As a kid, I showed cattle. We carted, or rather trailered, registered Herefords around the Midwest. Sometimes we lost, sometimes we won big. And sometimes, we felt like the judge was either blind or ...

"Brands are the best way to catch a cattle thief," Hutchison said. "In most cases, a rustler will drive by branded cattle and hunt for unbranded animals. They know that the chance for being convicted ...

Cassie Lapaseotes made a mistake that nearly made her a felon: running afoul of Nebraska’s cattle-branding rules. Lapaseotes was accused of not having a bill of sale for about 460 of her own calves ...