Farmers’ livestock herds change as their lives change. This is what’s happening to Derrick and Simonnee Butler who lease 60 acres in Bentonville, Ark., and run some cattle on Simonnee’s fathers land. One defining factor in the nature of their cattle operation is rodeoing. The couple first met  [ ... ]

“We’re gonna raise what the market demands.” And that is just what Gary and Marilyn Townsend have done. Located just outside of Rose Bud, Ark., the Townsends raise Brangus cattle and market those cattle over the southeastern United States to producers looking to make improvements in their herd [ ... ]

The Limousin breed ranks as one the the third largest breeds in the United States and is found in 70 countries. The crossbreeding of Limousin and Angus, aka Lim-Flex, has proven to be a valuable breeding resource both at home and work for George Hubbard of Miami, Okla. For the past 16 years it has b [ ... ]

Managing Flying Miner Ranch like a true business and budgeting every expense is the recipe for success according to Parker Vandivort of Hartville, Mo.

After spending their childhoods enduring the endless chores of their families’ dairy farms, both Wayne and Connie Galbraith swore off following in their parents’ footsteps. They both chuckle about their adamant pledge to stay out of the cattle business as they look out on their herd of Limousin  [ ... ]

Danny Fanning of Joplin, Mo., is a man with a busy mind and restless spirit. The one constant thing in his life has always been his love for livestock, more yet the love for purebred cattle. Danny said, “Showing my first heifer when I was 6 started my whole life’s career. I remember it just like [ ... ]

According to Dr. Robert Wells, livestock consultant for the Samuel R. Nobel Foundation in Ardmore, Okla., “Anybody who [ ... ]

“Associations provide access to a host of resources and tools that are available nowhere else,” said Josh Worthingto [ ... ]

An adult male horse has 40 teeth. There are 24 molars or grinders, 12 incisors or biters, and 4 canine or tushes. A matu [ ... ]

One of the most important traits for cattle in a cow/calf operation is the rate of average daily gain – and its import [ ... ]

Weeds and brush invaders are a big topic for farmers this year and with good reason. The previous year’s drought condi [ ... ]

An adult male horse has 40 teeth. There are 24 molars or grinders, 12 incisors or biters, and 4 canine or tushes. A matu [ ... ]