Brush and tree removal can be a costly tool for opening grazing options, while one sweep of a wildfire can solve the problem in a day.

Keep the bull or make it a steer? The question is one a rancher asks each time a bull calf drops.

They stand about 7 inches tall, weigh around 4 ounces and can eat any cattle operation out of house and home.

All the nutrients from forages and other sources mother cows consume during gestation may impact your herd for generations. The fetus inside is developing and turning forage into a calf, and a healthy calf is the main goal.

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.

While the federal government may have chosen not to list the greater sage grouse as an endangered species this fall, the federal policies put in place have ruffled the feathers of Western officials and land users.

Veterinarians and cattlemen have shared an understanding of their essential roles for decades. Now, that relation is set to grow even closer.

As the Obama administration nears the end of its two-term run, ranchers in the West grow fearful of the Antiquities Act. With one swipe of a pen, decades of grazing for multi-generational ranches can become more restricted, and in some cases come to an end.

Cattle grazing beside the road are not an uncommon sight while cruising through the many rural areas of the U.S. Tourists find it a prime opportunity to take the cliché “cattle grazing on the horizon” photo.