Ranchers and farmers know working with livestock can cause injuries, occasionally even deaths, but do you understand how to reduce your legal risks and financial liabilities?

One of the first steps anyone owning or leasing land should take is securing adequate liability insurance. Liability insurance offers critical protection in the event someone is injured on the insured’s property.

Many livestock and horse owners around the country are concerned over potential liability if someone gets injured during a horse or livestock activity.

Back in mid-May, I drove down to grain my yearling Angus bull. On the way, I passed two utility trucks working on running a new cable.

Given their rich state history, most Texans think of their home as being open range – meaning animals are allowed to “roam at large.” Said another way, it is a “fence out” state, so landowners must put up sufficient fences if they want to prevent animals from roaming across their land.