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Peterson Grain & Cattle a generational seedstock Black Angus operation

By SUE ROESLER, The Prairie Star
Nov 4, 2019
Nov 4, 2019 Updated Nov 4, 2019

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Registered Black Angus graze native prairie on the Peterson Grain & Cattle Inc.

The Petersons in a family photo from a few years ago: Casey, on top the hay bale with her dog, Ella. Below on the ground, from left to right: Ben, Nola, Kim and Andee, with her dog Ryno.

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By SUE ROESLER, The Prairie Star

HAVRE, Mont. – At Peterson Grain & Cattle, Inc., tan and olive green-colored bluffs with rows of shelterbelts rise gently in the background, and the Milk River winds its way past the rolling hills and long, green fields, and the many pastures within the farm/ranch.

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