Sure. We've like to get rid of this one.
Posted on 10/18/2013 9:07:15 AM PDT by Reese Hamm
SALT LAKE CITY - Can ranchers and farmers in Utah or other states spare a cow?
It's a question being asked at the Montana Farmers Union convention - and on social media - in an effort to get quality animals to beginning and small ranch operations in South Dakota hit by winter storm Atlas.
(Excerpt) Read more at cachevalleydaily.com ...
Very sad reading about how the cows died by the storm,,,and so many of them died. They really suffered, and they didn’t even have their winter coats yet to protect them a little. And some ranchers lost everything. All their calves died, and the calves the cows were still carrying are gone. Some ranchers may never recover from that storm.
Freepers, note that you can make a cash donation if you don’t happen to have an extra cow on hand. ;-)
There is a link in the story.
I went to the donation site, and the person running it is with the USDA. How do we know the money will go to the ranchers and not to some government fund to be sent to DC?
Kinda reminds ya of this(no I Wasn’t there :-)): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_of_1886%E2%80%9387
If you would like to reach out directly to the ranchers, they have a Facebook page set up: https://www.facebook.com/RanchersRelief
They have alternate contacts on the About page there for possible donations.
I’m not on Facebook. Could you post one of the other links? Thanks!
I thought Conagra slaughtered something like 100,000 cattle every day.
Sorry about that - I hit Private Reply instead of public. In case anyone else is interested...
From the page:
“We will be helping to raise funds in conjunction with the South Dakota Stock Growers Association and our “sister page” Rancher Relief Fund...and we will be accepting donated items and stallion fees for auctions to raise money for those affected. Feel free to contact me, Kara Jo Webster, Jenn Zeller or Tammy Schwartz with any questions or concerns you may have. Our “team” email address is rancherrelief@outlook.com .. no one can battle this alone.. but together we can make a difference.”
Contact info for the SDSGA is:
South Dakota Stockgrowers Association
426 St. Joseph Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
Phone: 605/342-0429
Toll Free: 1-877-529-2333
Fax: 605/342-0463
Executive Director, Silvia Christen
silvia.sdsga@midconetwork.com
Sure. We've like to get rid of this one.
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