WILLMAR, Minn. – Boots will be needed for several weeks while the snow of 2022-23 continues to melt away.
- Andrea Johnson
WORTHINGTON, Minn. – Five Pine Cattle Co. put up a lot of big round bales of corn stalks last fall – way more than they ever thought they would need for the winter of 2022-23.
- Andrea Johnson
ASKOV, Minn. – In a snow-filled winter like 2022-23, the crew at Beckers Angus appreciated their easy-doing registered Black Angus herd.
- Andrea Johnson
WILLMAR, Minn. – Sixteen calves were born Feb. 22-26, and another 50-plus calves were born over the next two weeks at Cardinal Creek Cattle Co.
- Andrea Johnson
WORTHINGTON, Minn. – Digital technology was everywhere at Five Pine Cattle Co.’s Annual Bull and Heifer Production Sale, Saturday, March 11, 2023.
- Andrea Johnson
ASKOV, Minn. – Folks who bought bulls and heifers at the Becker’s Angus production sale know they are getting durable cattle.
- Andrea Johnson
WILLMAR, Minn. – Weather forecasters spent a week talking about the big storm coming.
- Andrea Johnson
WORTHINGTON, Minn. – The Altmans are entering a new phase within the growth of Five Pine Cattle Co.
- Andrea Johnson
ASKOV, Minn. – Less than two weeks before the Beckers Angus Second Annual Production Sale on March 12, David Becker had just 10 cows still waiting to drop their calves.
- Andrea Johnson
WILLMAR, Minn. – After a cloudy and snowy January, February brought mostly blue skies and high temperatures ranging from 20-40 degrees.
- Andrea Johnson
Over the course of three days, they photographed and videoed close to 50 head. “All those needed to be clipped, so it was very, very busy,” he said.
- Andrea Johnson
ASKOV, Minn. – When David Becker gave his Feb. 13 report, there were two cows that were AI’d left to come in. The first herd sire calf arrived on Feb. 12, with many more to come.
- Andrea Johnson
WILLMAR, Minn. – The sun was shining on Minnesota’s livestock farms, but temperatures of 15 below zero in late January required lots of management.
- Andrea Johnson
Creating their own 40-page catalog as a value-added gift to their 600 customers on their mailing list involves hundreds of work hours and thousands of dollars.
- Andrea Johnson
ASKOV, Minn. – Everything happened during the last two weeks of January.
- Andrea Johnson
WILLMAR, Minn. – RJ and James Orsten continued with their chores at Orsten Turkeys and Cardinal Creek Cattle Co.
- Andrea Johnson
WORTHINGTON, Minn. – Calving moved into full swing in January at Five Pine Cattle Co. There were about 15 cute and rambunctious calves running around as of Jan. 16.
- Andrea Johnson
ASKOV, Minn. – The weather isn’t giving any time off this year to east central Minnesota farmers like those at Beckers Angus.
- Andrea Johnson
WILLMAR, Minn. – Like many turkey farms in Minnesota, Orsten Turkeys of Willmar are a multi-generational operation.
- Andrea Johnson
It was that kind of a challenging week at Five Pine Cattle Co., between snowstorms and the start of calving season.
- Andrea Johnson
ASKOV, Minn. – If the rest of winter is anything like December 2022, farmers could be pushing a lot of snow. Two big December snowstorms created extra work for livestock farmers across east central Minnesota.
- Andrea Johnson
WILLMAR, Minn. – It was time for RJ and James Orsten to move their registered Hereford cows from James’ farm to RJ’s farm.
- Andrea Johnson
WORTHINGTON, Minn. – Five Pine Cattle Co. has been busy preparing for 2022-23 calving.
- Andrea Johnson
ASKOV, Minn. – Farmers and ranchers spend their lives outdoors, so if they sense the weather is trying to tell them something, it’s good to listen.
- Andrea Johnson
WILLMAR, Minn. – Across west central Minnesota, early December offered just a crust of snow.
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