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Greetings DTBA Members! Please take a moment to review the latest issue of the “TERRITORY BUFFALO NEWS“. The spring issue provides an update on the North Dakota Buffalo Association merger and features the winners of the 2021 Girlz Going Wild performance class competition. A huge THANK YOU! to everyone who worked so hard to make […]

The Young Guns Competition will continue in 2021-2022 with a similar format to previous years. The notable changes are outlined below and are in addition to the already established testing requirements for participation in the class. These changes include; limited entry, strict payment/delivery schedules, a rigid vaccination protocol, and bulls will be brought to Rapid […]

The Gold Trophy Show & Sale and Girlz Going Wild Yearling Heifer Challenge are coming up this weekend! The 2021 Show & Sale Catalog is now available for review ahead of the Show and Sale this Saturday, February 20th, 2021 at 6pm at the Ramkota Hotel & Convention Center in Rapid City, SD. The National […]

Greetings DTBA Members! Please take a moment to review the latest issue of the “TERRITORY BUFFALO NEWS“. The winter issue features an origin story about getting started in the bison business from John & Jen Graves, as well as a new special exhibit at the National Bison Museum. You will also find an update on […]

DTBA Members: Registration is now open for the 2021 NBA/DTBA Winter Conference on February 19-20 at the Ramkota Inn in Rapid City, SD. The conference agenda (see below) will include a virtual streaming option for members who want to participate, but who do not want to attend in person. Or, you may attend in person […]

National Bison Association & Dakota Territory Buffalo Association Joint 2021 Winter Conference Due to the COVID 19 pandemic and the postponement of the 2021 National Western Stock Show in Denver, the NBA will hold its annual Winter Conference February 19 – 20, 2021 in Rapid City, South Dakota, in conjunction with the Dakota Territory Buffalo […]

Dakota Territory Buffalo Association Members: A few years ago at the DTBA meeting, I reviewed some of the findings in the USDA’s “Bison 2014” study.  USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) conducts various studies of different livestock sectors to document benchmark information on animal health, nutrition, and research.  I wanted to be sure you […]

The Dakota Territory Buffalo Association’s 2021 Winter Conference has been postponed until February 19-20 so we can join the National Bison Association for a combined Winter Conference and Sale.  You will have the option to physically come here to Rapid City, SD, or to view virtually on a live-streaming platform, such as Zoom. The NBA […]

It’s here! The 2020 summer issue of the Territory Buffalo News! Greetings DTBA Members! Please take a moment to review the latest issue of the “TERRITORY BUFFALO NEWS“. The summer issue highlights this year’s scholarship winners and features some thoughts on bison ranching during a pandemic. You will also find a profile on a proposed […]

Check out the spring issue of the Territory Buffalo News! Greetings DTBA Members! Please take a moment to review the latest issue of the “TERRITORY BUFFALO NEWS”. The spring issue celebrates the success of the Winter Conference this past February, featuring the support of all our wonderful sponsors and congratulating the winners of the 2020 […]