Texas is burning…1,821,086 acres (as of April 20) and thousands of miles of fences burned in the past 100 days. Four new fires started yesterday and several others from previous days remain uncontained. To see a Google Earth overlay of the fires and where they are currently burning, click on…
The Texas Dexter Breeders Association is headed by President Don P. Giles from Bandera, Texas and is a member-driven association for the purpose of enhancing the economic value and membership benefits for Texas owners/breeders of their ADCA-registered Dexter cattle. What are Dexter Cattle? Dexters are an old, established and naturally…
Today’s guest blog is by Heather Smith Thomas who has written here before about Dealing with cold stress In cattle. This article originally appeared in New Mexico Stockman magazine. In a normal, unassisted birth, the calf is stimulated to start breathing as soon as his umbilical cord breaks (since that’s…
Padlock Ranch is a working guest ranch in Wyoming that has 11,000 cattle. From their website: “The Padlock Ranch Working Cowboy School gives participants the chance to learn working cowboy traditions while riding and working beside some of the West’s best cowboys. Understanding the instincts of animals and working with…
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