industries that threaten the nation’s food supply and…
NIRA announces new commissioner
CASPER, Wyo. — The National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association is proud to announce that Jim Dewey Brown, former coach at New Mexico State University, will take the reins of the organization Jan. 1, 2022.
Johnson brothers rope lead at CNFR
CASPER, Wyo. — Kellan and Carson Johnson of Casper, Wyo., roped the lead at the 72nd College National Finals Rodeo Thursday, June 17. The brothers, who both attend Casper College, clocked a time of 7.7.…
Adams county horse tests positive for rabies
BROOMFIELD, Colo. — The Colorado Departments of Agriculture and Public Health and Environment, in collaboration with Tri-County Health Department, have confirmed that a miniature horse in Adams County has tested positive for rabies. This is…
Dement takes bareback lead at CNFR
CASPER, Wyo. — Kolt Dement, a freshman from Rusk, Texas, competing at his first College National Finals Rodeo took the overall lead in bareback riding Wednesday, June 16. Dement, a ranch management major at Panola…
Beef prices skyrocket as grilling season kicks off
Content Summary: Memorial Day weekend is traditionally the kickoff of grilling season, but the rising sticker price for beef has some consumer reeling.