ROSSTON, Texas — The cattle part as Meredith Ellis edges her small four-wheeler through the herd, silently counting the cows and their calves. It’s the way she starts most days on her 3,000-acre Texas ...

Beef cattle ranches raise cattle for beef production. Some ranches are cow calf enterprises. Cows produce calves yearly. The calves are sold at weaning age, usually when they are 6 months old and ...

This year’s annual event wasn’t hosted at a single ranch—instead, it became a moving classroom for agricultural excellence. On June 21st 2025, attendees relocated to several ranches, each offering a ...

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PHILOMATH, Ore. — A small herd of cattle grazed lazily on a bright and sunny November afternoon in the tall grass at Dan Barnhart’s ranch along the Luckiamute River. It is a scene evoking the ...

On the 14-R Ranch, there are considerably more cattle than people. Just north of Sanders, Arizona—population 3,716—about 2,000 head roam more than 300,000 acres. Expand your understanding of food ...

A 75-year low in the U.S. cattle herd is driving beef prices higher, and economists say the tight supply situation could take years to resolve.

SALINAS VALLEY, Calif. (KGO) -- Settrini Ranch has been in the family for three generations. To this day, the 108-year-old ranch tends to livestock and improves natural resources for generations. "We ...

Helene York's at it again: determinedly arguing that beef, even when entirely grass-fed, can't be "green." But her recent post falls far short of proving this provocative claim. She argues, ...