Late spring and early summer is branding time in the High Plains region, and even if some cow-calf producers don’t brand calves any more, many still work them at this time to set them up for success ...

The Montezuma County Fair Ranch Rodeo drew a crowd on Friday night as 13 teams competed in events designed to test their skills on a working cattle ranch. Ranch rodeo events included calf branding, ...

For some, it's the last real taste of innocence, and the first real taste of life.

Holding the calf’s hind leg for a moment was easier than I thought, but during my observations, I miscalculated how slowly time would crawl during the branding and vaccination process. By the time I ...

There are a few things about cattle branding that may make the squeamish, greenhorn a bit weak in the knees: burning cowhide smells a bit ripe and calves lose control of their bowels right when they ...