The population is shrinking, and the heifers just keep getting bigger. So the Burdick Ranch relies on neighbor volunteers and high school wrestlers to get the job done. On the Burdick Ranch, nestled ...

The government has officially launched the 2026 national cattle branding season, a move officials say is key to strengthening disease control, improving traceability and reducing stocktheft across the ...

BISMARCK, N.D. -- North Dakota Board of Animal Health members voted down a request by a 4-3 margin to end the branding of imported registered dairy cattle. In an effort to stop the spread of diseases, ...

BROKEN BOW, Neb. (Flatwater Free Press) - As the five horseback riders disappeared behind a pasture hill on a blustery late April morning, a meadowlark sang in the rustling tall grass. An hour later, ...

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Brand your cattle always has been good advice, but it is more important in today's markets because of the higher values. A stolen cow can put a thousand dollars or more in a thief's pocket when the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the Burdick Ranch, nestled in Nebraska's Sandhills, spring cattle branding is an annual act of community. The sheer scale of ...