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 ...

About 5%2C000 brands are registered in Missouri A cow/calf pair can go for %241%2C500-%241%2C800 Farmers form neighborhood watches to deter rustlers The Kleiboeker ...

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 ...

It’s branding time in cattle country, and I had the honor of being invited to participate in the annual ritual at the Gillham Cross-I Ranch near Peetz on a recent Saturday. During the ...

The smell of burning rawhide cuts through the morning air near Raleigh, N.D., each spring as hot iron leaves its mark on cattle - the same now as it did in the days of the Old West. Branding is a part ...

Ever wondered where your food comes from? Well, before they get turned into prime rib and burgers, cows have to be raised and handled by real men and women — cowboys. Yes, they really do still exist ...

Branding irons are kept hot in a homemade furnace. On June 12, 205 calves were branded and vaccinated at the first of several 2021 Cross Diamond branding days needed for the commercial herd of ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. The Waits family gathers dozens of friends and family to help with the daylong branding operation. McPHERSON COUNTY, Neb. — It’s ...

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, ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The calves were restless just off Bear Canyon Road Saturday morning. Renee Sundquist mounted her ...