Dakota Cowboy-10.01.2023

Tisa Peek with Dakota Cowboy and Dakota Horse Magazine was live at the ‘The Big Iron Ag Show’ in Fargo, ND. She met with Kelly Melius of Common-Sense Manufacturing hailing from Faulkton, SD. With a lifetime in the ag/ranching industry, Kelly is an entrepreneur that improved, improvises, and invents machinery that help everyday life of the ranching industry. Melius also has a take on the modern world and business thoughts that can be useful to up-and-coming ag businesspeople.Show more

Casey Fredericks has had a long and productive relationship with The North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame. And now, he is part of Original Rodeo LLC who produce The Brad Gjermundson Extreme Bronc Riding coming to 4 Bears Casino and Lodge October 6th and 7th. Wild Bill visits with Casey about the event, Casey's connection to Dickinson State University, The NDCHF, and his daughter Chloe who was featured on a past episode of Dakota Cowboy as she was a finalist in NBC's American Song Contest.

Tom Needham was born on November 5th, 1950, in Minot, ND, to Donald and Florence Needham. He grew up and was raised with his twin sister, Theresa, and other siblings, Judy, Barbara, and Bruce on their farm/ranch south of Parshall, ND.

Tom started out his rodeo career in high school, competing three out of four years at Nationals and winning the first of his many Calf Roping championships, his junior and senior years. Moving up to the college level at Dickinson State, Tom qualified and competed in the 1971 CNFR in Bozeman, MT. After graduating from Dickinson State with a BS in Business Education, Tom married Virginia Miller of Lemmon, SD in 1972. From that union, Nacole, Natasha, and Nathan. Tom is the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame Hall of Honorees Inductee of the Week this week.

And we'll introduce you to Carson Hildre, a Junior from Velva, ND, this week's Dakota Cowboy Student Rodeo Athlete of the week.

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