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 ...

On the Burdick Ranch, nestled in Nebraska’s Sandhills, spring cattle branding is an annual act of community. The sheer scale of gathering, roping, vaccinating, and marking 900 calves with the family ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SNYDER, OKLAHOMA — For as long as cows and ...

BROKEN BOW, Neb. (Flatwater Free Press) - As the five horseback riders disappeared behind a pasture hill on a blustery late April morning, a meadowlark sang in the rustling tall grass. An hour later, ...

BOWMAN, N.D. — Branding season is a busy time for ranchers in western North Dakota. That’s why one group of boys lends their neighbors some extra hands. The Bowman Branding Company consists of ...

GANN VALLEY, S.D. -- The smell of smoke filled the air as each calf received a new, tan mark of Broadaxe Ranch. The annual branding event last month near Gann Valley was filled with laughter and ...

The first thing that stood out was the smoke — billowing coils of steam rising from flanks and filling the air with an acrid burning. Then there were the flashes of color — white cowboy hats and blue ...

CENTRAL CITY — Golden sunlight beamed into Russ Kucera's barn as he saddled his quarter horses for a hard day's work. On a clear, spring morning on the outskirts of Central City — 90 miles west of ...

As one of 68 brand inspectors throughout the state, Josh Nicklas inspects and licenses public livestock markets and certified feedlots across Colorado — researching, recording and administering the ...

Plateau Cattle Company says lowering stress in calves using science-based practices leads to higher weaning weights and ...

LARAMIE — The first thing that stood out was the smoke — billowing coils of steam rising from flanks and filling the air with an acrid burning. Then there were the flashes of color — white cowboy hats ...