This 18 year-old Colorado ranch girl has a good idea where she’s headed…right back to the ranch By Troy Smith Bill Ekstrom describes the Klinglesmith family as the type of people that respect tradition without being tradition-bound. As Rio Blanco County’s Extension agent, Ekstrom is in a pretty good position to observe the ranching community […]
RANCH FEATURES
Potent Partnership
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 […]
Moos and Ewes on the Bar 69
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 […]
From The Ashes
How one Wyoming ranch family rose up after the flames died down By Melissa Hemken Windmills turn slowly in the pale sunshine. Morning light filters onto three generations of Ochsner men cradling mugs of steaming coffee. They sit at George and Ruby’s kitchen table for their daily meeting, as regular as the postman. Talk isn’t […]
A Journey Worth The Risk
From Bay Area Business Owners to Award-Winning, First Generation Ranchers By Guest Editor Byrhonda Lyons, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Photos by Kathy Landini When Mike and Kathy Landini packed their belongings into friends’ trucks and left Concord, CA, for Elk Creek, CA, they had no idea what their new life would bring. They were […]
Vac Attack
Is your fall chute-side strategy ready to go? By Tim O’Byrne It’s true. I have been accused of harping on and on in the pages of this magazine about the importance of a valid VCPR. For those of you not familiar with my frequent reminders, I’m referring to a Veterinarian/Client/Patient Relationship. Note, the term VCPR […]
Because of a Vision
An extraordinary plan helps three graziers achieve a unique but common goal By Troy Smith Why would a veteran farmer-stockman turn away from conventional row-crop production and devote even his irrigated acreage to growing pasture and other forages for cattle? And why would this fellow eventually invite two other men – men with whom he […]
Headin’ To Denver
New Year’s is a busy time for this Missouri family Melinda Bastian We don’t really consider ourselves ranchers. In this part of the country, most people just consider themselves farmers. Ranchers must be the people who live out west on thousands of acres and work their cattle with horses and live hours from town. At […]
He Just Kept On Ranching
– By HEATHER SMITH THOMAS – The Story of Oregon’s Darrel Bagley [On Mother’s Day, 2017, friends and family gathered at the Cowboy Church at Lemhi, Idaho for a celebration of life to honor a great rancher/cowman who inspired us with his courage, astute knowledge of cattle and ranching, and dogged determination.] Darrel Bagley’s […]
Borck Recognized for Industry Achievement
– By STEVE SUTHER – Lee Borck, Manhattan, Kan., has known hard times and boom, seen the impact on others as well as his own enterprises. That could describe a lot of cattle feeders, but Borck stands out for his record of leadership and overcoming adversity through cooperative efforts. That’s why the Feeding Quality […]
