Heather Hays Stinnett is a rancher, wife and mother balancing life and the day-to-day tasks of running her family’s operation, Hays Cattle.

This spring, a real estate listing caught my eye. An old friend from high school shared a listing in our hometown on Facebook. It was a historical home on acreage. I clicked on the listing and browsed through the photos.

We’ve all heard the saying, “Good fences make good neighbors.” A well-built fence provides peace of mind, and riding fences is not a long-lost habit of those who raise livestock.

The U.S. beef industry is poised to become an even larger provider of animal protein to the world’s growing population, but the question arises – how can it be successful when so many outside forces are striving to influence it?

Corn prices have a big impact on supplemental feed costs. It’s typically difficult to find alternative ingredients which offer as much energy as corn does at a cheaper price.

Located in the Rock Creek Valley of southeastern Wyoming, the Sims Cattle Company has been owned and operated by five generations of the Sims family.

Summer is typically a highly anticipated season. School is out, vacations are planned and the long, sunny days are enjoyed. But for cattle producers, there is one summertime occurrence that is not looked forward to – pinkeye within the cattle herd.

Herd health is a foundational aspect of the ranching business, especially for those who sell calves that finish growing on another operation before harvest.