What the texts look like

These are the exact texts Cownty would send, built from the latest USDA and FSA files. Texting is off right now; nothing is sent.

Once a week (one text for all your barns)

Napoleon ND: USDA report of Nov 12, 2026 · Mandan ND: USDA report of Nov 11, 2026

Cownty weekly prices (USDA $/cwt): Napoleon ND 11/12 Str 4wt $476 5wt $431 7wt $367, Hfr 4wt $426 5wt $415 7wt $346; Mandan ND 11/11 Str 4wt $506 5wt $430, Hfr 4wt $427 5wt $378 7wt $323. Past sales, not a quote. cownty.com STOP=end

232 characters: one weekly text (2 parts, shown as one message).

When your county qualifies

Benson County isn't on the current LFP list and has no current-year disaster designation, so no alert would go out today. You'd get one the day it qualifies.

Try another county or barn

County

Barns (1 to 3)

Napoleon ND (Napoleon, ND), 110 mi

Mandan ND (Mandan, ND), 112 mi

Herreid SD (Herreid, SD), 158 mi

Dickinson ND (Dickinson, ND), 180 mi

Mobridge SD (Mobridge, SD), 182 mi

Aberdeen SD (Aberdeen, SD), 185 mi

Fort Pierre SD (Fort Pierre, SD), 261 mi

Philip SD (Philip, SD), 300 mi

Alerts go out only for new facts: a new LFP listing or a new USDA disaster designation. Every text goes through an approval queue first, and you can reply STOP anytime.