It was just a normal Tuesday, no real wrecks had yet been had, when a woman called the office, said her pooch was feeling bad.

Charles Goodnight came to Texas as a young boy and immediately started working with livestock. As a young man, he established the Goodnight-Loving Trail with his friend Oliver Loving. Together, they moved cattle from Texas to Pueblo, Colorado.

The Jersey cow was the topic of a particularly inane conversation I was having at a casual work dinner. Then, it turned a little more interesting. I should say, it turned on me, and that’s what made it more interesting.

Natalie Kovarik is the co-owner of Kovarik Cattle Co., a first-generation seedstock operation based in central Nebraska, and the co-host of the Discover Ag podcast.

Located in Glade Spring, Virginia, is a cattle operation that stands as a testament to hard work, adaptability and a deep-rooted passion for the cattle business. CH Cattle Company, owned and operated by Craig Hammond, is a livestock dealer, buying and selling thousands of cattle each year.

From monitoring environmental hazards to tracking biometric data, these devices offer innovative solutions to improve worker well-being and operational efficiency in agricultural settings.

The Progressive Publishing editorial team is happy to welcome Taryn Cox as the Progressive Cattle summer intern.