Is it just me or does this strike you as one of the more unusual stories of the day?
Why in the world would they ship cattle all the way from North Dakota to Kazakhstan? There must be at least one country in the world that has cattle that are a bit closer to Kazakhstan than North Dakota.
The first thing I did when I was sent this story, was check the calendar to make sure it wasn't the first of April.
I honestly don't know if this is a "real" first for North Dakota, but it is North Dakota's first shipment.
Now, connecting the dots.
Back in 2006, the governor headed an 18-member team to Kazakhstan to explore additional export opportunities.
This was a big enough deal to be reported at Wikipedia.
See this posting also.
