On the Quarter Circle S Photo Essay by Jody Pfannenstiel Located midway between the Saline and Solomon rivers in northwest Kansas, not far off Highway 18, is John and Cynthia Steeples’ Quarter Circle S Ranch. No fancy signs or gates, just a mailbox labeled Steeples. The family ranch was homesteaded in 1878. Granddad Chester F.D. […]
Rancher's Journal
Virginia View
From the Painted Horse Ranch & Cattle Co. Virginia View Wally covers the gate, Kelly cooks up a storm (in a storm), and Mike keeps on feeding By Kelly Williams My name is Kelly Williams and my husband, Mike and I run Painted Horse Ranch & Cattle Co. in Lexington, Virginia. We have a commercial […]
Rim Rock Ranch Branding
WR Photo Essay Rimrock Ranch Branding Featuring the photography of Jaymie Dunlap (oh…and her writing, too) New Mexico is known for its spanning vistas and high mesas overlooking vast expanses of desert. It’s a beautiful, harsh land that, depending on the year, can be a feast or famine scenario for ranchers. Even with its unpredictable weather […]
Virginia View
From the Painted Horse Ranch & Cattle Co. Wally covers the gate, Kelly cooks up a storm (in a storm), and Mike keeps on feeding By Kelly Williams My name is Kelly Williams and my husband, Mike and I run Painted Horse Ranch & Cattle Co. in Lexington, Virginia. We have a commercial cow/calf operation […]
Lots of Girls, Calves and Work
Yup…that about sums up Springtime on this South Dakota cow outfit By Shawna Roghair Roghair Angus Ranch Ent. was established in 2004 on a small ranch in central South Dakota, just three miles west of a little ghost town called Okaton. Brad Roghair stepped away from his family’s preference for Hereford cattle and bought six […]
La Vida Loca
Pulling weeds on Mother’s Day, an FFA banquet horror show averted, and a 7 a.m. ambulance visit before the big branding By Brenda Mack-Cain My name is Brenda Mack-Cain; I am a mom, veterinarian, and rancher’s wife. My husband, David Cain, is a 5th generation rancher. We live on the ranch where he was born […]
A Busy June
A messy camp cabin, irrigation triangles, scattered brandings and CIDR duty keep this Wyoming family on the move By Hannah Agar Durbin Creek Ranch is a family-owned ranching operation that is located in Huntington, Oregon and Thermopolis, WY. The operation consists of an extensive commercial cow-calf program, a registered Hereford program and registered Quarter Horse […]
A Busy June
A messy camp cabin, irrigation triangles, scattered brandings and CIDR duty keep this Wyoming family on the move By Hannah Agar Durbin Creek Ranch is a family-owned ranching operation that is located in Huntington, Oregon and Thermopolis, WY. The operation consists of an extensive commercial cow-calf program, a registered Hereford program and registered Quarter Horse […]
Miss Silver Pistol
More famous now as the stallion Playgun’s mother, she was a celebrity in her own right, earning more than $500,000 By Lesli Groves A white-haired cowboy gives his teenage son a yearling filly for Christmas. It conjures up a scene from an old-timey Leanin’ Tree card. Except this is South Texas. Prickly pear replaces spruce, […]
