RANCH FEATURES

Three generations of this diverse Kansas family navigate 3D Farm and Ranch Story and Photos by Corinne Patterson As relevant as the adaptive conservation of the landscape has become for those in production agriculture, it’s the landscape that doesn’t lend itself to outside influence that makes for opportunity near Buhler, Kansas, for Norman Dick and […]

By: Corinne Patterson Land, combined with the gifts of Mother Nature provide the capacity to sustain life. Ranchers utilize these gifts by monitoring animal units on the grasslands that blanket the countryside they call home. Bob and Kelly Close, Chilhowee, MO, believe in more than simply capacity of the land they manage, and have spent the last 15 years proving there is value […]

Generations stay connected on Idaho’s Pratt Livestock Company By Melissa Hemken In the sand hills of southeastern Idaho the Pratt Livestock Company lies between the Snake and Blackfoot Rivers. Since 1904 four generations of Pratt family found their ranch niche, raised children, served in the Blackfoot, Idaho community, and produced good beef. These are the […]

This ranch family sticks to an admirable goal shared by many of their peers Story and photos by Corinne Patterson Good is kindness to your neighbors, the land and earth’s creatures. It’s an attitude that can be found in all reaches of our country from urban and suburban to the high desert or rocky prairie. […]

You’re gonna love these marvelous manual chutes Whether it’s because there isn’t electricity where you’re working or you just prefer the simplicity and reliability of a chute powered by elbow grease – sometimes you need a good manual chute. WR squeezed some sources for information on the latest and greatest in manual chutes. Here’s what […]

A South Dakota family finds the balance between sheep and cows both on the ranch and in the markets Story and photos by Melissa Hemken Access to markets for their livestock is a concern shared through generations of ranchers. In 1972’s “The Cowboys” film, actor John Wayne starred as an Old West-era rancher forced to […]

A passion for cattle ranching helped this Wyoming rancher secure his family’s dream Story and Photos by Kesly Porter Ellis The first rays of the eastern Wyoming sun had just started to peek above the skyline and slowly stretched across the prairie spotlighting The Laramie Range, which rose high above the miles and miles of […]

Rawhide outfit in a modern time Story and photos by Jolyn Young The O RO Ranch is located only about 50 miles from the city of Prescott in northern Arizona, but it may as well be 5,000 miles away from the rest of modern America. There are no power lines or telephone poles on the […]

Here’s some sage advice from a Nebraska Sandhills rancher who knows a thing or two about ranch succession and transition By Troy Smith Lynn Myers is a ready conversationalist. His wife, Marlene, claims Lynn just likes to talk. Many… okay, just about all of his friends will agree with Marlene, but they’ll also admit that […]

By Jessie Topp-Becker, Managing Editor, Santa Gertrudis USA On May 1, 2017, three Alabama Santa Gertrudis breeders – Grandview Farms, Tinney Farms and Quail Valley Farms – donated 54 embryos to Auburn University to help establish a purebred Santa Gertrudis herd. The donation is the result of a conversation during the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Convention […]