Denver, CO (January 20, 2025) – The National Bison Association (NBA) is set to welcome nearly 600 attendees and over 120 animals to their winter conference and Gold Trophy Show and Sale (GTSS) this week. This comes as the NBA celebrates the 45th anniversary of the GTSS and the 30th anniversary of the annual Winter …
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January 18, 2025 (Rapid City, SD) – Two bison-focused organizations are taking another step to strengthen their relationship. The National Bison Association (NBA) and the Center of Excellence (COE) for Bison Studies at South Dakota State University have signed a memorandum of understanding that provides a new home for the NBA. Beginning in 2025, the …
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January 16, 2025 (Westminster, CO) – The National Bison Association (NBA) is pleased to announce a new addition to its team. Adam Ulbricht of Minnesota has been hired as a Program and Communications Coordinator. He will assist in facilitating the NBA’s USDA Grass is Greener Climate Smart Agriculture grant, communications work, legislative efforts, and member …
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New Bison Technical Resources Published December 5, 2024 (Westminster, CO) – In September 2022, a conversation started in Washington D.C. between National Bison Association staff and member delegates and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Bison producers across the country were experiencing challenges accessing USDA-NRCS programs, with some NBA members even being denied the right …
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Bison Scholarships Awarded to Five University Students $25,000 in Financial Support Awarded November 5, 2024 (Westminster, CO) – Five emerging livestock industry leaders received welcomed financial support this month as they were named recipients of 2025 Throlson American Bison Foundation and Zahringer Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship review committee reviewed numerous applications and narrowed it down …
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This Saturday, November 2nd, marks 2024 National Bison Day, a celebration of the United States’ National Mammal, the American Bison. As it has for nearly a decade now, the United States Senate in September passed the National Bison Day resolution. As the species continues its restoration to its native landscape, National Bison Day recognizes the …
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Bison health event in Brookings a success July 12, 2024 (Brookings, SD) – South Dakota State University’s Department of Animal Science, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, and the National Bison Association would like to highlight and thank Visit Brookings and many others for their help in organizing a successful conference hosted on campus. The …
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July is Bison Month! Celebrate the United States National Mammal throughout the month July 1, 2024 (Westminster, Colo.)—The National Bison Association announced today the annual kickoff to July Bison Month, encouraging consumers to add this uniquely American, delicious, humanely raised, supremely healthy protein to their regular diets. The population of American bison once exceeded 30 …
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Westminster, CO (June 28, 2024) -The National Bison Association (NBA) has announced that the 2024 Throlson American Bison Foundation Scholarship, an annual scholarship that supports students pursuing studies related to the American bison. The Throlson American Bison Foundation is named after its founder, Ken Throlson, DVM, a pioneer of the modern bison business, and awards …
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100 Bison Headed to National Western Stock Show this Week! 550 Bison Stewards Gather at the annual National Bison Association Conference Denver, Colorado (January 15, 2024): Nearly 100 American bison are headed to Denver, Colorado this week for the National Bison Association’s (NBA) 44th annual Gold Trophy Show and Sale at the National Western Stock …
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