The Fence Post

The Fence Post is a weekly agricultural publication that connects with more than 80,000 readers across the country. It was founded by Don McMillen in 1980 in Bellvue, Colorado, originally named the Rocky Mountain Fence Post. In November 1984, the newspaper changed hands and has since been operated by Swift Communications.

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S.D. legislators, more gather to call for dismissal of Charles and Heather Maude case

5 days ago | thefencepost.com | Carrie Stadheim

South Dakota District 27 Rep. Liz May invited her fellow legislators to the Scenic Fire Hall on Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025, to learn more about the Charles Maude and Heather Maude indictment. May, a rancher and grocery store owner/manager from Kyle, said many more legislators voiced support but were unable to join the 15 from across the state who met with neighbors and family of the Maudes.
Inebriated cowboy

1 week ago | thefencepost.com | Milo Yield

Thank goodness for kindly readers coming to the rescue. When contemplating material for this week’s column, my old mind was coming up blank. Then, voila, I opened my email box and found the following humorous column from a reader in Saratoga, Wyo. Here’s his story, slightly modified. ***A well-weathered Wyoming cowboy, ol’ Tippit N. Wobble, had been out on a remote range camp for a week. When he came to town, he hit the liquor store and hit the liquid refreshments plenty hard.
Spring flowers in range or pastures could be noxious weeds

1 week ago | thefencepost.com | Aaron Berger

Late April, May and June are the months when we frequently see both native and non-native forbs begin to grow and start to flower in range and pasture. If you are seeing “pretty flowers” you may not recognize, now is the time to check them out. Those flowers or plants you don’t recognize may be a plant that is an invasive species. Early detection and rapid response are critical to helping to keep noxious weeds at bay.
My brush with fame

1 week ago | thefencepost.com | Rona Johnson

I know this has nothing to do with agriculture, but how about Alexander Ovechkin breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record to become the greatest goal scorer in National Hockey League history. I am writing about this because I met Ovechkin. He played for the Russian team at the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships that were held Dec. 25, 2004 to Jan. 4, 2005, at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D., and Ralph Engelstad Arena (referred to often as the Little Ralph) in Thief River Falls, Minn.
Trump’s trade stand prompts flurry of action, reports, town halls

1 week ago | thefencepost.com | Jerry Hagstrom

President Trump’s actions on trade this week have set the stage for tariffs to become a major discussion point during the two-week congressional break that started Friday. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., the ranking member on the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined with Sens. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, to introduce the Trade Review Act of 2025, which would reestablish limits on the president’s ability to unilaterally impose tariffs without the approval of Congress.
Jury duty surprise

1 week ago | thefencepost.com | Milo Yield

I can never thank my faithful readers enuf for their voluntary contributions to this weekly column. This story comes to me from North Platte, Neb. “Milo, a few months ago I was called up for jury duty and got a controversial case. A wealthy rancher claimed his gun went off by accident while he was cleaning it, killing his wife and his best friend who happened to be sleeping in his bedroom at the time.
Tariff tit for tat levels playing field

2 weeks ago | thefencepost.com | Lee Mielke

The so-called “Liberation Day” came and went, a name given by President Trump to implementing reciprocal tariffs that apply to all trading nations and added to recent tariffs on aluminum, steel, cars, plus all goods from China. Lucas Fuess, Rabobank senior dairy analyst, speaking in the April 7 Dairy Radio Now broadcast, said Trump announced a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to the U.S. and would be in addition to previous tariffs.
Boebert’s delisting bill also prevents overturn by judicial review

2 weeks ago | thefencepost.com | Rachel Spencer Gabel

In 1973, gray wolves were listed as endangered species and on Nov. 3, 2020, citing recovery goals being achieved, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a final rule delisting the gray wolf in the lower 48 states, with an effective date of Jan. 4, 2021. Litigation volleyed them back onto the Endangered Species Act list in 2022. This week, a federal delisting bill known as the Pet and Livestock Protection Act is bound for the House. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., and Rep.
New trial date for Charles and Heather Maude

2 weeks ago | thefencepost.com | Carrie Stadheim

The Western South Dakota couple indicted for theft of federal propertywill not go to trial in April. A new court date of July 22, 2025, has been established for Charles and Heather Maude of Caputa, in federal district court in Rapid City, S.D.Across the country, people are calling out for President Trump to drop the charges and serve justice to the Maudes, which would include compensation for court fees, time and labor spent dealing with the indictment brought about by the U.S. Forest Service.
Whole vs. low fat milk

2 weeks ago | thefencepost.com | Rona Johnson

I’m not a nutritionist but I am stumped by this argument about whether schools should allow whole milk to be served to students. I get that there is an obesity problem in the U.S., but there are also skinny kids that might benefit from whole milk. I may not look like it now, but I was one of those scrawny kids in grade and middle school who had to endure the nickname of daddy long legs because my legs were so skinny — or so I thought.