Iowa

Rodeo Attitude and Extreme Bullriding Tour Support Breast Cancer Awareness
[Oct. 24, 2009] R. Todd Crase co-founder of Rodeo Attitude and founder of the Extreme Bullriding Tour along with LoriDee Meyers, Rodeo Attitude Vice-President, participated in the Susan G. Komen Walk For The Cure in Des Moines, Iowa on October 24, 2009. For the past several years the Extreme Bullriding Tour has raised approximately $5000 per year for the Susan G. Komen Foundation at their events by holding 50/50 drawings. By Rodeo Attitude

2009 Bullriders of America Finals is in the books
[Oct. 20, 2009] Jimmy Twedt Wins BOA Year-End Championship
Cory Griebel Wins MWB Year-End Championship

The Bullriders Of America (BOA) held their finals on October 16 - 17, 2009 at the Tri State Rodeo Arena located in Fort Madison, Iowa. The top riders of the BOA competed in four rounds of competition on the top bulls provided by the stock contractors of the association. After two days of tough cometition it was Jimmy Twedt who took home the prized Year-End Championship and the Bob Berg buckle. Jimmy and Willy Ropp fought a hard battle all year long for this award. Willy did have the satisfaction of going home as the event champion winning the average by riding all four of his bulls for 344 points and $ 1,608.75 pay check plus his own Bob Berg buckle. By Todd Crase

First Rounds of the 2009 Bullriders of America Finals
[Oct. 17, 2009] It was an exciting start to the 2009 Bullriders of America Finals at the Tri-State Arena in Fort Madison, Iowa with Travis VanLaar of Grand River, Iowa winning the first 2 rounds. By Todd Crase

2009 Bullriders of America Finals, Tri-State Rodeo Arena in Ft Madison, IA.
[Oct. 14, 2009] The 2009 Bullriders of America (BOA) Finals will be held over the weekend of the 16th & 17th of October in Fort Madison, IA at the Tri-State Rodeo Arena. This is the fifth year the Tri-State Rodeo Arena has hosted the finals. The Midwest Bullfighters Association (MWB) will also be holding their finals in conjunction with the event. By James Meyers

Bullriders Of America Finals Bring Fall Excitement To Iowa
[Oct. 9, 2009] The 2009 Bullriders of America (BOA) Finals will be held over the weekend of the 16th & 17th of October in Fort Madison, IA at the Tri-State Rodeo Arena. This is the fifth year the Tri-State Rodeo Arena has hosted the finals. The Midwest Bullfighters Association (MWB) will also be holding their finals in conjunction with the event. The elite of the best competitors from both the BOA and the MWB will set forth competing for over $15,000 in cash and prizes in an all out adrenaline filled action packed weekend that is bound to overload your senses. By James Meyer, Rodeo Attitude

Last ride
[Oct. 3, 2009] The Iowa Central Rodeo Team is taking one last ride in their home territory as they host the fifth annual ..

LIGHTFOOT STIRRUPS MOVE TO IOWA
[Sep. 24, 2009] The Latest Technology in Stirrup Design

PARNELL, IOWA: T.L. Bush announced today the purchase of the Lightfoot stirrup company from the previous owner in Tennessee and is moving the operation to Iowa. By Lightfoot Stirrups
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Family and Friends Mourns Loss of Female Bull Rider Alyssa Vanderhoff
[Aug. 28, 2009] Alyssa Vanderhoff (also known as AJ), EBRT fan favorite and one of the few women's bull riders, was killed Thursday evening, August 27, 2009, when she lost control of her pick-up truck on a gravel road near Marathon, Iowa...

Iowa Rodeo Family Mourns the Loss of Rich Gheer
[Aug. 19, 2009] IRCA judge and member of the Rite-N-Gear rodeo family passes away following a heart attack.

Agricultural Economic News Update August 14, 2009
[Aug. 15, 2009] The question I'll venture to answer here today is how this global economic crisis is and will effect agriculture, especially here in the U.S.

Matt Zabels aka (Scooter McSquib), oldest son dies in motorcycle accident
[Aug. 13, 2009] UPDATE - Funderal Arrangements have been posted. Visitations Thursday, August 13th.

Standing Room Only Crowd Greets Bullriders in Atlantic 
[Aug. 7, 2009] The Extreme Bullriding Tour stop in Atlantic, Iowa, has a reputation - a very good reputation. With a capacity of close to 5000 the stands are traditionally full so it was no wonder that at 4:30 PM, three hours before the event started, there were already 200 people in the stands. By starting time it was hard to find even a place to stand! The bullriders of the National Federation of Professional Bullriders (NFPB) and the Bullriders of America (BOA), the two sanctioning bodies of the event, felt the electricity in the crowd and gave them their best. By Cindy Meyers, Rodeo Attitude

Is Iowa steak losing its sizzle?
[Jul. 5, 2009] The Iowa steak sizzling on the backyard grill still wafts a smoky fragrance over neighborhoods.
The subtle marbling of corn-fed fat in the meat still produces the same juicy succulence.
But what that steak isn't generating these days is profits, for Iowa's cattle producers or for restaurants. Processing plants and grocery chains aren't making much money from beef, either.
Economists and restaurant owners say the night out for a steak dinner at a restaurant has joined the $4 coffee latte as a symbolic victim of the recession. The tough times are exacerbated by longer-term trends — including aging farmers, consumer health concerns and corn prices that are historically high even after a sharp drop last week.

Andy Thompson Benefit Bull Riding
[Jun. 25, 2009] This coming Friday night, June 26th, 2009, the Heartland Rodeo Company will be hosting the Andy Thompson Benefit Bull Riding at the Top Rail Arena in Lake City, Iowa. Andy was injured at the National Federation of Professional Bullriders Finals in St. Joseph, Missouri on April 3rd of this year. While protecting bull rider Craig Sasse, Andy took an extremely hard hit resulting in the displacement of his C5 vertebrae which had a crack that extended down to fracture the C6 vertebrae. Doctors determined that the injury is not healing and performed surgeries in May to fix the problem. By James Dean
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