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 ...

The population is shrinking, and the heifers just keep getting bigger. So the Burdick Ranch relies on neighbor volunteers and high school wrestlers to get the job done. On the Burdick Ranch, nestled ...

A brand isn’t just a logo on an animal; it is a legal identifier, and in Idaho, it carries significant weight. Brand laws are rooted in history. In the early days of the American West, cattle rustling ...

There are three things we ranchers seem to deal with on a regular basis: government, Mother Nature and cattle thieves. We can't always control how the government regulates our industry, and we can't ...

Texas cattle raisers, who say the pain caused by branding is temporary and minimal, are concerned but not surprised by the questions over branding. “I'm not particularly surprised by anything if you ...

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 ...