When I was an undergraduate student at Northern Arizona University, my friends and I went to a restaurant and ordered food. After we finished, we realized we didn’t have money to leave a tip.

At the Marchant outfit, we’re not really the best farmers in the world. In spite of our botanical shortcomings, though, we try hard and we love what we do, even if we’re only mediocre cowboys.

Bein’ a country vet, I’ve had my share of emergency calls regarding escaped animals. Feeder steers in city park, buffalo at the mall or snakes in the schoolyard. But none of my rescue missions can compare to Gary’s tale titled “The Day Ike Toured Fairview.”

Four generations. As I sit here writing this, it dawns on me that I represent the fourth generation in my family to raise my own cattle and participate in agriculture. It is more than a lifestyle – being a rancher is who we are, not what we do.

The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) special rangers work diligently “to honor and protect the ranching way of life” by hunting down cattle rustlers and bringing justice to ranchers across Texas and Oklahoma. On average, the rangers work 800 to 1,300 cases a year.

A trailer door slams shut behind a herd of black heifers while the truck engine hums in the background. Quickly after the loading chaos settles, the truck quietly shifts into gear and eases away from the lone corral.

When the original Angus beef brand stands above 138 USDA-certified others and charts a ninth successive record year, people wonder how that can be.

Most Progressive Cattleman readers were not affected by wildfires this summer.

On Oct. 14, the Wyoming Stock Growers Association (WSGA) filed a petition for review in the federal district court in Wyoming regarding the recently announced amendments to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) plans in Wyoming that address habitat for sage grouse.