At 26 years old, Lillie Beringer is a full-time, third-generation farmer from Cascade, Iowa, taking over her grandparents’ farm. Though she is one of 26 grandchildren, she is the only one with dreams of keeping the farm going.

Some may call it a trailblazing enterprise with a strong commitment to stewardship and productivity, but if you ask owner Jerry Huth, he’ll crack a smile and say it’s more of a “4-H project run amok.”

Rich Porter of Porter Cattle Company runs a stocker operation through the efforts of several fantastic employees. While he is proficient at turning high-risk calves into profitable feeders, he is also extraordinary at being a manager for his farm, land and employees.

Bruce and Tracey Mershon, owners and operators of Mershon Cattle LLC in Buckner, Missouri, are leaders in the cattle industry – helping to improve the industry with the adaption of technology.

Ranching is always a challenge, but the Sitz family strives to make it work, working and adapting together.

Kathi Creamer remembers it like it was yesterday – the moment she knew she’d found her life’s calling. She was 9 years old, following her 4-H club as they made their rounds of the National Western Stock Show in Denver. 

For the past 50 years, the Joe C. King & Sons Ranch has operated with the belief that their corner of central Montana is best left as native range where cattle, wildlife and landscape act in a mutually beneficial and sustainable system.

Cattle come from across the U.S. to Gregory Feedlots because producers know the customer service and end product they will receive is superior.

No half measures. If they were going to do this thing, Brian and Mary Heffernan knew they had to be all in. Even as self-professed serial entrepreneurs and big-idea people, the first-generation California ranchers were well aware from the beginning that this endeavor was going to take a massive amount of their own time and sweat, a dedication to seeking out and heeding solid advice, and maybe a little luck.

Wisconsin is known for cheese, ice cream and all things dairy. Along with those products are its reputation for beef cattle. Jim and Roxanne Lund are part of the few who are changing that.