Scarlett and I had an incredible opportunity to bring our books to western South Dakota. A very special thank you to the amazing Shelane Graham for the invitation and for working so hard to coordinate multiple school visits in one day!
In the heart of rural South Dakota, we made four stops in a 150-mile loop, sharing our stories with students from Hereford, Union Center, Opal, Atall, and Elm Springs.
A red wave has washed over the country, and with the re-election of President Donald J. Trump as the 47th president of the United States, all eyes are on his cabinet appointments and what they might mean for the direction the country is headed in for the next four years.
To date, Trump has selected Rep. Elise Stefanik as the UN Ambassador; Governor Kristi Noem as the Secretary of Homeland Security; Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State; Mike Huckabee as the Ambassador to Israel; John Ratcliffe as CIA Director; Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary; Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence; Matt Gates as Attorney General; Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services; Doug Collins as Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Todd Blanche as Deputy of Attorney General, Dean John Bauer as Solicitor General; and Governor Doug Burger as Interior Secretary — all of which require a confirmation by the Senate.
Tyler DuVall, of Texas Beefhouse and Capitol Angus, shares how they have transitioned their direct-to-consumer beef business to auctions through Bid On Beef. He offers advice to other cattle ranchers on how to best capture the consumer retail dollar for their high-quality beef.
David A Duquette, founder of Western Justice, catches up with me to discuss the 2024 election results, Trump's cabinet selections, and what's ahead politically for the agricultural community going into 2025.
SD House Rep. Karla Lems brings everyone up to speed on South Dakota's carbon pipeline fight, following a successful election defeating RL21 and what's ahead now that Summit Carbon Solutions has refiled for an application in South Dakota.
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