Update on Kows to Kazakhstan

Updates

December 4, 2012: Link to The Bismarck Tribune.

Fifteen cattlemen from Kazakhstan have taken ranching tips back to their country after spending time with some veteran North Dakota cowboys.

More than 5,000 Hereford and Angus cattle bred to withstand North Dakota winters have been sent to Kazakhstan recently to rebuild the country's beef industry, which was almost depleted after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Original Post

Link here to earlier story on kows to Kazakhstan.

Now, an update at Dickinson television:

A state trade official says North Dakota-bred cattle are successfully taking root in a former Soviet republic but many of Kazakhstan's cowboys are still greenhorns.

North Dakota Trade Office Executive Director Dean Gorder says about a dozen Kazakhstan cowboys are slated to work on North Dakota ranches next month for an intensive two-week crash-course in tending cattle.

About 5,000 hardy cattle bred to withstand North Dakota's harsh winters have been airfreighted to Kazakhstan over the past two years to help rebuild the country's cattle industry. About 3,000 more cows are slated to be shipped this fall.

How much you wanna bet about dozen Kazakhstan cowboys will be looking for ways to stay in North Dakota after the two-week course?

What a great state! What a great country! I find this whole story very fascinating.

These videos will keep the Kazakhstan kowboys koming back:

Do I Love You, Hillbilly Moon Explosion And more hillbilly:

I'm Gonna Dry My Eyes, Hillbilly Moon Explosion I love the bass.

But, a kowboy klassic:
Cattle Call, Eddy Arnold