Tri-State Livestock News

Founded in 1963, Tri-State Livestock News has built a solid reputation as a top publication in the livestock sector. Its growth and achievements are largely thanks to the ongoing support from its dedicated stockmen and agribusiness clientele.

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AgriCULTURE 2025 | SURF AND TURF: Nebraska rancher raises cattle, shrimp

1 week ago | tsln.com | Ruth Nicolaus

A sixth-generation Nebraska cattle rancher is raising Surf and Turf on the same ranch. Grant Jones, from Haigler, Nebraska, in the far southwestern corner of the state, started the shrimp part of his ag work, Champion Shrimp, in 2020. A 2014 graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, he came back to the ranch, and wanted something of “his own” on the family operation. He had read an article about using old hog barns to raise shrimp, and was intrigued.
AgriCULTURE 2025 | BUSY AS A BEE

1 week ago | tsln.com | Ruth Nicolaus

Alexa Schneider’s business is buzzing. She’s the owner of three bee hives, as part of her FFA SAE (Supervised Ag Experience) as a junior at St. Cecilia High School in Hastings, Nebraska. Alexa has been a beekeeper for the past three years, the hives a gift from Bill and Judy Weston of Juniata, Nebraska, who taught her how to take care of the bees and harvest the honey. About every two weeks, Alexa checks on the hives, which are about a seven-mile drive from her house.
Fifth-generation Nebraska cattle producer sees beef industry as strong

2 weeks ago | tsln.com | Chabella Guzman

For National Beef Month, we are looking at the future of the beef industry through the eyes of some of our area youth in a four-part series. Agriculture is the backbone of Nebraska’s economy, along with crops, beef is a big player. Nationally, in 2024, Nebraska was number one in beef with more than two billion dollars of exports, according to the Nebraska Department of Agriculture.
Feeders urged to file for JBS settlement

2 weeks ago | tsln.com | Carrie Stadheim

Many cattle feeders are likely qualified to file claims to share in the JBS class action settlement in the anti-trust case against the “Big 4” packers. R-CALF USA, a plaintiff in the case, urges eligible feeders to submit claims in order to be included in the payout from the JBS $83.5 million settlement. The settlement website, http://www.CattleAntitrustSettlement.com, informs both cattle feeders and futures traders of the details of the settlement.
House passes budget reconciliation bill

2 weeks ago | tsln.com | Carrie Stadheim

The House early today passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that extends current tax breaks and adds more while making a $294 billion cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and adding $60 billion for farm-related programs.
Iowa landowner bill goes to governor’s desk; federal legislation could override state protections

3 weeks ago | tsln.com | Carrie Stadheim

After hours of heated debate, the Iowa Senate passed a bill to protect landowners from carbon pipelines that might seek to condemn private property through eminent domain. Eminent domain is a procedure that allows the government to “condemn” or take property for a public project such as a road or public water project, if the landowner doesn’t choose to comply with voluntary easement offers. Under eminent domain, the landowner is paid “fair market value” based on the court’s determination.
Three awarded Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center scholarship

3 weeks ago | tsln.com | Chabella Guzman

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research, Extension, and Education Center awarded Tessa Little, Isaac Olsen, and Alexa Tollman each a $1000 scholarship to any of the Nebraska University Campuses. Tessa Little will be graduating from Bridgeport High School and plans on attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to major in Animal Science. “This scholarship means more than just financial support — it’s an investment in my future as a veterinarian,” Little said.
In the Hall: South Dakota saddle bronc rider Tom Miller inducted into PRCA Hall of Fame

1 month ago | tsln.com | Ruth Nicolaus

South Dakota saddle bronc rider is inductee into PRCA Hall of FameA South Dakota man is a 2025 inductee into the PRORODEO Hall of Fame. Tom Miller, Redowl, S.D., qualified for the National Finals Rodeo in the saddle bronc riding six times (1975-77 and 1979-81), winning the average three times (1975, 1979, 1981) and judging rodeos for thirty-plus years. Miller was born in 1948, the son of JP “Bub” and Patsy Miller. On the ranch, he and his brother roped a lot but they worked even more.
2025 Out West Events | Whoze Your Daddy?

1 month ago | tsln.com | Ruth Nicolaus

Andy Holcomb heading on TPS Classic Whiskey “Puddin” at the Royal Crown in Buckeye, Ariz., in February. Photo by Lexi Smith Photography. 4 TPS Classic Whiskey and Andy Holcomb TPS Wink From Daddy with Kaleb Driggers as header at the Royal Crown in Buckeye, Ariz., in February. Photo by Lexi Smith Photography. 5 TPS Wink From Daddy and Kaleb Driggers Tim Schaack on TPS Wink From Daddy, when he was two. The horse was bred and raised by the Schaacks. Photo courtesy SJ Equine/Sammi Johnson.
No Booze Branding: A Movement Rooted in Mental Health, Community, and Hope

1 month ago | tsln.com | Maria Tibbetts

Spring brings branding season. An end to calving season. An end to social isolation and an end to the mud, snow and sleep deprivation that weighs down ranchers coming into spring. It’s a reminder that for humans, like baby calves, green grass and sunshine can cure a lot of ills. What it shouldn’t be a reminder of is loss and heartache. Unfortunately for Kara Uhrig, the founder of No Booze Branding, spring brings back memories she wishes she didn’t have.