by Sam Tenpenny | May 2, 2025 | Articles, Daily Headlines, Interviews, News, The Fence Post Articles
Rachel Gabel, The Fence Post assistant editor, interviews Charles and Heather Maude after the federal government dismissed criminal theft of property charges against them. Breaking the silence: First interview with Maude family since indictment over alleged...
by Rachel Gabel | May 12, 2020 | Articles, Interviews, The Fence Post Articles, Video
Don Schiefelbein is a seedstock and cow calf man. He knows a thing or two about working on a multigenerational operation, having done so alongside his eight brothers, his father, and five nephews in central Minnesota. He has felt the sting of terrible cattle...
by Carrie Stadheim | Jun 13, 2018 | Articles, The Fence Post Articles
While ranchers were busy working last month, something happened and it wasn’t nearly as pretty as the scenic images of a branding crew or a bunch of riders moving cattle to summer pasture. The market for fat cattle took a dive in the middle of May. With break-evens...
by Carrie Stadheim | May 31, 2017 | Articles, The Fence Post Articles
If records are made to be broken, the cattle industry has done its job the past few years. After record highs in 2014 and a record crash in 2015-16, the industry now may be experiencing record spreads between the cash price and the futures price. While the cash market...
by Carrie Stadheim | Aug 11, 2016 | Articles, The Fence Post Articles
Large animal veterinarian Dr. Ed Hamer said the U.S. importing fresh beef from Brazil is “the craziest thing I’ve ever heard of.” The southern California large animal veterinarian believes the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement Aug. 1, that the Food Safety...
