HAZELTON, N.D. – Erratic temperatures – warm days in the 30s and 40s followed by frigid days on repeat – dominated the weather over the past couple of weeks ahead of New Year’s Day. It has made moving cattle closer to home for the winter a slow process at Kalberer Farms.
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